Jets at Bills: Starting Lineups, Week 18
Kickoff Sun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ET
Jets quarterback Geno Smith against Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Latest depth charts (Nov 4, 2026, 10:20 AM ET). They can change until kickoff.
Preview
The Jets (2–6) visit the Bills (6–1). The Jets score 21.3 points a game (25th in the NFL) and allow 23.5 (16th); the Bills score 33.3 (1st) and allow 25.9 (24th).
By EPA per play, the Jets offense ranks 11th against a Bills defense that ranks 23rd, and the Bills offense ranks 2nd against the Jets defense's 19th. Power rankings: Jets 14th, Bills 6th.
Last three games: Jets L 19–26 at Patriots, L 25–28 vs Dolphins, L 33–38 vs Raiders; Bills W 37–34 at Rams, W 33–30 at Raiders, W 36–10 vs Ravens.
Jets offense vs Bills defense
Jets this season before this game: shotgun 58%, under center 42%, pistol 0% · one back 83%, two backs 13%, empty 4% · motion 49% (485 charted snaps, 8 games).
As the team lists it: three receivers, one tight end and one running back. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Jets lined him up on most snaps.
Jets offense, 3 WR
- WR#5 Garrett WilsonNext up: Isaiah Williams
- WR#11 Omar Cooper Jr.Next up: Malik McClain
- LT#74 Olu FashanuNext up: Blake Freeland
- LG#64 Dylan ParhamNext up: Jordan Meredith
- C#71 Josh MyersNext up: Jordan Meredith
- RG#66 Joe TippmannNext up: Kohl Levao
- RT#70 Armand MembouNext up: Chukwuma Okorafor
- WR#15 Adonai MitchellNext up: Tim Patrick
- QB#7 Geno SmithNext up: Cade Klubnik
- TE#85 Mason TaylorNext up: Kenyon Sadiq
- RB#20 Breece HallNext up: Braelon Allen
Bills defense
- LDE#98 T.J. SandersNext up: Landon Jackson
- NT#96 Deone WalkerNext up: Greg Gaines
- RDE#91 Ed OliverNext up: DeWayne Carter
- WLB#15 Greg RousseauNext up: Michael Hoecht
- LILB#42 Dorian WilliamsNext up: Kaleb Elarms-Orr
- RILB#8 Terrel BernardNext up: Joe Andreessen
- SLB#9 Bradley ChubbNext up: TJ Parker
- LCB#47 Christian BenfordNext up: Te'Cory Couch
- SS#24 Cole BishopNext up: Jalon Kilgore
- FS#3 Damar HamlinNext up: Sam Franklin Jr.
- RCB#21 Davison IgbinosunNext up: Maxwell Hairston
Two tight ends: the top two receivers stay on the field and the second tight end lines up on the left end. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Jets lined him up on most snaps. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
Jets offense, 2 TE
- LT#74 Olu FashanuNext up: Blake Freeland
- LG#64 Dylan ParhamNext up: Jordan Meredith
- C#71 Josh MyersNext up: Jordan Meredith
- RG#66 Joe TippmannNext up: Kohl Levao
- RT#70 Armand MembouNext up: Chukwuma Okorafor
- WR#5 Garrett WilsonNext up: Adonai Mitchell
- WR#11 Omar Cooper Jr.Next up: Isaiah Williams
- TE#85 Mason TaylorNext up: Jeremy Ruckert
- TE#16 Kenyon SadiqNext up: Jelani Woods
- QB#7 Geno SmithNext up: Cade Klubnik
- RB#20 Breece HallNext up: Braelon Allen
Bills defense
- LDE#98 T.J. SandersNext up: Landon Jackson
- NT#96 Deone WalkerNext up: Greg Gaines
- RDE#91 Ed OliverNext up: DeWayne Carter
- WLB#15 Greg RousseauNext up: Michael Hoecht
- LILB#42 Dorian WilliamsNext up: Kaleb Elarms-Orr
- RILB#8 Terrel BernardNext up: Joe Andreessen
- SLB#9 Bradley ChubbNext up: TJ Parker
- LCB#47 Christian BenfordNext up: Te'Cory Couch
- SS#24 Cole BishopNext up: Jalon Kilgore
- FS#3 Damar HamlinNext up: Sam Franklin Jr.
