It’s only on paper and  certainly not official, but if you’re a Buffalo Bills fan hoping rookie C.J. Spiller will see plenty of action in his first regular season NFL game, it looks promising.

Bills.com has listed the “unofficial” team depth chart.  Sitting first on the list of running backs is Spiller.  Both Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch are listed as second teamers.

The team’s website also lists Spiller as the first kick returner and backup punt returner to Roscoe Parrish.

At the end of the day, especially just a Monday, the listed depth chart doesn’t mean a lot.  Having versatile veterans like Lynch and assuming his hand is good enough to go, Jackson waiting on the sideline may shorten Spiller’s leash some.  But we all knew coming into this season that Buddy Nix didn’t use the ninth overall pick of the draft on Spiller to be a gadget type of player.

Still, it’s refreshing to see the Bills organization confident enough in the talented rookie to list him at the top of the chart.  He’ll probably get 12 to 15 touches per game; at least at the start of the season.

Let’s hope he keeps up the trend started in the preseason of making the most of them.

In other news, Dominique Harris was signed to the team’s practice squad after being released on Sunday.  The team also signed wide receiver Paul Hubbard and linebacker John Russell to the practice squad; leaving them one open spot for the team remaining.

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