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Dawson Knox
TE · BUF · 29 yrs · exp 7 · Ole Miss
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Snap reactions to Bills initial 53-man roster
These were my thoughts when I saw the Bills initial 53-man roster
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Bills news: Previewing Buffalo’s pass-catching group
The Buffalo Bills are facing another season with high expectations, as former NFL MVP Josh Allen looks to finally lead the Bills to the franchise’s first Super Bowl in 2026. Entering a pressure-packed season, Brandon Beane finally did what many Bills fans have been demanding for a few years now: he went out and acquired veteran wide receiver DJ Moore in a trade with the Chicago Bears , hoping a reunion with Joe Brady, Moore’s offensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers , will help Moore rediscover his ways as a 1,000-yard receiving threat. With Moore in the mix, Allen will now have Moore, Khalil Shakir, Joshua Palmer , Keon Coleman and rookie Skyler Bell in the wide receiver room, joining tight ends Dalton Kincaid , Dawson Knox and Jackson Hawes as the weapons available to Allen in the passing game. Has Beane done enough to improve Buffalo’s aerial attack? Can Moore bounce back from his worst season as a pro and become Buffalo’s first 1,000-yard receiver since Stefon Diggs during the 2023 season? Is this the year Kincaid realizes his full potential and stays healthy for an entire season? Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks attempts to answer some of those questions and leads off by previewing the state of Buffalo’s wide receivers and tight ends heading into the 2026 season. Check out the assessments and then be sure to leave your thoughts on how much talent is in Buffalo’s wide receivers and tight ends in the comments section. We preview Buffalo’s wide receivers—including what Moore brings to the passing game and whether Coleman can finally enjoy a breakout season—and dissect Buffalo’s tight ends, including why Kincaid is the X-factor to unlocking the Bills offense and how Kincaid, Knox and Hawes give the Bills a talented group of tight ends. Plus, discussing how Joe Brady will adjust to his new role as both head coach and offensive play caller; and how new offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. will aid Brady and improve Buffalo’s offense. Why the Bills’ offensive X-factor may not be a newcomer – Democrat & Chronicle Bills position preview: Why Buffalo’s tight ends and fullbacks should offer Joe Brady more options – Buffalo News (subscription required) Bills 2026 wide receiver/tight end training camp preview: Can Moore & Kincaid bring pass game to new heights? – newyorkupstate.com Bills training camp preview: tight ends – WIVB Bills Tight Ends on the Roster Bubble vs. Roster Locks – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills Bills position preview: Can Keon Coleman take advantage of clean slate with Bills? We’re about to find out – Buffalo News (subscription required) Bills Wide Receivers on the Roster Bubble vs. Roster Locks – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills Inside Joe Brady’s transition to calling plays as the Bills’ head coach – Buffalo News (subscription required) How will Pete Carmichael help Joe Brady and the Buffalo Bills’ offense? – Buffalo News (subscription required) Breaking down the punter competition between returner Mitch Wishnowsky and rookie Tommy Doman Jr. Plus, seeing where Buffalo ranks among the teams with the most talented players under the age of 25; catching up with Josh Allen, DJ Moore and Bradley Chubb as they get ready for the upcoming season; and more! Bills position preview: Competition at punter will take center stage for Bills’ special teams at camp – Buffalo News (subscription required) Buffalo Bills training camp special teams preview: Is there really a punter competition? – newyorkupstate.com We ranked every NFL team by under-25 talent: What are the league’s best young cores? – ESPN.com Exclusive All-Access Look Into Josh Allen, DJ Moore, And Bradley Chubb’s Offseason! | BuffaloBills.com One Bills Live radio show gets new time slot beginning July 27 – BuffaloBills.com Do the Bills offer O’Cyrus Torrence a big deal after the 2026 season? – Buffalo Rumblings Michael Hoecht can be the ultimate X-factor on Buffalo’s defense – Buffalo Rumblings Can this former Jet become a [... truncated ...]
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Is he really the fourth-longest tenured Bills player?
