Who joins Josh Allen on the Bills’ list of best players for the 2024 NFL season?

A trend that is generally consistent among all eternally competitive football teams:and it might shock you– it is the presence of talented footballers.

And the Buffalo Bills, given that they have qualified for the playoffs in each of the last five seasons and won at least one playoff game in four of those years, are good examples of this trend, as they don’t employ talented players. through their list. Although the team experienced significant turnover in the offseason that led to the departures of players like Stefon Diggs, Jordan Poyer and Gabriel Davis, Buffalo still fields one of the strongest teams in the league, a unit centered around from former All-Pro quarterback Josh Allen. .

Pro Football Focus recently shed some light on Allen and two other talented Bills; In an article ranking the top three players on each NFL team entering the 2024 NFL season, PFF’s Trevor Sikkema identified Allen, linebacker Matt Milano and defensive end Greg Rousseau as Buffalo’s best players heading into the new year .

“Josh Allen is the easy choice here; he remains one of the most talented quarterbacks in the NFL, as he led the league with 41 total significant throws (playoffs included),” Sikkema wrote. “So this list gets tough. Stefon Diggs, Jordan Poyer, Micah Hyde, Von Miller and Tre’Davious White are no longer on the team or are no longer what they were as impact players. Matt Milano is one of the best linebackers in the NFL, but is coming off a season-ending foot injury.

“Greg Rousseau recorded only five sacks last year, but he played the second most snaps of any defensive lineman on the team (660) and had the highest grade (87 ,2).”

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Sikkema cites underrated defensive tackle DaQuan Jones as an honorable mention.

Allen is the easy and obvious choice for a reason: he’s one of the best players in the NFL, of course, he’s one of the best players on his team. He is coming off a 2023 season in which he threw for 4,306 yards and ran for 524 more, totaling 44 touchdowns to become the first player in NFL history to record more than 40 total touchdowns in four seasons consecutive.

Milan is another justifiable choice; The 29-year-old, when healthy, is one of the most influential defenders in football, an effective coverage defender with a penchant for making spectacular, timely plays. He earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2022 but, as Sikkema wrote, missed most of the 2023 campaign with a fractured right tibia.

Rousseau is an inspired choice, as the defensive end is largely overlooked in the league despite his excellence as a run defender and passer. The 24-year-old collected 42 tackles and five sacks last year, complementing that with 31 run stops and a career-high 62 quarterback pressures, per PFF.

Although not mentioned by PFF, defensive tackle Ed Oliver, linebacker Terrel Bernard and cornerback Taron Johnson are worth mentioning when discussing a list of Buffalo’s best players. Tight end Dalton Kincaid could be worth considering this time next year.