Head coach Rex Ryan confirmed Thursday that Kouandjio is ahead of Seantrel Henderson in the competition for the starting right tackle job, BuffaloBills.com reports. Said Ryan, "I think the work that Cyrus has done overall in the offseason probably puts him ahead right now. But the race isn't over by a long shot, so we'll see."

Kouandjio, a second-round pick in 2014 out of Alabama, had a horrible rookie season and hardly ever saw the field because he had an incredibly tough time grasping the pro game. But he's apparently made major strides since the season ended. If the new season started today, the Bills would see their offensive line from left to right as Cordy Glenn, Richie Incognito, Eric Wood, John Miller, and Kouandjio.

According to WGR 550 Buffalo's Joe Buscaglia, rookie OT Cyrus Kouandjio "has not been the player the team was expecting when they selected him in the second round" of May's draft.

Buscaglia reports Kouandjio has been outplayed by both incumbent RT Erik Pears and seventh-round pick Seantrel Henderson. Kouandjio seemed to be penciled in to Buffalo's starting right tackle job when he was drafted, but Pears appears to be comfortably ahead of him on the depth chart. Kouandjio could also fall behind Henderson when LT Cordy Glenn (illness) gets cleared.