​Buffalo Bills guard Connor McGovern and quarterback Josh Allen celebrate in the end zone after Allen’s third touchdown in the second half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 16, 2025, at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. The Bills have enjoyed remarkable consistency along their offensive line, particularly on the interior, over the past two seasons. However, free agency has left Buffalo seeking a new left guard, as their current center began the 2023 season at left guard before moving to center full-time in 2024. The team faces the question of whether to move him back to left guard or maintain the current center pivot. In today’s edition of “91 players in 91 days,” the focus is on a player who remains listed at two positions but has clearly established himself as a standout at one specific role.
Name: Connor McGovern
Number: 66
Positions: Center/Guard
Height/Weight: 6’6”, 318 pounds
Age: 28 (29 on 11/3/2026)
Experience/Draft: 8 years; drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (No. 90 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft
College: Penn State
Acquired: Signed with the Bills on 3/16/2023
Financial overview (per Spotrac): McGovern signed a four-year, $52 million contract last winter, with $31.44 million guaranteed. For 2026, the first year of the deal, his cap hit is $5.25 million. If Buffalo were to release him, the team would incur a dead-cap of $26.2 million. As a fully vested veteran, his base salary of $1.89 million becomes fully guaranteed if he’s on Buffalo’s roster for Week 1.
2025 recap: McGovern started every key game at center for the second straight season, remaining extremely reliable despite minor injuries. He played roughly 92% of the Bills’ offensive snaps, with only right guard O’Cyrus Torrence logging more. He committed two holding penalties and a false start but remained one of the league’s least-penalized linemen. Pro Football Focus ranked him as the 15th-best center overall (66.1 rating system), with a 73.4 pass-blocking grade (sixth overall) and zero sacks allowed. His run-block grade was 65.3, placing him around twentieth at his position.
Positional outlook: McGovern is one of four players listed as a center/guard for the Bills, alongside Austin Corbett, Alec Anderson, and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger. Veteran Lloyd Cushenberry is listed exclusively at center.
2026 offseason: McGovern participated in offseason workouts before Buffalo paused for the early summer. 2026 season outlook: He has not missed a start due to injury in three years with the Bills, having only missed time previously for non-injury reasons.