Tyrell

Shavers

Shavers actually played 22 of the team’s snaps in the second half on the torn ACL, which is absurd. The 26-year-old heads to the offseason as unlikely to play early in the season due to how late this knee injury was suffered. He had a career-best 15/245/1 receiving line on 23 targets in the 2025 season, starting nine games and being sporadically useful when the team got annoyed with mercurial second-year receiver Keon Coleman. The Bills will need to rely on Coleman to give them something in the Divisional Round.

Shavers left in the second quarter with the knee issue. He went to the locker room and the team listed him as questionable to return. Shavers was back on the field coming out of halftime, giving the Bills some extra receiver depth for the final two quarters.

Shavers injured his left knee while on punt coverage in the second quarter. He quickly left for the locker room and was listed as questionable to return. With Josh Palmer now on IR, the Bills would be forced to lean on Keon Coleman, Gabe Davis, and Brandin Cooks for wide receiver snaps if Shavers is done for the day. Bills S Jordan Poyer (hamstring) is also questionable to return.

Shavers made a massive 32-yard catch in traffic down the sideline to put the Bills in the red zone late in the third quarter. They would wind up getting stuffed on the one-yard line and turning the ball over on downs, but it was a really nice catch in traffic for the young receiver, who has emerged as a key part of the Bills’ wide receiver corps due to his run blocking and special teams ability. He may be the only receiver, in addition to Khalil Shakir, who feels like a lock to be on the Bills next season.

This will be Coleman’s fourth occasion missing game time due to disciplinary reasons in less than two years in the NFL. Kincaid (hamstring) and Samuel (elbow/neck) are both out due to injury. With Coleman out last week, the Bills relied on a wide receiver rotation including Khalil Shakir, Tyrell Shavers, Gabe Davis, Mecole Hardman, Joshua Palmer and Samuel. Hardman has since been placed on injured reserve. A heavy rotation is still expected against the Texans’ elite pass defense.

With Keon Coleman inactive for disciplinary reasons, it was Shavers who saw the biggest increase in playing time and usage. The 26-year-old did most of his damage on a 43-yard broken play touchdown, where he got behind the defense, but he also caught a few huge 20-plus yard passes throughout the game. We can’t expect this moving forward, but he’s certainly worth an add in deeper formats in case Keon Coleman’s disciplinary punishment lasts beyond one week.

Palmer was forced from play after injuring his knee and ankle while being tackled by a Falcons defender in Week 6. His continued sidelining post-bye indicates he may need another week to rehab the two injuries. Fellow Bills WR Curtis Samuel (ribs) was limited on Wednesday. WR Tyrell Shavers should see increased opportunities this weekend. He is not a reliable FLEX option, though.

Shavers (6'6/205) is a former four-star recruit who initially attended Alabama before transferring over to MSU prior to the 2020 season. He started the year splitting time with Osirus Mitchell at the starting Z-WR spot in Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense, catching nine passes for 107 yards and a touchdown over his first three games before shuttling down the depth chart in favor of WR Jaden Walley and entering the transfer portal in mid-November. Shavers should be an immediate upgrade for the Aztecs’ wide receiver corps and will likely slide right into a starting spot next season.

Really, this is “former” Mississippi State WR Tyrell Shavers. The redshirt junior technically left the program just over two weeks ago, after having only recently transferred to the program in June. Assuming Shavers finds a new home soon, it will be his third school this year, going from Alabama to Mississippi State to *insert new school name*. Shavers was a four-star signing with Alabama back in 2017, so the talent is clearly there for the 6-foot-6, 205-pounder. Stay tuned over the next few weeks for an update on Shavers’ impending transfer.

Shavers (6'6/205) transferred to MSU from Alabama in early-June when it became clear he wouldn’t challenge for playing time with the Crimson Tide’s loaded WR corps. The former four-star prospect was rated as the 12th best wide receiver from the 2017 recruiting class and had been named as the starting Z wide receiver in Mike Leach’s air raid offense. He caught two passes for 68 yards and a touchdown in his first game against LSU, but only managed to secure seven passes for 39 yards and zero touchdowns since then. He joins defensive linemen Tre Lawson and Jamari Stewart who also announced their departure from the program this week. Osirus Mitchell will assume the full time starting Z role when Mississippi State plays Texas A&M this Saturday.