Gilliam signed to replicate Develin's versatile fullback role in McDaniels' Patriots offense.
Patriots free agent signing from Buffalo will be used as a traditional fullback in Josh McDaniels' offense, modeled after James Develin's role from 2012-2019. Gilliam demonstrated versatility in his final Bills season, lining up in the backfield, as an inline blocker, in the slot, and split out wide, plus serving as a core kicking game contributor. McDaniels explicitly showed Gilliam film of Develin and told him, 'What we do with him is what we're trying to do with you.' Gilliam emphasized the flexibility: 'You could be in the backfield. You could be at tight end. You could be split out. You could be anywhere in this offense.' This multi-position versatility mirrors Develin's approach, which helped the Patriots win Super Bowl LIII by allowing McDaniels to run different plays from the same grouping.
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View Reggie Gilliam 2026 fantasy football value pagePlayer profile with fantasy value, ADP, projections, news, and source-backed STACKED insightsHe showed me a lot of film with James Develin in here. He said, 'Watch a lot of him. What we do with him is what we're trying to do with you.' I'm looking forward to that... You could be in the backfield. You could be at tight end. You could be split out. You could be anywhere in this offense.
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- Patriots free agent signing from Buffalo will be used as a traditional fullback in Josh McDaniels' offense, modeled after James Develin's role from 2012-2019. Gilliam demonstrated versatility in his final Bills season, lining up in the backfield, as an inline blocker, in the slot, and split out wide, plus serving as a core kicking game contributor. McDaniels explicitly showed Gilliam film of Develin and told him, 'What we do with him is what we're trying to do with you.' Gilliam emphasized the flexibility: 'You could be in the backfield. You could be at tight end. You could be split out. You could be anywhere in this offense.' This multi-position versatility mirrors Develin's approach, which helped the Patriots win Super Bowl LIII by allowing McDaniels to run different plays from the same grouping.
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