Buffalo Bills Tight Ends SHINE in 2025, But Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox Decisions Loom

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Buffalo Bills’ tight end room powers into NFL elite as Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox deliver top-tier production—can this group take another leap in 2026? Joe Marino breaks down Kincaid’s impact, the looming $8.9 million fifth-year option, and how injuries may shape the Bills’ offensive future. Knox’s contract dilemma sparks debate: will Buffalo opt for a release, extension, or a restructured deal to keep their versatile veteran in the mix? Spotlight shifts to breakout rookie Jackson Hawes, praised as one of the league’s best blocking tight ends, and undrafted prospect Keleki Latu showing depth potential. The episode also covers new Bills coaching hires, the shift toward a 3-4 defensive scheme, and insider discussion on how these changes could reshape Buffalo’s identity. Can the Buffalo Bills maximize their tight end arsenal and navigate critical roster decisions to fuel a stronger playoff push?

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0:00.0	The Buffalo Bills tight ends were among the most productive in the entire NFL last season.
0:06.0	How could they take another step in 2026?
0:08.1	We're exploring that today on Locked on Bills.
0:16.4	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:21.8	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.7	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:29.6	It's Joe Marino, author of the Herd Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockedon
0:34.1	NFL Scouting podcast, co-hosts of the NFL First Read podcast. And I'm your host of Locked on Bills. Locked on Bills is a proud part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, now the number one sports podcast network. I want to thank you for making Locked on Bills your first listen every day in a big welcome and shout out to our everydayers. You know who you are. Those of you who never miss a
0:54.9	single episode. I appreciate y'all being here very, very much. Well, folks, welcome in. We got a lot
1:00.6	to cover today. I want to discuss a couple of new hires to the coaching staff, but this
1:05.6	podcast is really going to be focused on tight ends as we continue our review series where we're going
1:11.9	to talk about how each player did in 2025 and then project them into 2026 and talk about
1:17.9	their outlook. So today is all about tight ends. And before we get into Dalton Kincaid, I do want to
1:23.9	mention that despite Dalton Kincaid's availability issues this past season,
1:30.1	the bill's tight ends as a group compared to all the other tight end rooms for each team,
1:37.9	racked up 1,210 receiving yards, the second most in the NFL,
1:42.9	and they combined for 12 receiving touchdowns, which was third most in the NFL, and they combined for 12 receiving touchdowns,
1:46.2	which was third most in the NFL. This was a highly, highly productive tight end room.
1:52.9	Of course, Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox having terrific seasons. So let's dive into it.
1:58.3	Dalton Kincaid, a 2023 first round pick of the bills, number 25 overall.
2:03.5	He's 26 years old.
2:04.8	He's going to turn 27 in October.
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