While not as exciting as Josh Allen developing or starting defensive-end battles, the back-end roster competition goes a long way toward shaping the final roster of an NFL team. Like most teams, Sean McDermott and company expect that the players getting the last few spots provide value on special teams. They’re also not afraid to sprinkle in established starters. Let’s take a crack at predicting the core special teams group in 2019.
The best place to start is to take a look at who led the team in special-teams snaps in 2018. As is standard practice, here’s a colorful table showing everyone who broke the 30% mark of special-teams play time last season.