- RCB#21 Davison IgbinosunNext up: Maxwell Hairston
I-formation: two receivers and one tight end, with the quarterback under center and a fullback and running back stacked behind him. Two-back sets: 13% of snaps this season before this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement. No fullback on the depth chart, so the second tight end, Kenyon Sadiq, is shown at fullback.
Jets offense, I-form
- LT#74 Olu FashanuNext up: Blake Freeland
- LG#64 Dylan ParhamNext up: Jordan Meredith
- C#71 Josh MyersNext up: Jordan Meredith
- RG#66 Joe TippmannNext up: Kohl Levao
- RT#70 Armand MembouNext up: Chukwuma Okorafor
- WR#5 Garrett WilsonNext up: Adonai Mitchell
- WR#11 Omar Cooper Jr.Next up: Isaiah Williams
- TE#85 Mason TaylorNext up: Kenyon Sadiq
- QB#7 Geno SmithNext up: Cade Klubnik
- FB#16 Kenyon SadiqNo backup listed
- RB#20 Breece HallNext up: Braelon Allen
Bills defense
- LDE#98 T.J. SandersNext up: Landon Jackson
- NT#96 Deone WalkerNext up: Greg Gaines
- RDE#91 Ed OliverNext up: DeWayne Carter
- WLB#15 Greg RousseauNext up: Michael Hoecht
- LILB#42 Dorian WilliamsNext up: Kaleb Elarms-Orr
- RILB#8 Terrel BernardNext up: Joe Andreessen
- SLB#9 Bradley ChubbNext up: TJ Parker
- LCB#47 Christian BenfordNext up: Te'Cory Couch
- SS#24 Cole BishopNext up: Jalon Kilgore
- FS#3 Damar HamlinNext up: Sam Franklin Jr.
- RCB#21 Davison IgbinosunNext up: Maxwell Hairston
Four receivers and no tight end: the next receiver on the depth chart comes in. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Jets lined him up on most snaps. Empty-backfield sets: 4% of snaps this season before this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
Jets offense, 4 WR
- LT#74 Olu FashanuNext up: Blake Freeland
- LG#64 Dylan ParhamNext up: Jordan Meredith
- C#71 Josh MyersNext up: Jordan Meredith
- RG#66 Joe TippmannNext up: Kohl Levao
- RT#70 Armand MembouNext up: Chukwuma Okorafor
- WR#5 Garrett WilsonNext up: Malik McClain
- WR#11 Omar Cooper Jr.Next up: Tim Patrick
- WR#15 Adonai MitchellNext up: Arian Smith
- WR#18 Isaiah WilliamsNo backup listed
- QB#7 Geno SmithNext up: Cade Klubnik
- RB#20 Breece HallNext up: Braelon Allen
Bills defense
- LDE#98 T.J. SandersNext up: Landon Jackson
- NT#96 Deone WalkerNext up: Greg Gaines
- RDE#91 Ed OliverNext up: DeWayne Carter
- WLB#15 Greg RousseauNext up: Michael Hoecht
- LILB#42 Dorian WilliamsNext up: Kaleb Elarms-Orr
- RILB#8 Terrel BernardNext up: Joe Andreessen
- SLB#9 Bradley ChubbNext up: TJ Parker
- LCB#47 Christian BenfordNext up: Te'Cory Couch
- SS#24 Cole BishopNext up: Jalon Kilgore
- FS#3 Damar HamlinNext up: Sam Franklin Jr.
- RCB#21 Davison IgbinosunNext up: Maxwell Hairston
Defense shown in its base front.
Bills offense vs Jets defense
Bills this season before this game: shotgun 46%, under center 53%, pistol 1% · one back 66%, two backs 23%, empty 11% · motion 64% (459 charted snaps, 7 games).
