Dalton Kincaid’s 2023 rookie season was one for the Buffalo Bills record books.
Not only did he lead all tight ends in receptions, receiving yards, targets and yards after catch (YAC); he outgained every Bills tight end GROUP in these numbers since Josh Allen’s rookie season in 2018.
When the Bills moved up to the 25th spot to draft Kincaid last year, a majority of Bills Mafia was baffled. The Bills had needs at offensive tackle and linebacker. Tight end was low on the list of who Bills fans thought general manager, Brandon Beane, would select. After all, the Bills were already paying proven tight end, Dawson Knox a lot of money for multiple seasons.
But the dynamic that Kincaid was able to add to the Bills offense in 2023 without any prior NFL experience placed him not only among the Bills tight end all-time greats, but his numbers placed him in the top-20 of many all-time Bills receiving numbers too.
Here is how Dalton Kincaid compared to his all-time single-season Bills counterparts:
Receptions (73)
Amongst Tight Ends: 1st
Amongst All Receivers: 20th
Receiving Yards (673)
Amongst Tight Ends: 2nd
Amongst All Receivers: 80th
Targets (91)
Amongst Tight Ends: 1st
Amongst All Receivers: 47th
Catch Percentage (80%)
Amongst Tight Ends: 2nd
Amongst All Receivers: 3rd
Yards Per Game (42.1)
Amongst Tight Ends: 3rd
Amongst All Receivers: 94th
Receptions Per Game (4.6)
Amongst Tight Ends: 1st
Amongst All Receivers: 30th
With the exit of Stefon Diggs this offseason, Bills offensive coordinator, Joe Brady, will be primed to distribute the ball more to his stud second-year tight end. And if his rookie season is a predictor of how his sophomore year will play out, Dalton Kincaid will set the NFL world on fire in 2024.
