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Bills TE Dalton Kincaid will need to play much more than he did in 2025 if he has a shot at becoming a comfortable weekly fantasy starter. Will it happen? According to Tim Graham, Bills beat writer for The Athletic, HC Joe Brady s "wondering how Buffalo will maintain Kincaid's week-to-week and play-to-play wherewithal." Brady reportedly discussed the possibility of Kincaid sitting out some practices during the season and "stated Kincaid simply might have to play through the pain." The issue is the PCL in his left knee, which Kincaid injured back in November 2024. He has avoided surgery each of the past two offseasons, but 2025 found him aggravating the knee on multiple occasions.

The Bills picked up the fifth-year option on TE Dalton Kincaid. The move triggers $8.1 million in fully guaranteed money for the 2027 season.

Bills GM Brandon Beane said a key offseason priority is finding a way to keep TE Dalton Kincaid healthy. Kincaid has dealt with multiple knee injuries, plus hamstring and oblique issues, over the past two seasons. "Our number one thing with Dalton is to see if we can get him in a healthier fashion this year, so that we don't have to A: miss games, and then B: limit how much he's playing," Beane said.

The Bills are hiring Pete Carmichael as OC, according to multiple reports. Carmichael spent 19 of the last 20 seasons with Sean Payton, first in New Orleans and then in Denver the past two. Bills HC Joe Brady worked under Carmichael as an offensive assistant with the Saints in 2017 and 2018. Brady has already said that he'll continue to call plays in 2026, but we'll see how much Payton flavor Carmichael brings to the offense. Former QB Chase Daniel, who played for the Saints in 2017, expects more play-action passing from the Bills going forward. QB Josh Allen already ranked fifth among 45 qualifying QBs in percentage of dropbacks to feature play action last year. Allen completed 71.7% of his passes at 8.2 yards per attempt off play action, ranking ninth and 15th among those 45 QBs.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid confirmed Thursday that the torn PCL he dealt with throughout this season dated back to 2024, according to ESPN's Alaina Getzenberg.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid "has a torn PCL he was playing through," according to teammate Dawson Knox. Buffalo's other starting TE revealed that on the podcast of former Bills C Mitch Morse. Just how long he played through it is less clear, but there's a chance this injury affects his start to 2026.

Bills WR Josh Palmer (ankle) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's Wild Card game vs. the Jaguars. A weak Buffalo WR corps gets weaker. Behind Khalil Shakir, Brandin Cooks looks like the best bet for targets in the group. TE Dalton Kincaid could also be leaned on against a Jacksonville defense that has struggled defending TEs at times this season.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) is active for today’s game vs. the Jets. We’d be surprised if he played much in this one considering how banged up he’s been lately.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Jets. He was limited in practice all week. We’d be surprised if Kincaid played much, if at all, in this one considering how banged up he’s been lately.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) is inactive for today’s game vs. the Eagles. TE Dawson Knox (knee) is active and joins Jackson Hawes in the TE room. We’d stay away from the situation in the matchup vs. Philadelphia’s second-ranked TE defense.

Bills TEs Dalton Kincaid (knee) and Dawson Knox (knee) are questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Eagles. Both guys only got in a limited practice on Friday. Kincaid is coming off a 1-target, 0-catch outing and clearly isn’t at 100%. Avoid this TE room in Week 17 fantasy lineups.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid was held without a catch in Sunday’s close win over the Browns. Kincaid drew only one target on a day that saw Josh Allen throw for 130 yards on 12-of-19 passing.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) is not listed on the final Week 16 injury report. He sat out on Wednesday and Thursday but returned to a full workout on Friday. It suggests that Kincaid will be ready for his usual role vs. the Browns this weekend. He’s a risk/reward TE1 in what figures to be a low-volume day for Buffalo’s passing game.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) missed his second straight practice on Thursday. It's officially time to worry about his availability for this weekend's game vs. the Browns. We'll see if Kincaid practices tomorrow and then how he's listed on the final injury report. His absence would turn TE Dawson Knox into a low-level fantasy option.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) did not practice on Wednesday. He picked up a knee issue as he was rehabbing his hamstring injury back in November, although it's unclear if this is related. We'll see if Kincaid is able to get back on the field tomorrow, ahead of Sunday's game vs. the Browns.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid returned from a hamstring injury to post 4 catches, 41 yards, and 1 TD against the Bengals. But it was Dawson Knox who led the team in targets (7), catches (6) and yards (93). Third-string TE Jackson Hawes even added a goal line TD on his lone target.