Pro Football Focus undertook a huge task recently. There were many great players to suit up in the NFL during the 2010s, but the football analytics outlet decided to peg the 101 best players from the last decade.
In doing so, the Buffalo Bills, who spent most of the decade buried in a playoff drought, were mostly left off the list.
Mostly because the two names that were linked to the Bills were put on the list because of their successes on other NFL rosters.
At No. 29, running back Marshawn Lynch appears.
A former first-round pick of the Bills in 2007, Lynch was a promising player for Buffalo from 2007 to 2010. Then due to some off-field issues and a crowded backfield with CJ Spiller and Fred Jackson, Lynch turned out to be the castoff, jumping over the the Seahawks via trade.
Also to consider, “Beast Mode” spent most of his career with the Bills prior to the 2010s.
In addition to Lynch, another former first-round pick of the Bills in cornerback Stephon Gilmore clocks in at No. 76.
While Lynch didn’t spend much of the 2010s on Buffalo’s roster, Gilmore did, from 2012 to 2016. After leaving the team via free agency, Gilmore shined in the national spotlight with the Patriots, nabbing first-team All-Pro honors twice. Gilmore, like Lynch, also grabbed a Super Bowl ring after departing the Bills.
Peeping the rest of the list, if you’re into things in threes, former almost Bills wide receiver Antonio Brown lands at No. 13. The top-spot overall comes as little surprise, it’s Tom Brady. He edged out third-place Drew Brees and runner-up Aaron Donald.
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