Bills invite CCSU quarterback Brady Olson to rookie minicamp

Brady Olson’s 3,132-yard, 25-touchdown season at Central Connecticut State turned a small-school name into a real NFL invitation. The Buffalo Bills have invited the Blue Devils quarterback to rookie minicamp at One Bills Drive in Orchard Park, where he will get a crack at the league’s most unforgiving job market.

That weekend, set for May 9-10, will be a true audition. Buffalo already has Josh Allen, Kyle Allen and Shane Buechele in the quarterback room, which makes Olson’s path a steep one, but that is exactly why the opportunity matters. The Bills have used rookie minicamp as a proving ground beyond the draft before, including a 2024 class that added 12 undrafted free agents ahead of the same weekend, and this year’s event again will be about sorting out who can survive the speed, terminology and pressure of an NFL practice field.

Olson’s case rests on production that kept growing every season. After transferring from UMass, where he played in 19 games from 2021-23 and completed 181 of 372 passes for 1,936 yards and 10 touchdowns, he settled in at CCSU and became the centerpiece of the offense. In 2024, he threw for 2,239 yards and 17 touchdowns while adding 140 rushing yards and three more scores. In 2025, he took another step and rewrote the Blue Devils record book, finishing with 271 completions, 3,132 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, seven interceptions and a 59.2% completion rate while earning First-Team All-NEC honors.

The signature moment came at Duquesne on Nov. 15, 2025, when Olson set a single-game CCSU record with 423 passing yards. Over two seasons in New Britain, he completed 456 passes for 5,317 yards and 42 touchdowns, and Central Connecticut went 15-11 with an 11-2 mark in Northeast Conference play during that span. CCSU also recognized Olson on its FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, a nod to a résumé that paired classroom work with one of the most productive two-year stretches in program history.

Now Olson has to turn that ledger into pro-level evidence. Buffalo is not asking him to be Josh Allen. It is asking him to show command, accuracy and poise fast enough to stay in the conversation, the same spring path that has given undrafted FCS and HBCU players a real shot at roster traction. For Olson, the leap from record-setting CCSU quarterback to legitimate pro prospect starts in Orchard Park.