As the team lists it: three receivers, one tight end and one running back. Quarterback shown under center, where the Bills lined him up on most snaps.
Bills offense, 3 WR
- WR#2 DJ MooreNext up: Joshua Palmer
- WR#10 Khalil ShakirNext up: Greg Dortch
- LT#73 Dion DawkinsNext up: Jude Bowry
- LG#70 Alec AndersonNext up: Austin Corbett
- C#66 Connor McGovernNext up: Lloyd Cushenberry III
- RG#64 O'Cyrus TorrenceNext up: Ar'maj Reed-Adams
- RT#79 Spencer BrownNext up: Tylan Grable
- WR#0 Keon ColemanNext up: Skyler Bell
- QB#17 Josh AllenNext up: Kyle Allen
- TE#86 Dalton KincaidNext up: Dawson Knox
- RB#4 James Cook IIINext up: Ty Johnson
Jets defense
- LDE#31 David BaileyNext up: Joseph Ossai
- LDT#95 Darrell Jackson Jr.Next up: Jack Heflin
- RDT#91 Jowon BriggsNext up: Harrison Phillips
- RDE#52 Kingsley EnagbareNext up: Will McDonald IV
- WLB#56 Demario DavisNext up: Marcelino McCrary-Ball
- MLB#44 Jamien SherwoodNext up: Jaden Keller
- SLB#49 Trevin WallaceNext up: Kiko Mauigoa
- LCB#1 Azareye'h ThomasNext up: Nahshon Wright
- SS#6 Dane BeltonNext up: Malachi Moore
- FS#29 Minkah FitzpatrickNext up: Andre Cisco
- RCB#21 Brandon StephensNext up: Qwan'tez Stiggers
Two tight ends: the top two receivers stay on the field and the second tight end lines up on the left end. Quarterback shown under center, where the Bills lined him up on most snaps. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
Bills offense, 2 TE
- LT#73 Dion DawkinsNext up: Jude Bowry
- LG#70 Alec AndersonNext up: Austin Corbett
- C#66 Connor McGovernNext up: Lloyd Cushenberry III
- RG#64 O'Cyrus TorrenceNext up: Ar'maj Reed-Adams
- RT#79 Spencer BrownNext up: Tylan Grable
- WR#2 DJ MooreNext up: Keon Coleman
- WR#10 Khalil ShakirNext up: Joshua Palmer
- TE#86 Dalton KincaidNext up: Jackson Hawes
- TE#88 Dawson KnoxNext up: Keleki Latu
- QB#17 Josh AllenNext up: Kyle Allen
- RB#4 James Cook IIINext up: Ty Johnson
Jets defense
- LDE#31 David BaileyNext up: Joseph Ossai
- LDT#95 Darrell Jackson Jr.Next up: Jack Heflin
- RDT#91 Jowon BriggsNext up: Harrison Phillips
- RDE#52 Kingsley EnagbareNext up: Will McDonald IV
- WLB#56 Demario DavisNext up: Marcelino McCrary-Ball
- MLB#44 Jamien SherwoodNext up: Jaden Keller
- SLB#49 Trevin WallaceNext up: Kiko Mauigoa
- LCB#1 Azareye'h ThomasNext up: Nahshon Wright
- SS#6 Dane BeltonNext up: Malachi Moore
- FS#29 Minkah FitzpatrickNext up: Andre Cisco
- RCB#21 Brandon StephensNext up: Qwan'tez Stiggers
I-formation: two receivers and one tight end, with the quarterback under center and a fullback and running back stacked behind him. Two-back sets: 23% of snaps this season before this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement. No fullback on the depth chart, so the second tight end, Dawson Knox, is shown at fullback.
