Bills wide receiver injuries: Gabe Davis, Tyrell Shavers both tear ACL, leaving team shorthanded vs. Broncos

On Monday, Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott revealed wide receiver Gabe Davis tore his ACL in the Bills' 27-24 wild card round win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tyrell Shavers was being evaluated for a knee injury.

Tuesday, the bad news continued to come in: Shavers also tore his ACL, leaving the Bills with just three healthy wide receivers on their active roster: Brandin Cooks, Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir

Nicknamed "Big Game Gabe" for his previous playoff performances -- including a four-touchdown game against the Kansas City Chiefs four years ago -- Davis, 26, returned to Buffalo this season after spending last season with the Jaguars. He didn't make his season debut until Week 11 but quickly took a prominent role in the receiver rotation. He started five of the Bills' final eight games and finished the regular season with 12 catches for 129 yards.

Davis caught two of three targets for 14 yards against Jacksonville on Sunday before taking a nasty hit to his knee early in the fourth quarter. He was helped to the sideline and then eventually carted off the field. He had played roughly half of Buffalo's snaps to that point.

Shavers, 26, had started to come on as an important piece. After catching just one pass last year, he had 15 catches for 245 yards and one touchdown this season. He also had a 14-yard catch against the Jaguars for a key first down.

McDermott said Shavers suffered the injury during a punt in the first half but played through it in the second half. He called the effort "unbelievable" and "remarkable."

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Buffalo has been rolling with a by committee receiver approach all season, though the members of that committee often rotate.

Shakir has been the one constant. The slot man played on 71% of Buffalo's offensive snaps against Jacksonville, the highest of any receiver. He finished with 12 catches for 82 yards; no other player had more than three catches.

Shavers (54% snap share) and Cooks (48%) were next in line Sunday. Cooks had three catches for 58 yards, including a crucial 36-yarder on the game-winning drive. Cooks, a midseason addition, has been up and down in his short time in Buffalo, seemingly alternating big plays and drops.

The only other receiver with a catch was Keon Coleman, who brought in his lone target for a 36-yard gain. Coleman, the 2024 second-round pick who was a healthy scratch at times this season, played 43% of Buffalo's offensive snaps. He was only active Sunday because Josh Palmer (ankle) was unable to play; Palmer was ultimately placed on injured reserve.

With Davis, Palmer and Shavers out, Coleman's role could increase. He's a big body (6-foot-4, 215 pounds) who has flashed the ability to win 50-50 balls but struggled with consistency throughout his brief career.

The Bills also opened the practice window for Curtis Samuel, who has not played since mid-November due to neck and elbow injuries. It remains to be determined whether he will be able to play.

The Bills also added Kristian Wilkerson to the practice squad Tuesday, and he joins Mecole Hardman and Stephen Gosnell there. Wilkerson has not appeared in a game this season, Hardman has appeared in just two games this season while battling injuries, and Gosnell has never appeared in an NFL game.