That headline should serve as a stark reminder of the speed at which time flies in the NFL. After the firing of nine-year head coach Sean McDermott, the construction of a revamped coaching staff, the Buffalo Bills first-round pick from 2019, Ed Oliver, is now the fourth-longest tenured player on the roster. Can you list the three-longest tenured Bills? Third-longest is Josh Allen (2018, first round) Second-longest is Dion Dawkins (2017, second round) And the longest-tenured Bills player is long snapper Reid Ferguson , now 32, who joined the Bills as an undrafted free agent out of LSU after the 2016 NFL Draft. Heck, when Ferguson takes the field in Week 1, he will be playing for his third Bills head coach (Rex Ryan, McDermott, and now Joe Brady). Here’s a graphic to demonstrate: Hats off to Dawson Knox too… the fifth-longest tenured member of the Bills entering the 2026 season. One of the indisputable characteristics of the McDermott era was the coach’s unwavering reliance on familiar players regardless of age or amount of stops outside of Buffalo — think Jordan Phillips , Baylon Spector , A.J. Klein , Deane Marlowe, Matt Milano , Jordan Poyer , Shaq Thompson , Tre’Davious White, Shaq Lawson , Gabe Davis etc. Because of that, the 2025 Bills were relatively well-represented by players acquired in some way, shape, or form during the 2016 and 2017 offseasons. And many of those players were placed in key roles, in key games. Now, when Oliver steps on the grass at the new Highmark Stadium, he will be the longest-tenured Buffalo defender by two whole years over Greg Rousseau . I don’t know if Oliver has reached “Unc” status yet. But his inching his way toward it. Another indication of the Bills massive roster churning over the past few months — Rousseau, who only turned 26 in April, is the team’s seventh-longest tenured player
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Skyler Bell a Late-Round Redraft Sleeper to Target Entering 2026
Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Skyler Bell was one of the most productive pass-catchers in college football in 2025, recording 101 catches for 1,278 yards and 13 touchdowns across 13 games at the University of Connecticut. After being drafted in the fourth round this past April by Buffalo, Bell has a chance to emerge as an immediate contributor in the NFL. The Bills added veteran wideout DJ Moore over the offseason to a wide receiver corps that also features Khalil Shakir, Joshua Palmer, and Keon Coleman. However, Buffalo has been searching for high-impact wide receiver talent for the last several seasons. If Bell proves that he can be a difference-maker with a strong showing this summer, the Bills' incumbent wide receiver options will not hold him back from seeing the field. As the WR106 by current redraft ADP, Bell is a late-round sleeper for fantasy managers to target entering 2026
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Dion Dawkins: Josh is Josh, but everybody else has to be better
In eight seasons, Josh Allen has won the MVP award once, finished second once and finished third twice. Allen has been one of the best quarterbacks in the league since the Bills drafted him in the first round in 2018. He is headed toward joining former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Like Kelly, though, Allen has yet to deliver a Super Bowl title to Buffalo. In fact, Allen has yet even to win an AFC title. He is 8-7 in the postseason, including 0-2 in the conference championship game. Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins was asked about expectations for Allen this season, and Dawkins said the question shouldn’t be about the quarterback. “ I don’t have any [expectations],” Dawkins said on NFL Network. “I don’t add any more extra pressure to that kid that he already has. Josh understands what he’s doing, what he’s not doing. He understands what the mindset is and what we all expect. Just like we know what Josh expects from us, as well, to help him get there. When it comes down to it, Josh is Josh, and he’s gonna be Josh. He’s No. 1 for a reason, so I don’t think that we need any more expectations than we already have.” Dawkins said the supporting cast has to be better to help Allen get the Bills their first Lombardi Trophy. “It seems like we need all the pieces around him to continue to get better to help him get over that hump,” Dawkins said. “Because if Josh is No. 1, he’s at his best, right? If I’m not top 10 or I’m not No. 1, that means that I’m not at my best, which means I have to do better. Dawson [Knox], Dalton [Kincaid], Joe Brady, [James] Cook, everybody -- everybody has to do better. So we’re all going to be that and do that so we can get over that hump, and we can be exactly what we want to be and stop talking about it, right? I’m ready for it. It’s time.” Allen is 83-33 as the starter for the past seven seasons, with five division titles. It hasn’t all clicked for the team in the postseason, though, and Dawkins is hoping it’s different this season
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Bills retention of Dawson Knox hints at his importance to this team
Dawson Knox re-signs with the Bills on a renegotiated deal
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Titans TE Gunnar Helm eyes an even bigger second season
Titans tight end Gunnar Helm, a fourth-round pick in 2025, appeared in 16 games, with 10 starts, as a rookie. He ranked fourth on the team with 44 receptions, which set a franchise record for rookie tight ends, and fourth on the team with 357 receiving yards. Helm scored twice and had at least one reception in all 16 games he played. He isn’t satisfied. “There’s always something to go out there and do,” Helm said, via Jim Wyatt of the team website, “ always something to prove , and there’s somebody always coming for your spot.” Heim has a new head coach (Robert Saleh), a new offensive coordinator (Brian Daboll) and new teammates at tight end, with veterans Daniel Bellinger and Kylen Granson and rookie Jaren Kanak joining Helm, David Martin-Robinson and Joel Wilson on the roster this offseason. Helm knows Daboll’s offense utilizes the tight ends, which has him excited about building on his rookie season. “It’s been great,” Helm said. “Obviously [Daboll] is not afraid to use the tight end, did so wherever he’s been. There’s been great clips of like [Rob] Gronkowski [in New England], Dalton Kinkaid [and] Dawson Knox [in Buffalo], just doing things that usually receivers do. Being able to be worked into the offense like that, it’s been great.”
