PFF ranks Buffalo Bills OL Connor McGovern outside of top 20 guards in the NFL

The Buffalo Bills will have several new faces on the offensive side of the ball in 2024. 

They let go of long-time center Mitch Morse, who is now with the Jacksonville Jaguars and they traded Ryan Bates to the Chicago Bears. 

One name that will be returning for his second season in Buffalo is Connor McGovern. The former Cowboy signed with the Bills ahead of last season and was a reliable presence up front in all 17 games for Buffalo. 

That said, McGovern was ranked outside of the top 20 guards in the NFL by PFF on their top 32 guards list where he ranked 25th.

"McGovern earned a modest 55.4 PFF overall grade in his first season with the Bills in 2023, but that doesn’t tell the whole story," PFF analyst Thomas Valentine wrote. "The former Cowboy allowed just 23 pressures across 695 pass-blocking snaps, and his 4.1% pressure rate allowed was a top-20 mark at the position. He was an ever-present figure on the Bills' offensive line, too, playing 1,135 snaps in the 2023 regular season, the sixth most among guards, and starting every game for the team. His 74.2 pass-blocking grade ranked 11th."

McGovern will be kicking inside to center this season with Morse gone.