Bills' Curtis Samuel listed as player who could shape 2024 NFL season

The Buffalo Bills are trying to revamp their roster after the departures of some of their most prominent players in recent memory this offseason. The team sought to get younger and cheaper.

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs is one of the players that Buffalo is trying to make up for the loss for and one of their free-agent acquisitions could be the answer.

In a recent article by CBS Sports, wide receiver Curtis Samuel was listed was one of 50 under-the-radar players who could make an huge impact over the course of the 2024 season. Samuel signed with Buffalo this offseason on a three-year, $24 million ($15 million guaranteed) deal in March that could be worth up to $30 million.

Samuel, 27, is part of a retooled receiving corps that is going from relying on Diggs and Gabe Davis to a committee with Samuel, Khalil Shakir, and second-round rookie Keon Coleman along with tight end Dalton Kincaid. Star quarterback Josh Allen will have to figure out how to play with this new pass-catching group sooner than later if the Bills are going to go deep into the playoffs.

Samuel is coming off a 2023 season with the Washington Commanders in which he caught 62 passes (91 targets) for 613 yards and four touchdowns. Samuel could be a dangerous player for the Bills as he can line up anywhere within offensive formations and can also line up in the backfield.

Here’s what CBS Sports had to say about including Samuel on this list:

“After losing Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis this offseason, the Bills’ passing game will likely be more by-committee this season, and Samuel could lead that committee. He reunites with Joe Brady , his former offensive coordinator in Carolina in 2020, when Samuel had career highs in yards receiving (851) and rushing (200). Samuel can play in the slot, out wide and, occasionally, in the backfield.”