Second-year tight end Dalton Kincaid will undoubtedly be a focal point for the Buffalo Bills offense this season.
The 2023 first-round pick had a stellar rookie season, setting a single-season franchise record for tight ends with 73 receptions. His 673 receiving yards was the second-best single-season total in Bills history for the position.
Now, Kincaid hopes to put together an encore that exceeds his first year in Buffalo. He shared how he can meet the increased expectations set upon him.
“You know, knowing where I need to be and knowing the playbook a lot more. I can look at the defense and see what they’re doing and understand their leverage,” Kincaid said via video conference.
Kincaid also embraces his role as a leader on the offense.
“I’m trying to be more of a leader going into the second year because we’ve got a lot of new guys on the team. I think it’s translated well — we did a lot together during OTAs and we just got a really good group of guys,” he added.
While Kincaid has the inside track at being quarterback Josh Allen’s No. 1 target this fall, he isn’t taking on any sort of selfish mentality concerning targets. The tight end is excited for the new group of weapons that the Bills have on offense.
“I’m just out there to do my job and catch the ball when it’s thrown my way. You know our saying is ‘Everybody Eats’ on this offense, and everybody is going to eat so if it’s a game I catch 10 passes — awesome. If it’s a game I catch zero passes, it’s awesome as long as we’re winning,” Kincaid said.
Kincaid will welcome new wide outs Keon Coleman and Curtis Samuel to Buffalo’s receiving corps. Slot receiver Khalil Shakir begin the season as a full-time starter for the first time in his career.
With the lack of a true No.1 receiver, it’s expected that Allen will spread the ball out to all options. In the end, it could mean even greater production for Kincaid.
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