It remains unclear how the Buffalo Bills’ hiring of new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard will impact the team’s roster.
As they transition to Leonhard’s new style of defense, players will be added to better suit the 3-4 alignment he is expected to deploy, while others will be subtracted from the depth chart as the Bills chart a new path forward.
Additionally, players currently on the roster will see their roles either increased or diminished based on what Leonhard is looking for in his first season assembling a defense at the NFL level.
Here are four players who will turn out to be winners following the upcoming defensive transformation: