The Buffalo Bills still need answers in their wide receivers room — little surprise, being that they haven’t had anyone with 1,000 receiving yards since wide receiver Stefon Diggs in 2023.
That’s why they’re trying anything to bring that room back to life, which now includes claiming 6-foot-5, 195-pound wide receiver Quentin Skinner off waivers from the New York Jets.
“Bills claimed WR Quentin Skinner off waivers from the Jets,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account on Tuesday.
Skinner spent his rookie season in 2025 with the New York Jets after making it onto the roster as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Kansas.
“Bills awarded Quentin Skinner off waivers from Jets,” NFL reporter Aaron Wilson wrote on his official X account on Tuesday. “Bills terminated contract of Deven Thompkins.
From Walk-On to Earning Spot on NFL Roster
Coming out of Claremore (Oklahoma) High School, Skinner found himself with just a handful of NCAA Division II offers after suffering a torn ACL his senior season, but decided to bet on himself and accepted a walk-on offer with the Jayhawks.
Skinner redshirted in 2020 and earned a scholarship as a freshman in 2021 when he led the team in special teams snaps. He evolved into a full-time wide receiver and averaged around 500 receiving yards per season over the next 3 seasons, finishing his career with 80 receptions for 1,584 yards and 11 touchdowns.
From the Bills’ official website on July 15. “With training camp on the horizon, the Bills are making a roster move, claiming wide receiver Quentin Skinner off waivers from the New York Jets. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound receiver has one year of NFL experience and played with the Jets in 2025 as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas. Skinner appeared in one NFL game, making one catch for 10 yards.”
Bills Took Pains to Improve Wide Receiver Room
The Bills have done whatever they can this offseason to improve at wide receiver, mainly trading a 2nd-round pick for Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore and hoping he can be that player for them despite his numbers declining each of the last 2 seasons.
Moore signed a 4-year, $110 million contract extension with the Bears before the 2024 season. That followed career highs of 96 receptions, 1,364 yards and 9 total touchdowns in 2023. He followed that with 966 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2024, then a dismal 682 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2025 as the Bears won the NFC North Division.
Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton gave the Bills 1 of his lowest grades — a “C” — for the trade in his postmortem for NFL offseason moves.
“The Bills needed to bolster their wide receiver group, but they did so at a costly price for a player who hasn’t eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards since 2023,” Moton wrote on July 7. “That said, Moore could be Buffalo’s lead pass-catcher and brings much-needed speed to the team’s aerial attack. Yet his receiving yard totals have been on the decline over the last two years. Nonetheless, it’s worth noting that Moore played with Caleb Williams, who has struggled with accuracy in his first two seasons, completing just 60.3 percent of his passes. Also, the 29-year-old wideout ceded targets to younger pass-catchers, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland last season. Perhaps Moore plays a bigger role in the Bills’ offense, though it’s not a guarantee with wide receivers Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman and Joshua Palmer vying for targets. Buffalo is looking for an offensive spark, and Chicago traded a player who had faded in its offense for premium draft capital.”
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