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Bills' Joe Brady Happy With Dalton Kincaid Progression

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Adam Schultz | Last updated Jun 5, 2025 10:25 AM ET

Success in the NFL isn't linear, and with the ebbs and flows, it can be hard to be consistent, and Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid found that out the hard way.

After a rookie season that saw Dalton explode onto the scene with 673 yards and two touchdowns from 73 receptions while playing 16 games, Year 2 was a little unforgiving.

Knee and collarbone injuries plagued Kincaid's second season, and naturally, his production dropped. Just 448 yards and two touchdowns from 44 receptions paint the picture of a young player who was fighting through injury and poor form.

But now, Kincaid is determined to bounce back from his inconsistent second season, and offensive coordinator Joe Brady has taken notice of how his tight end is fighting back from down year.

"I feel like he lived here this offseason," Brady said. "When you see him out of practice he looks just like Dalton Kincaid, so credit to him just living in the weight room, with the medical guys just getting together with them. But I've loved everything I've seen from him, he's playing with confidence again, so it's been really fun to see."

It is crazy to think that the Bills' offense last season was one of the best in football, averaged 30.9 points a game, and that was with one of the best young tight ends playing inconsistent football.

And Brady's telling quote in his opinion here? "Playing with confidence again.'' ... which suggests a major change from wherever Kincaid's level in that area was before.

So we can only imagine what the offense could be and look like if Kincaid can get back to his 2023 form and develop into another passing weapon for Josh Allen.

Granted, it is early in the offseason, but Kincaid is hitting all the right notes at OTAs, and if he can shake off the injury bug of last year, then who knows what 2025 might have in store for the former first-round pick.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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