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2026 Buffalo Bills Fantasy Preview: Can Joe Brady put them over the top?
The Bills are feeling the pressure of becoming another one of sports’ great also-rans. There is one team in the NFL that has won more games than the Bills over the last decade. Their .640 winning percentage and 105-59 record trails only the Chiefs since 2016. However, the Chiefs have five Super Bowl appearances and four wins in that span, and the Bills have none of either. Can a new leader at the helm and two new offensive weapons on the perimeter help get the Bills the title that has eluded them? Points per game: 28.3 (4th) Total yards per game: 376.3 (4th) Plays per game: 63.6 (28th) Dropbacks per game: 37.1 (23rd) Dropback EPA per play: 0.23 (4th) Designed rush attempts per game: 29.8 (2nd) Rush EPA per play: 0.04 (2nd) Perhaps feeling the pressure to do something different to get over the hump, the team fired longtime head coach Sean McDermott in the offseason and turned the reins over to his offensive coordinator, Joe Brady. At 36 years old, Brady is now the youngest head coach in the NFL and will be thrown right into one of the most high-pressure jobs in the league. Josh Allen is now 30 years old (and a new father), and the Bills are feeling the heat to maximize their potential while their quarterback can still perform the athletic feats that have made him one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. Can Brady be the young voice that gets them over the top? QB: Josh Allen, Kyle Allen WR: DJ Moore , Keon Coleman WR: Khalil Shakir , Skyler Bell WR: Joshua Palmer , Trent Sherfield TE: Dalton Kincaid , Dawson Knox , Jackson Hawes As with everything in the Bills’ offense, the passing game discussions begin and end with Josh Allen . The 2024 NFL MVP had another good season, completing 319-of-460 passes (69.3 percent) for 3,668 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also added another 579 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns on the ground, becoming the franchise’s leader in rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns. Yet, despite that, he also threw for his fewest yards since 2019 and averaged a career-low 7.1 yards per target. In fact, a career-high 65 percent of his attempts traveled fewer than 10 yards downfield, so his career-high 69.3 percent completion rate was more because of how short Buffalo had to design its passing game. With Brady now calling plays for his own offense and not to fit the balanced style that McDermott favored, it makes sense that we would see the offense try to push the ball down the field more. However, a higher average depth of target will likely mean that the completion rate takes a hit, and the interception numbers could climb back up around 14-15. Still, that could be worth the tradeoff if we get back to a 4,000 passing yard and 30 passing touchdown season. Of course, getting Allen weapons has also been a big conversation. Last season, the Bills didn’t have one wide receiver who surpassed 750 yards. Keon Coleman failed to take a step forward in his second season. Veteran Curtis Samuel and Josh Palmer battled injuries all year, and Khalil Shakir was forced into a role as a YAC monster. So what did the Bills do in the offseason? They brought in Pete Carmichael, who spent the majority of his coaching career coaching one of the most productive passing attacks in NFL history with Drew Brees in New Orleans , and traded a second-round pick to acquire DJ Moore . Now, Moore only had 50 receptions for 682 yards and six touchdowns in 2025 with the Bears, but that was a team that was moving towards featuring young players like Rome Odunze , Luther Burden III , and Colston Loveland . When Brady was the Panthers’ offensive coordinator in 2020, he led the first offense in franchise history with four different players who had over 1,000 scrimmage yards, including Moore, who led the team with 1,215. Moore won’t need to be that player in Buffalo, but he can still be an outside threat that can make defenses pay if they leave him in single coverage. That could still lead to 1,000 yards and eight or more touchdo [... truncated ...]
