30 most important Bills players of 2025: No. 14 Dalton Kincaid

As the Buffalo Bills prepare for the 2025 NFL season, we'll take a look at the most important contributors on their roster. They have a ton of cornerstone players who will be returning for another shot at bringing a Lombardi Trophy to Buffalo, and they'll have help from some new additions as well.

Leading up to the season, we will be counting down the top 30 most important players on the roster. We'll recap their 2024 season, look ahead to what they'll offer in 2025, and tackle the most pressing questions surrounding them this coming year.

Next up on the countdown is Dalton Kincaid.

Background

Position: Tight end

Age at start of season: 25

Experience: Third year

2025 cap hit: $3,661,915

2024 recap

Dalton Kincaid had a bit of a disappointing sophomore season in 2024. After a promising rookie campaign where he produced 73 catches and 673 yards, that dropped to 44 catches and 448 yards in year two. Injuries played a big role as he appeared in only 13 games, but his rapport with quarterback Josh Allen took a step back, too. His 80.2% catch percentage in 2023 dipped to 58.7% in 2024.

2025 outlook

Kincaid is expected to be a big part of the offense in 2025 after a down year which was riddled with injuries. He'll be one of many different weapons in the arsenal for Allen that are all fighting for looks in the offense. Given that Kincaid was a first rounder in 2023, and they traded up a couple spots to secure him, he should be high in the pecking order in terms of attracting targets in Joe Brady's offense and he'll look to prove his worth. Given the "everybody eats" mantra of the offense, there may be times where he doesn't get the ball much, but this season him and Allen will try to get more on the same page when the ball does go his way.

Biggest question: Will there be a third-year breakout?

The third-year breakout is a real thing in the NFL. The Bills have seen it with some of their best players on offense like Josh Allen, James Cook, and Spencer Brown. This coming year, Kincaid could be next in line to find a year-three breakthrough. He looked impressive as a rookie, and perhaps the breakout would have happened last year if not for lingering injuries, but in 2025 he'll have the chance to be a consistent threat in the intermediate game for Allen. I'd expect that he and Allen will right the ship after a challenging year.

30 Most Important Bills of 2025

Check back as we continue to countdown on our list of the 30 most important Bills ahead of the 2025 season.

No. 30 DT T.J. Sanders, No. 29 LB Dorian Williams, No. 28 DT Larry Ogunjobi, No. 27 Alec Anderson, No. 26 DE A.J. Epenesa, No. 25 DT DaQuan Jones, No. 24 TE Dawson Knox, No. 23 WR Elijah Moore, No. 22 WR Joshua Palmer, No. 21 S Cole Bishop, No. 20 K Tyler Bass, No. 19 WR Keon Coleman, No. 18 G David Edwards, No. 17 DE Joey Bosa, No. 16 G O'Cyrus Torrence, No. 15 CB Max Hairston.

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