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Harris’ injury may have been more serious than originally expected. Even if healthy, he’ll be on the roster bubble come training camp.

Harris is being converted from college safety into NFL outside linebacker. The Bills have had little success working a similar switch with Keith Ellison, so we wouldn’t gamble on Harris emerging as a valuable defender soon.

Harris, a slow safety at Oklahoma, played linebacker at pre-draft events, so this isn’t surprising. Buffalo hopes he works out better than Keith Ellison.

The Bills tried and failed to land Piso Tinoisamoa and will keep their eyes peeled for other options. Rookie Nic Harris, last year’s fifth-rounder Alvin Bowen and free agent signee Pat Thomas are the unexciting in-house options to replace Ellison.

The converted college safety finishes his rookie year with 30 tackles. His injury is not serious, but was going to prevent Harris from playing in Week 17. Harris will be on the roster bubble in next year’s training camp.

Jon Beason is the middle linebacker, as expected. Coach John Fox called Senn the top WLB candidate earlier in the week, but it appears Harris beat him out on the practice field. A college safety, Harris figures to struggle in run defense. He’s worth grabbing in all IDP leagues, however, as Carolina’s weak-side linebacker gets boatloads of tackle chances.

Harris was a standout at Oklahoma, and had a team-high 8 tackles in Thursday’s preseason game against the Steelers. He’s had a tumultuous road to say the least, as Harris bounced between 12 homes before the age of 15.

Williams had a favorable IDP situation in a porous Carolina defense, having tallied 7 tackles in two straight. Backup Nic Harris (head) has already been ruled out. Jordan Senn, Abdul Hodge, and Eric Norwood candidates to fill in, with beat writer Darin Gantt speculating that Senn would get the first nod. We recommend staying away from the situation, as it could turn into a rotation.

Null will battle Tony Pike for a roster spot in training camp, and the former is likely to be the underdog. Hayden saw far too many snaps last season, starting ten games. The Panthers need lots of help across the defensive line. Harris is a special teams type. Martin was a favorite of the old regime.