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Bills pre-training camp 53-man roster prediction
Let’s predict the Bills 53-man roster before training camp
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Bills news: Thoughts on Buffalo’s revamped offense
The Buffalo Bills have a revamped offense heading into the season with new offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael and several new wide receiver additions. The health and productivity of tight end Dalton Kincaid are seen as crucial for the offense's success. Quarterback Josh Allen is reportedly bonding well with Carmichael
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Bills 53-Man Roster Prediction: OTAs Edition
My first 53-man projection of the 2026 season is here, fellow rumblers. Let me be upfront: this is a way-too-early look, before a single preseason snap has been played and before training camp opens in late July. Things will change. That’s precisely what makes this exercise worth doing. What I can tell you right now is that Brandon Beane built this roster with more genuine depth than the Bills have had in years — particularly along the defensive front — and that identifying the final ten roster spots is legitimately difficult. Positions that were afterthoughts in previous offseasons are now actual competitions. Welcome to OTAs, where the picture starts to come into focus. Here’s my initial 53, the guys I would pick. In the next predictions, it’ll change to what I believe the Bills will do. For now, this is the starting point. Quarterback (3) Josh Allen , Shane Buechele , Kyle Allen Running Back (5) James Cook , Ty Johnson , Ray Davis , Frank Gore Jr., Desmond Reid Fullback (2) Ben VanSumeran, Jackson Acker Wide Receiver (X) (3) DJ Moore , Keon Coleman , Tyrell Shavers , Wide Receiver (Z) (6) Skyler Bell, Joshua Palmer , Mecole Hardman , Stephen Gosnell, Ja’Mori Maclin, Max Tomczak Wide Receiver (Slot) (4) Khalil Shakir , Trent Sherfield , Jalen Virgil , Gabriel Benyard Tight End (5) Dalton Kincaid , Dawson Knox , Jackson Hawes , Keleki Latu , Shane Zylstra Left Tackle (3) Dion Dawkins , Tylan Grable , Jude Bowry Left Guard (3) Alec Anderson , Austin Corbett , Nick Broeker Center (3) Connor McGovern , Sedrick Van Pran-Granger , Lloyd Cushenberry III Right Guard (2) O’Cyrus Torrence, Ar’Maj Reed-Adams Right Tackle (5) Spencer Brown , Chase Lundt , Travis Clayton , Bruno Fina, Da’Metrius Weatherspoon Nose Tackle (5) Deone Walker , DeWayne Carter , Phidarian Mathis , Tommy Akingbesote , Zion Logue Defensive Tackle/End (5) Ed Oliver , TJ Sanders, Landon Jackson , Zane Durant , Kody Huisman Outside Linebacker / EDGE (8) Greg Rousseau , Bradley Chubb , Michael Hoecht , Javon Solomon , TJ Parker, Mike Danna , Andre Jones Jr., Cade Denhoff Inside Linebacker (7) Terrel Bernard , Dorian Williams , Joe Andreessen , Keonta Jenkins, Kaleb Elarms-Orr, Jimmy Ciarlo, Theron Gaines Cornerback (9) Christian Benford , Maxwell Hairston , Davison Igbinosun , Toriano Pride , MJ Devonshire , Daryl Porter Jr., Dorian Strong , Kani Walker, Jordan Dunbar Slot / Nickel Cornerback (3) Dee Alford , Jordan Hancock , Te’Cory Couch Safety (7) Cole Bishop , CJ Gardner-Johnson, Jalon Kilgore, Sam Franklin , Damar Hamlin , Geno Stone , Wande Owens Kicker (2) Tyler Bass , Maddux Trujillo Punter (2) Mitch Wishnowsky , Tommy Doman Long Snapper (1) Reid Ferguson Starter: Josh Allen Backup: Kyle Allen Analysis: Josh Allen is the guy. The unquestioned best player on this team, an MVP-level quarterback even when you feel like he could’ve been playing better, and the primary reason this franchise is among the contenders every year. The system around him changes — Joe Brady is now the head coach, not the offensive coordinator, and the offense should look and feel different in his year one with full command — but the foundation is unchanged. What has changed from last year is the backup. I’m going with two quarterbacks and dropping Buechele to the practice squad. Kyle Allen, signed as a free agent in March, gets the job. Buechele signed a reserve/futures deal and has been around this organization long enough to be an effective scout team option — that’s a practice squad role, not a 53-man role. That roster spot makes a difference somewhere else on this roster. Cut: Shane Buechele Starters : James Cook, Jackson Acker (FB) Backups: Ty Johnson, Ray Davis Analysis: Cook has established himself as one of the league’s more dynamic weapons. He demands a specific game plan from every defensive coordinator who faces him, and there’s still room for improvement as a pass catcher coming from the backfield, something new OC Pete Carmichael should bring [... truncated ...]
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Dalton Kincaid Taking Part in OTAs This Week
Dalton Kincaid is participating in OTA practice, feeling good after last year's knee injury
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Is Keon Coleman a Hopeless Dynasty Asset?
Keon Coleman's dynasty value is in question due to his underwhelming performance and the Bills' recent additions
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