Bills reveal full 2024 rookie minicamp roster with several intriguing tryout names

The Buffalo Bills have released a full list of players participating in their 2024 rookie minicamp. The event begins Friday, May 10 and will continue through May 11.

All 10 players selected by the team in the 2024 NFL Draft will be in attendance, as will all 12 of its recently signed undrafted free agents (for an in-depth analysis of all of Buffalo’s UDFAs, click here). Players who were with the organization last year and participating in this year’s rookie minicamp include offensive lineman Richard Gouraige, wide receiver Tyrell Shavers and wide receiver Bryan Thompson. Cornerback Kendall Williamson spent the 2023 season on the Chicago Bears’ practice squad and signed a futures contract with the Bills in January.

There are 26 players participating in Buffalo’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, the most notable of which is former Washington quarterback Jacob Eason. The 26-year-old was a five-star recruit who committed to Georgia, starting for the Bulldogs in 2016 before losing his role to Jake Fromm the following year due to injury. Eason eventually traded to Washington, showing promise as the Huskies’ starter in 2019. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft as a developmental piece behind then-starter Philip Rivers; it didn’t stick and has since bounced around six organizations.

Other interesting names participating in tryouts are running back Trevor Yeboah-Kodie and tight end Zed Williams. Although listed as a running back, Yeboah-Kodie also took over as defensive back for Rutgers in 2023 and was a force on special teams; Before switching to football, Yeboah-Kodie was a lacrosse star for four years at Brown University, so if he doesn’t hang with the Bills, he might be able to secure a spot on the Buffalo Bandits of the NLL.

And speaking of lacrosse, Williams is a Premier Lacrosse League player and Irving, New York native who will try out for the Bills as a tight end and linebacker. He joins linebacker Joe Andreessen, receiver Cole Harrity, kicker Alex McNulty and linebacker Jyaire Stevens as players with local ties trying to make the roster; all four players listed played collegiately at the University at Buffalo.