the most fateful game of the season for the team’s most important rookie. Quarterback Josh Allen struggled against the Houston Texans for most of the day before banging his elbow and leaving the game prematurely. While Allen’s injury was Authentic Vosean Joseph Jersey , and remains, a big blow to the team, it overshadowed the solid performances turned in by the Bills rookies on defense. More about the performance of each rookie below.QB Josh AllenThe simplified passing concepts and reads from the Titans game returned against Houston. When those concepts resulted in an open target, Allen was mostly able to deliver a well-thrown ball. When the wide receivers or tight ends weren’t able to earn any separation was when things broke down. Allen would either start to scramble or make an ill-advised throw to one of the other (covered) receivers. Allen’s worst decisions of the day came when he didn’t trust his eyes, refusing to throw the ball and ending up getting sacked or scrambling for few yards. Unfortunately, Allen was injured directly after his best pass of the day, a 39-yard strike to Kelvin Benjamin off of heavy play-action. LB Tremaine EdmundsEdmunds has been making strides against the run and that continued against the Texans. He was much more decisive in his run fits, and just more physical with blockers and ball-carriers in general. His tackle on Alfred Blue on Houston’s second drive of the game, where he saw a gap opening up and quickly shot through for a tackle, is more of what the coaches likely want to see from the rookie. Edmunds continued to be in exceptional coverage position most of the time, however he was too deep on some of his drops, leaving the running back or tight end open for check downs. His position in the middle of the field was essentially for mucking up several crossing routes that the offense was trying to employ. DT Harrison PhillipsPhillips continues to be impactful against the run, even when facing double teams Vosean Joseph Jersey Boys , but fails to do more than push the pocket when in a pass rush situation. Several times on Sunday, Phillips and Jordan Phillips teamed up to clog the A gaps and stuff Lamar Miller for a loss or short gain. Although he didn’t pressure Watson much during the game, Phillips was Johnny-on-the-spot during a strip sack and fumble by Deshaun Watson at the end of the third quarter.CB Taron JohnsonLike his fellow rookie Phillips, Johnson’s work defending the run is already at a high level. His tackle of Lamar Miller on the Texans first drive of the game is a play you’re more likely to see made by a safety or linebacker rather than a nickel cornerback. The Bills played a lot of Cover-2 and Cover-3 on defense, which meant that Johnson was responsible for a shallow zone much of the time, a coverage role in which he was not challenged very often. S Siran NealNeal didn’t see any snaps on defense or on special teams, in contrast to last week’s game against the Titans. It’s difficult to speculate as to why the coaches decided to make that change.WR Ray-Ray McCloud IIIMcCloud had a day to forget on special teams, muffing two punts, of which one was recovered by Houston. On offense, he caught a short wide receiver screen that was not blocked particularly well and resulted in a two-yard gain. That was his only target on his 14 snaps. After his special teams debacles, something he also struggled with in college, it would not be surprising to see the coaching staff take away his return duties.WR Robert FosterAfter seeing close to 50% of the offensive snaps during Week two, the Bills coaching staff has significantly dialed down the number of snaps Foster plays on offense in the past two games. After seeing eight snaps against the Titans last week Infant Dawson Knox Jersey , Foster only saw two against the Texans. Needless to say, he was not targeted on those snaps. Because Foster doesn’t play special teams, he will need to re-earn the trust of the coaching staff if he wants to see the field on Sundays.P Corey BojorquezIf we were giving out performance awards, Bojorquez would earn rookie MVP honors. Just a fantastic day for the rookie punter who put two of his five punts inside of 20 yards and had a long of 60 yards. The Texans’ Tyler Ervin only returned three punts for seven total return yards.Notes- Rookie guards Wyatt Teller and Ike Boettger were again inactive. The Ole Miss tight end is projected as a day-two selection"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsNotesOpinionAnalysisDiscussionPodcastNFL DraftSalary CapNFL DraftBuffalo Bills NFL Draft CoverageBuffalo Bills hosting TE Dawson Knox on pre-draft visitNew,19commentsThe Ole Miss tight end is projected as a day-two selectionEDTShareTweetShareShareBuffalo Bills hosting TE Dawson Knox on pre-draft visitIn the most Buffalo way possible, Mississippi tight end Dawson Knox confirmed he met with the Buffalo Bills’ brass before the 2019 NFL Draft, April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Sharing a post to his Instagram story, Knox’s image featured chicken wings and a Buffalo, N.Y. tag. The Bills also reportedly held a private workout with Knox, who is projected as a day-two selection in the draft. Knox, a two-year contributor for the Rebels, averaged nearly 19 yards per catch in 2018 Dawson Knox Jersey Draft , hauling in 15 receptions for 284 yards. During the 2017 season, Knox started nine of ten games, catching 24 passes for 321 yards while averaging 13.4 yards per catch. Listed at 6’4” and 254 lbs, Knox—a quarterback in high school—walked onto the team at Ole Miss. He impressed at the NFL Combine, recording the fourth-best time among tight ends in the three-cone drill (7.12 seconds) and sixth in the vertical jump (34.5 inches). If the Bills are unable to land this year’s top tight-end prospects (Iowa’s T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant, Alabama’s Irv Smith Jr., and Texas A&M’s Jace Sternberger), Knox could be a nice consolation prize on day two of the draft. According to NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein, Knox has an “outstanding combination of measurables and traits, but he’s much more moldable clay than game-ready prospect at this point. Knox lacks early speed and short-area quickness which could limit his ability to uncover underneath but he’s much more dangerous when allowed to roam the middle of the field as a more linear route-worker. His pass-catching production may never match up with the testing numbers, but his aggressiveness and talent as a run-blocker could provide him work as a combo tight end for years to come.”