Bills offense, I-form
- LT#73 Dion DawkinsNext up: Jude Bowry
- LG#70 Alec AndersonNext up: Austin Corbett
- C#66 Connor McGovernNext up: Lloyd Cushenberry III
- RG#64 O'Cyrus TorrenceNext up: Ar'maj Reed-Adams
- RT#79 Spencer BrownNext up: Tylan Grable
- WR#2 DJ MooreNext up: Keon Coleman
- WR#10 Khalil ShakirNext up: Joshua Palmer
- TE#86 Dalton KincaidNext up: Dawson Knox
- QB#17 Josh AllenNext up: Kyle Allen
- FB#88 Dawson KnoxNo backup listed
- RB#4 James Cook IIINext up: Ty Johnson
Jets defense
- LDE#31 David BaileyNext up: Joseph Ossai
- LDT#95 Darrell Jackson Jr.Next up: Jack Heflin
- RDT#91 Jowon BriggsNext up: Harrison Phillips
- RDE#52 Kingsley EnagbareNext up: Will McDonald IV
- WLB#56 Demario DavisNext up: Marcelino McCrary-Ball
- MLB#44 Jamien SherwoodNext up: Jaden Keller
- SLB#49 Trevin WallaceNext up: Kiko Mauigoa
- LCB#1 Azareye'h ThomasNext up: Nahshon Wright
- SS#6 Dane BeltonNext up: Malachi Moore
- FS#29 Minkah FitzpatrickNext up: Andre Cisco
- RCB#21 Brandon StephensNext up: Qwan'tez Stiggers
Four receivers and no tight end: the next receiver on the depth chart comes in. Quarterback shown under center, where the Bills lined him up on most snaps. Empty-backfield sets: 11% of snaps this season before this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
Bills offense, 4 WR
- LT#73 Dion DawkinsNext up: Jude Bowry
- LG#70 Alec AndersonNext up: Austin Corbett
- C#66 Connor McGovernNext up: Lloyd Cushenberry III
- RG#64 O'Cyrus TorrenceNext up: Ar'maj Reed-Adams
- RT#79 Spencer BrownNext up: Tylan Grable
- WR#2 DJ MooreNext up: Greg Dortch
- WR#10 Khalil ShakirNext up: Skyler Bell
- WR#0 Keon ColemanNext up: Tyrell Shavers
- WR#5 Joshua PalmerNo backup listed
- QB#17 Josh AllenNext up: Kyle Allen
- RB#4 James Cook IIINext up: Ty Johnson
Jets defense
- LDE#31 David BaileyNext up: Joseph Ossai
- LDT#95 Darrell Jackson Jr.Next up: Jack Heflin
- RDT#91 Jowon BriggsNext up: Harrison Phillips
- RDE#52 Kingsley EnagbareNext up: Will McDonald IV
- WLB#56 Demario DavisNext up: Marcelino McCrary-Ball
- MLB#44 Jamien SherwoodNext up: Jaden Keller
- SLB#49 Trevin WallaceNext up: Kiko Mauigoa
- LCB#1 Azareye'h ThomasNext up: Nahshon Wright
- SS#6 Dane BeltonNext up: Malachi Moore
- FS#29 Minkah FitzpatrickNext up: Andre Cisco
- RCB#21 Brandon StephensNext up: Qwan'tez Stiggers
Defense shown in its base front.
- Line
- Receivers
- Backs
- Linebackers
- Secondary
- OUT D Q injury status
Injury report, Week 18
Jets
No injury report filed for this week yet.
Bills
No injury report filed for this week yet.
Special teams
Jets
- PK#19 Jason SandersNo backup listed
- P#14 Austin McNamaraNo backup listed
- H#14 Austin McNamaraNo backup listed
- PR#18 Isaiah WilliamsNo backup listed
- KR#3 Kene NwangwuNext up: Isaiah Williams
- LS#42 Thomas HennessyNo backup listed
Bills
- PK#16 Tyler BassNo backup listed
- P#39 Tommy Doman Jr.No backup listed
- H#39 Tommy Doman Jr.No backup listed
- PR#19 Greg DortchNext up: Dee Alford
- KR#19 Greg DortchNext up: Ray Davis
- LS#69 Reid FergusonNo backup listed