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Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver aims for better health in 2026 after being plagued by injuries in 2025. Oliver suffered an ankle injury in Week 1, which caused him to miss Weeks 2-5. He returned in Week 6 before suffering a torn biceps in Week 8 while undergoing meniscus cleanup, which sidelined him for the rest of the regular season and the Wild Card Round. He finished 2025 with 12 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three stops, eight pressures, five quarterback hits, three sacks, and one forced fumble across four appearances. The Buffalo Bills’ $68 million star is a potential first-time Pro Bowler In an NFL.com article, Kevin Patra identified each NFL team’s potential first-time Pro Bowler heading into the 2026 NFL season. For the Bills, he named Ed Oliver, noting that he looked like a Pro Bowler during the short time he was on the field in 2025. Patra also added Oliver’s upside in Jim Leonhard’s defensive scheme, along with defensive tackle Deone Walker’s ascension, which should ultimately help his cause. “Oliver looked like a Pro Bowler in the short time he was on the field last year. Unfortunately, injuries relegated the knifing big-man to just three tilts,” Patra said. “The upside in new DC Jim Leonhard’s scheme is there for Oliver to make his Pro Bowl debut in Year 8. With Deone Walker’s ascension giving Oliver a running mate, the veteran should pile up stats if he can stay on the field.” Jim Leonhard believes Oliver will be disruptive “I think Ed’s going to be really disruptive in this defense, the base defense being more different for him than what it’s been in the past and, in all reality, a little more freedom than he’s had in the past,” Leonhard said, via Tim Graham of The Athletic.