What to glean from Bills' first depth chart release of the preseason

The Buffalo Bills released their unofficial first depth chart of the preseason. What does it mean?

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Bills offensive depth chart

Position

First team

Second team

Third team

Fourth team

Joshua Palmer

Tyrell Shavers

Jalen Virgil

Kristian Wilkerson/Deon Cain

Dion Dawkins

Ryan Van Demark

Chase Lundt

David Edwards

Alec Anderson

Mike Edwards

Dan Feeney

Connor McGovern

Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

Jacob Bayer

O’Cyrus Torrence

Kendrick Green

Richard Gouraige

Spencer Brown

Tylan Grable

Travis Clayton

Dalton Kincaid

Dawson Knox

Jackson Hawes

Zach Davidson/Keleki Latu

Josh Allen

Mitchell Trubisky

Mike White

Shane Buechele

James Cook

Ray Davis

Ty Johnson

Darrynton Evans/Frank Gore Jr.

Reggie Gilliam

Khalil Shakir

Elijah Moore

K.J. Hamler

Stephen Gosnell

Keon Coleman

Curtis Samuel

Laviska Shenault

Kaden Prather

Bills defensive depth chart

Position

First team

Second team

Third team

Fourth team

EDGE

Greg Rousseau

A.J. Epenesa

Javon Solomon

Paris Shand

Ed Oliver

Larry Ogunjobi

DeWayne Carter

Zion Logue/Marcus Harris

DaQuan Jones

T.J. Sanders

Deone Walker

Casey Rogers

EDGE

Joey Bosa

Michael Hoecht

Landon Jackson

Justin Hollins

Matt Milano

Shaq Thompson

Edefuan Ulofoshio

Terrel Bernard

Joe Andreessen

Dorian Williams

Baylon Spector

Keonta Jenkins

NCB

Taron Johnson

Jordan Hancock

Brandon Codrington

Tre’Davious White

Maxwell Hairston

Ja’Marcus Ingram

Te’Cory Couch

Christian Benford

Dane Jackson

Dorian Strong

Daequan Hardy

Taylor Rapp

Cam Lewis

Darrick Forrest

Cole Bishop

Damar Hamlin

Wande Owens

Bills special teams depth chart

Position

First team

Second team

Third team

Fourth team

Tyler Bass

Ray Davis

Brad Robbins

Brandon Codrington

K.J. Hamler

Laviska Shenault

KOR

Brandon Codrington

Laviska Shenault

K.J. Hamler

Darrynton Evans

Reid Ferguson

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