09-05-2025
Analyst Breaks Down Positives and Negatives With Bills TE Pick
The Buffalo Bills already have a quality duo of tight ends on their roster. Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox are two players who have starred in recent years for the team.
So why in the world did the Bills choose to draft Jaxson Hawes at the same position in the later stages of the 2025 draft?
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The answer is simple.
What Kincaid and Knox have done as receivers is solid. They clearly lack the strength and ability to be strong run-blocking players, though. Hawes doesn't have that issue. He was drafted by the Bills for that exact role at this point.
And while his receiver skills aren't elite, he was the best run-blocking tight end of the 2025 draft. And that made him a commodity for the Bills.
'As a receiver, his profile is severely lacking. He never had more than 200 receiving yards in any of his four years," PFF wrote. "His catch percentages are also lower than ideal, including in contested situations, but they were highest in 2024. He also lacks general coordination and natural feel to be a receiver (which does make sense given that he was a linebacker in high school).
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"He knows what he is on the field for (blocking) and takes a ton of pride in it, consistently blocking his assignments through the whistle.'
Buffalo wants to continue to run the ball well, and having a tight end who can block is extremely important.
If the Bills are able to play all three tight ends at the same time, it could give the team a new and improved wrinkle to their offense.
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