The Bills' official website listed positional changes that reflect Jim Leonhard's transition of the team's defense to fit his vision.
The Bills previously ran a 4-3 scheme under former head coach Sean McDermott, and the transition to Leonhard's system features several key differences that are already becoming apparent.Aug 17, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Bills defensive end Landon Jackson after the second half against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
| Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Bills now have only one player listed as a defensive end on the roster: Landon Jackson, the team's third-round selection last season. HeJackson being the only listed defensive end on the roster suggests his role will be as a 5-technique in Leonhard's defense, lining up over an offensive tackle or a tight end depending on the formation.This is the position group where the shift is most noticeable. The edge rushers will be listed as linebackers in a 3-4 defense, where they'll typically be lined up against offensive tackles.before suffering a torn Achilles tendon Buffalo Bills linebacker Dorian Williams tackles New York Jets wide receiver Isaiah Williams in the Bills' last home game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 4, 2026. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesWilliams will likely be asked to cover more ground from his new position, something his 4.49-second 40-yard dash speed could allow him to do. Buffalo's defense is in the middle of an overhaul, and these positional changes reflect that transition.Owen Klein has covered football, basketball and baseball for Penn State athletics as a broadcaster on local radio, including producing Penn State’s 2024 men’s basketball Big Ten Tournament games and calling Penn State football’s Whiteout vs. Washington in November 2024. He has internships with the Buffalo Bisons and CBS affiliate WIVB in Buffalo, NY, in the summer of 2025. He is a Penn State University broadcast journalism student at the Bellisario College of Communications majoring in broadcast journalism and is passionate about college and professional sports, the Pokémon Video Game Championships and the Buffalo Bills.Bradley Chubb's Motivational Reason for Signing With Bills
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