For the first time in Josh Allen’s seven-year career, the Buffalo Bills will be returning four primary offensive line starters from the previous season. The only missing lineman from 2023 is Mitch Morse, who the Bills released this past March.
Primary starting offensive linemen returning to the Bills in 2024 are:
Left Tackle, Dion Dawkins Left Guard, Connor McGovern Right Guard, O’Cyrus Torrence Right Tackle, Spencer Brown
There is a good chance that Connor McGovern moves to center, opening the door for David Edwards to take over the starting left guard position.
In four seasons with the Rams, David Edwards started in 45 out of 53 games active and is lauded by Bills coaching staff.
The other possibility is for the center position to go to rookie, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, who the Bills drafted in the 5th round this past April.
Josh Allen’s sack percentage in 2023 was 4%. This was first overall in the NFL.
Here’s a look at Allen’s sack percentage and ranking over his career:
The Bills starting offensive line will look to build on a solid 2023 performance. The ’23 front five allowed their quarterback to only be sacked 4% of his drop backs in 2023, the lowest mark in the league.
Much of the 2023 Bills offensive line success can be attributed to health. All five starting offensive linemen started all 17 games in 2023—a trend that the Bills coaching staff would like to continue in 2024.
