29-year old Lee Evans is without a doubt the best WR on the Bills heading into 2010.  Evans played in 16 games (all starts) last season for the Bills and he caught 44 passes for 612 yards (13.9 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  He has now played in 96 games (89 starts) in his six years with the Bills and he has caught 340 passes for 5,356 yards (15.8 avg) with 39 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 10 times for 145 yards (14.5 ypc) in his career with the Bills.  Evans will likely face a ton of double teams this season as the rest of the Bills WR corps is pretty darn weak.

23-year old Steve Johnson will probably get the first shot to replace Terrell Owens opposite of Lee Evans.  Johnson played in 13 games (5 starts) for the Bills last season and he caught 2 passes for 10 yards (5.0 avg).  He has now played in 16 games (1 start) in his two years with the Bills and he has caught 12 passes for 112 yards (9.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  This will be Johnson’s big chance to show what he can do in the NFL.

28-year old Roscoe Parrish will likely have a much bigger role on the offense this year.  Parrish played in 12 games (0 starts) last season for the Bills and he caught only 3 passes for 34 yards (11.3 avg).  He has now played in 67 games (6 starts) in his six years with the Bills and he has caught 100 passes for 1,086 yards (10.9 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  Parrish has also carried the ball 11 times for 48 yards (4.4 ypc) with 1 TD run in his career. 

24-year old James Hardy has not done much in his career with the Bills but they’re still holding out hope that he will produce soon.  Hardy played in 2 games  (0 starts) for the Bills last season and he caught 1 pass for 9 yards.  He has now played in 16 games (3 starts) in his two years with the Bills and he has caught 10 passes for 96 yards (9.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Hardy could work his way up the depth chart if he plays well this year.

Rookie Marcus Easley was a 4th round pick out of U.Conn this April.  He has nice size at 6’2″, 216 pounds and he could easily move up the depth chart with a fast start to his career.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE BILLS WRs in 2010:  D

The Bills have a collection of five TEs between 24-26 years old who are short on experience but they have potential.  As of right now it would appear that 24-year old Shawn Nelson would be at the top of the depth chart at TE.  He played in 12 games (all starts) for the Bills last season and he caught 17 passes for 156 yards (9.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Nelson is probably the best all around TE the Bills have on the roster.

25-year old Derek Schouman got off to a fast start last season before a serious injury cut his year short.  Schouman played in 2 games (both starts) for the Bills last season and he caught 9 passes for 103 yards (11.4 avg).  He has now played in 21 games (15 starts) in his 3 years with the Bills and he has caught 27 passes for 275 yards (10.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Schouman is the best receiver of this group but that doesn’t matter if he can’t stay healthy.

25-year old Jonathan Stupar got some work as a rookie for the Bills last season.  He played in 14 games (2 starts) for the Bills last season and he caught 6 passes for 40 yards (6.7 avg).  Stupar will have to play better than he did last season to keep his roster spot.

26-year old Joe Klopfenstein is more of a blocker than a receiver.  He played in 1 game (1 start) for the Bills last season and he caught 1 pass for 11 yards.  Klopfenstein has now played in 49 games (38 starts) in his four years in the NFL and he has caught 34 passes for 397 yards (11.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has the most experience on the roster but that might not secure him a spot on it.

26-year old Michael Matthews will have a hard time making the team as his game is his blocking.  He played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Patriots & Lions last season and he didn’t catch any passes.  Matthews has now played in 39 games (11 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 8 passes for 54 yards (6.8 avg).

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE BILLS TEs in 2010:  D+

UPDATE: (7/23/2010) – The Bills will be without Joe Klopfenstein in 2010 as he has been placed on I.R.