Buffalo Bills
· 2026-07-14
The Buffalo Bills sit 6th in the American Football Conference with a 12-5 record and a W1 streak as they chase a third straight playoff run.
Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton floated a late-offseason swap: send a 2027 late-round pick to Baltimore and bring in 37-year-old defensive tackle John Jenkins. The Bills already plan to slide Deone Walker inside to nose tackle, but Moton argues a veteran like Jenkins would ease the pressure on the second-year pro.
Jenkins checks every box for a Bills team that ranked 28th against the run in 2025. The 6-foot-3, 360-pound tackle has logged at least 39 tackles (three for loss) in each of the last three seasons. His résumé includes stints with seven different franchises, so roster turnover is nothing new.
Buffalo’s roster is built to win now, and Jenkins brings a 13-year veteran presence to a defensive line still searching for consistency. A late-August move wouldn’t rattle a player who has switched teams five times since 2020.
Trading a late 2027 pick for a Week-1 starter is rarely a bad idea. Late picks rarely pan out, so the cost is low and the upside—an immediate upgrade at the point of attack—is real.
If the Bills add Jenkins, Walker slides to nose tackle and keeps his breakout spot on the interior. The 2025 fourth-rounder started every game after Week 1 last season and already led all Bills defensive linemen with 37 run stops.
Walker turned 22 in March and finished with two half-sacks, 16 pressures, and eight tackles for loss—second only to edge rusher Joey Bosa. He added four pass breakups and his first playoff interception.
Bradley Chubb now replaces Bosa and should feast if opponents send extra blockers inside to stop Walker. Double-teams free Chubb to win one-on-one reps, and that matchup advantage could flip the Bills’ pass rush from middle-of-the-pack to elite.
Buffalo opens at home against the Houston Texans on September 13, 2026.