We take our best guess at which defender will lead

the Buffalo Bills in tackles in 2019" OpinionWho will lead the 2019 Buffalo Bills in tackles?New Youth Bruce Smith Jerseys ,12commentsWe take our best guess at which defender will lead the Buffalo Bills in tackles in 2019EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Who will lead the 2019 Buffalo Bills in tackles?TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailAs the Buffalo Bills continue to mold the team in the hopes of building a contender, it’s likely new faces will take the spotlight. One measure that has always been fun to peek at is total tackles. Let’s make a best guess on who will lead the 2019 version of the Buffalo Bills in this stat. <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="4Dgyz8">Unlikely to lead the team in tacklesAnyone on the defensive lineAny cornerbackWhile it would make sense that the guys close to the line are in a great spot to rack up tackles, it’s simply not the case. The leading tackler on the line last year was Jerry Hughes with 37. Corners fared better, with Tre’Davious White notching 54. Neither of those numbers are remotely near the neighborhood of team leader. These results are pretty representative of the McDermott-led defense as well. These guys have no shot at the tackle title. It could happen Micah HydeLorenzo AlexanderNone of these candidates are all that likely, but there’s an outside chance one could lead the team in tackles. Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer often swap roles to confuse opponents. Hyde typically lags behind Poyer (hint for the next section), but it wouldn’t be too crazy for Hyde to have a spike. Lorenzo Alexander plays the tackle-rich position of linebacker (another hint) and had the fourth most tackles on the team last year. Consider that Alexander also played a lot of snaps at defensive tackle, which typically results in fewer tackles (and kind of makes that position a misnomer). A shift back to more more linebacker duties could cause an increase. Prime candidatesTremaine EdmundsMatt MilanoJordan PoyerThe positions of safety, corner, and linebacker have starters that ordinarily aim for and reach 100% of snaps. This helps volume stats like tackles considerably and is a main reason that a linebacker has led Sean McDermott’s defenses in tackles for four years straight. Usually it’s the middle linebacker, to be specific. Luke Kuechly Bruce Smith Jerseys Stitched , Preston Brown, and Tremaine Edmunds have all been leading tacklers under McDermott. In 2016 Thomas Davis beat out Kuechly by four tackles (two solo, two assists). The Thomas Davis precedent opens the door for Matt Milano to be a candidate. In 2017 the combination of Milano and Ramon Humber combined for 126 tackles, which was within striking distance of Preston Brown’s 144 that year and higher than Edmunds’s 121 last season.Jordan Poyer has a bit higher difficulty, but is the only non-linebacker with the potential to lead the team in tackles. Poyer had 100 last year and 95 in 2017. McDermott-led leading tacklers in the last four years have fallen as far as 106 tackles. It wouldn’t take much for Poyer to add a few extra tackles. Combine that with a down year for linebackers and it could be the perfect storm. Best guessThere shouldn’t be any guesses that predict anyone other than Tremaine Edmunds. Linebackers dominate the tackle charts, with every tackler in the top ten coming from this position group. It’s not until player 14 that you find a non-linebacker (Antoine Bethea, safety). 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