Buffalo Rumblings on Dalton Kincaid

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Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic wrote he believes Kincaid is in line for an "enhanced role" in the Bills, which won't be difficult given former first-rounder only appeared on 26.8% of Buffalo's offensive snaps in 2025. Kincaid didn't play against the Texans last season... the tight end who ultimately led at his position in yards per route run — the ultimate efficiency metric — at 2.79 yards.
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Kincaid's enhanced 2026 role backed by elite 2.79 YPRR and receiver-like deployment.

Kincaid is in line for an enhanced role in 2026 after appearing on just 26.8% of Buffalo's offensive snaps in 2025. Despite limited snap share, he led all tight ends in yards per route run (2.79 YPRR), the ultimate efficiency metric. Analysis shows Kincaid was deployed as a receiver-like tight end in 2025, with 66.9% of his snaps coming from slot (43.5%, 9th among 106 TEs) and wide (23.4%, 3rd) alignments. With Joe Brady's offense and the addition of DJ Moore, the Bills can expand multiple-tight end sets while leveraging Kincaid's receiver prowess and reported offseason strength gains to reduce run-pass telegraphing and enhance offensive efficiency.

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