Khalil Shakir

If the decision to retain Beane for next season came as a surprise, then the decision to promote him to President of Football Operations will evoke similar feelings. Beane joined the Bills in 2017, and while the team has enjoyed plenty of regular-season success with him calling the shots with roster management, his inability to surround Josh Allen with premium talent is a notable red flag. Beane's first order of work is finding a new head coach to replace the recently fired Sean McDermott, but the Bills can't continue with the receiving corps they rolled out in Saturday's divisional round loss to the Broncos. While the likes of Brandin Cooks and Gabe Davis are almost certain to be let go this offseason, 2024 first-rounder Keon Coleman continues to look like a bust, and Khalil Shakir, while solid, can't carry the passing game as a low ADOT slot receiver. Beane's promotion will come with added pressure to get premium talent around Allen, who will be 30 at the start of next season. It goes without saying that the 2026 offseason will be one of the most important offseasons for the Bills in recent memory.

Shakir hauled in seven of nine targets for 75 yards in the Bills' 33-30 overtime divisional-round loss to the Broncos on Saturday.

Shakir led the Bills in catches and targets, as he has for much of the season. Shakir made a few big catches, including one for 46 yards, but the Broncos' defense is fast and hard-hitting, and prevented him from ripping off chunks of yardage on most of his receptions. Shakir finished the regular season with 72 catches on 95 targets for 719 yards, all of which led the team. He also had four touchdowns, but the Bills' lack of other receiving weapons forced them to use him as a quick-hitting screen receiver more often than you'd like to see. Hopefully, a more dynamic receiving room in 2026 will open up more opportunities for Shakir to be a trustworthy WR3 in fantasy.

Bills WR Gabe Davis tore his left ACL in Sunday's Wild Card win over the Jaguars, HC Sean McDermott said. That knocks Davis out for the rest of the playoffs and sends him into free agency this offseason with a major injury. Davis turns just 27 in April but has only 32 catches across the past two seasons. He's only worth stashing in the deepest of dynasty leagues. The Bills are down to Khalil Shakir, Brandin Cooks, Keon Coleman, and Tyrell Shavers as their healthy WRs. We'll see if WR Josh Palmer can make it back from his ankle injury for Saturday's game vs. the Broncos. WR Curtis Samuel, who's been out since Week 11, has been designated to return from IR, giving him a chance to play this weekend.

It's absolutely brutal timing for Davis, who will have his rehab stretch far into the 2026 season as a free agent. His age-27 season will likely hinge on when he can come back from injury, just as his age-26 season did after injuring his knee as a Jaguar. The Bills will go forward with Khalil Shakir, Brandin Cooks, Tyrell Shavers and Keon Coleman as their wideouts against Denver on Saturday.