We Rank Buffalo’s Top 100

In 2019, as the National Football League entered its 100th season and the Buffalo Bills played their 60th season overall and their 50th since the NFL-AFL merger, I commemorated the occasion by putting together a Top 100 list. players in Buffalo Bills history.

There was a lot of discussion about my selections and, as you can imagine, a lot of disagreement over not only some of the players I left behind, but also the rankings of some of the players I selected.

Ultimately, it was my list, so I got the final call, and given that I started tracking the Bills around 1970, I’ve now covered the team in some capacity for 42 years , including as a full-time reporter for the Democrat. and Chronicle since 1990, and I have written several books on Bills history, I think my qualifications gave me seriousness for this assignment.

It’s now five years later, and while Bills fans are frustrated that Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane failed to get the team to the Super Bowl, there’s no doubt that we’re currently in the middle of the third . -the best streak the Bills have ever had.

If I had to rank them, No. 1 would be the period from 1988 to 1995, when Buffalo won six AFC East Division titles and four straight AFC championships, a feat no NFL team has not yet equaled. The next step would be 1963-66, when they played in the AFL and made the playoffs four straight seasons and won back-to-back league championships.

And then there’s this most recent era with six playoff appearances in the last seven seasons. While that seems a little hollow with just one progression to the AFC Championship Game, it’s been a pretty good run when you consider what the previous 17 seasons looked like.

So, I thought it was a good time to review my top 100 because the following players have done enough, in my opinion, to crack the list: quarterback Josh Allen, receiver Stefon Diggs, players offensive linemen Dion Dawkins and Mitch Morse, safeties Jordan. Poyer and Micah Hyde, cornerbacks Tre’Davious White and Taron Johnson and linebacker Matt Milano.

I also added a few players that upon further review I should have included the first time around, which meant removing other players. My process took into account many factors, but the main factors were performance and statistics, what the player meant to the team, and longevity as Bill. There are a few exceptions on the longevity front, but I felt their contributions were worthy of inclusion.

Best Buffalo Bills Players: 100-76

One of the players who was left out of his initial top 100 was the one he placed at 100th five years ago; quarterback Doug Flutie.

New players on the roster include cornerback Taron Johnson and center Mitch Morse in this grouping.

∎ Check out the list of the best Buffalo Bills players of all time from 100-76.

Best Buffalo Bills Players: 75-51

the original roster included Jay Riemersma, Charles Clay and Ernie Warlick, but in addition to making room for recent players, a few players were added who had been left out the first time around, and those tight ends didn’t really make it the difference.

∎ Check out the list of all-time Buffalo Bills players from 75-51.

Best Buffalo Bills players: 50-26

This is the section where the most new era players have made the list, including Micah Hyde, Dion Dawkins, Jordan Poyer, Matt Milano and Tre’Davious White.

∎ Check out the list of the best Buffalo Bills players of all time from ages 50 to 26.

Best Buffalo Bills Players: 25-1

And now we’ve reached the cream of the crop. You will find Stefon Diggs in this section, and you will also find Josh Allen.

∎ Check out the list of the best Buffalo Bills players of all time from 25-1.

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