Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Buffalo Bills.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Bills again made it to the playoffs but again fell short, having been knocked off by Kansas City in the second round.  The year gave us one new entrant and two elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Bruce Smith
2. Thurman Thomas
3. O.J. Simpson
4. Jim Kelly
5. Andre Reed

You can find the entire list here.

Quarterback Josh Allen rose to #22 from #30. 

Wide Receiver Stefon Diggs rocketed to #29 from #45.  He is now with the Houston Texans.

The only new entrant is three-time Offensive Tackle Dion Dawkins, who first appears at #39.

Notably, Tremaine Edmunds has been dropped off the list.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Buffalo Bills.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Buffalo made it into the playoffs, making it to the second round. 2022 yielded one new entrant to the Top 50, and one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Bruce Smith

2. Thurman Thomas

3. O.J. Simpson

4. Jim Kelly

5. Andre Reed

You can find the entire list here.

Quarterback, Josh Allen, vaults eight spots to #30. This was the second year in a row that he led the NFL in Approximate Value.

The lone debut is Wide Receiver, Stefon Diggs, who enters at #45. He has been a Pro Bowler all three of his Bills campaigns.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Stefon Diggs played five good years with the Minnesota Vikings to begin his career, but thinking they had depth in the WR position, they traded him to Buffalo in 2020 for four Draft Picks.   It was the best thing that could have happened to Diggs, and a phenomenal acquisition for the Bills.

Diggs had a previous high single-season high of 1,130 Yards, but with Josh Allen as his Quarterback, Diggs would lead the NFL in Receptions (127) and Receiving Yards (1,535). Diggs also added his first Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro, and he could now claim that he was the undisputed top offensive weapon for a football team.

Diggs had continued to shine, adding Pro Bowls in 2021 and 2022, with over 2,600 Yards combined. More notable, is that Diggs cracked double-digits Touchdown Receptions in those years, a mark he had never done prior.  In 2023, Diggs went to his fourth Pro Bowl as a a Buffalo Bill, making it four-for-four in that honor, and 1,000-Receiving Yard years, but it ended without a trip to the Super Bowl, as he was traded to the surging Houston Texans in 2024.

Overall, Diggs had a strong four-year run in Western New York, accumulating 37 Touchdowns with over 5,000 Yards

2023 Pre-Season Rank #48, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #57, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #118.  Peak Period 2019-23

After five good years with Minnesota, many pundits wondered how Diggs would perform in Buffalo, but they need not have worried.  Diggs blended perfectly with Quarterback Josh Allen, winning his first Receiving Yards Title in his first season with the Bills.  Diggs was a Pro Bowl Selection in all four seasons in Western New York.

This year, he joins a loaded Houston Texans team and is five yards away from the magical 10,000 number.