Buffalo Bills news: Final 53-man roster predictions

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The Buffalo Bills have until 6 p.m. EDT Sunday night to trim their roster down to 53 players, a process that began with Saturday's news that Buffalo is releasing veteran wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. and incumbent punter Mitch Wishnowsky.

Who else will find themselves on the outside looking in heading into the 2026 NFL season? Today's edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off hearing from Bills beat writers on who they think will make the active roster, and which players squarely on the roster bubble will be cut over the weekend.

Check out the assessments below and then let us know your thoughts on those bubble players who deserve a spot on the 53-man roster.

278eb41e6a64e7b7dbe7912216ad8f49.jpgPredicting Buffalo's 53-man roster

So much for the notion that Thursday night's home preseason victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers served as the final opportunity for players to state their case that they belonged on the active roster.

President of football operations/general manager Brandon Beane said leading up to the game that the Billswent into Thursday's preseason finale with most of their 53-man roster set in stone, and that only about three roster spots were up for grabs versus the Steelers.

With a little more than 24 hours to go until roster cuts must be finalized, which veterans will join Hardman and find themselves looking for a new team? Will preseason standouts like running backs Frank Gore Jr. and Ian Wheeler, and cornerback Kani Walker make the squad? How many offensive and defensive linemen will Beane keep around?

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