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Knox played 44 snaps and spent a season-high 28 of them run blocking. He’s due a $14.568 million cap figure in 2025 and finished the 2024 season with a 22/311/1 receiving line, something that was fairly easy to foresee based on last year’s 22/186/2 line. Without Buffalo morphing into an 11-personnel team, it’s going to be hard for Knox to deliver fantasy value or, really, much value at all for the Bills in 2025. The contract suggests that unless they want to get into the world of post-June 1 moves, Knox will be around for his requisite small role in the passing offense in 2025.

He was actually out-targeted (3-2) and outsnapped (34-31) by Dawson Knox. It was a blowout, of course, which complicated things as the Bills were never really threatened on defense en route to a 40-0 lead. Kincaid simply hasn’t been a reliable enough source of yards this year to be a sure-fire TE1, and he’ll remain that way in Week 18 and as we go forward to playoff best ball.

With Dalton Kincaid out, this was the last chance for Knox to play himself onto the fantasy radar. However, with the Bills facing a stout Rams pass rush, Knox was used far more as a blocker than a receiver. With Kincaid likely returning next week, Knox can be cut from most fantasy rosters.

Kincaid got in three limited practices this week, but he was always a longshot to play, especially with the Bills’ elevating Tucker Davidson from the practice squad. Kincaid figures to return to take on the Lions in Week 15 which gives Dawson Knox one more week as a touchdown-dependent option for fantasy leagues.

Kincaid returned to practice this week but was limited in all three sessions. Eyeing a deep playoff run, the Bills would rather hold him out until he is fully healthy instead of rushing him back. Kincaid will hopefully practice in full next week before returning to face the Lions. Dawson Knox has a modest target share of 15 percent in the two games Kincaid has missed. He is a touchdown-or-bust TE2 for the Bills matchup with the Rams.

10 players registered counting stats in the box score under receiving, with Knox amassing the most yardage of the bunch. Even quarterback Josh Allen got in on the receiving fun, taking a lateral from wide receiver Amari Cooper to the house from seven yards out. Either way, Knox is unlikely to return usable counting stats consistently even with Dalton Kincaid still nursing a knee issue.

Kincaid will miss his second-straight game with the knee injury he suffered in Week 10 against the Colts. Even after the team’s Week 12 bye, the second-year tight end is still on the mend and will now target a Week 14 return against the Rams. With Kincaid out, Dawson Knox becomes a top-12 play and should be on the streaming radar for any team in need of help at the position.

Kincaid will hope to get in a late-week practice if he’s going to play in Week 13 against the Niners. With Kincaid out in Week 11 against Kansas City, Dawson Knox ran a route on 37 of the Bills’ 43 drop backs and caught four of his six targets for 40 yards. Knox would be a top-12 tight end play against the 49ers if Kincaid were to miss another game.

Knox has been here before. The former TE1 of the Bills found himself in a familiar role with Dalton Kincaid (knee) sidelined and made the most of his opportunity. Knox hauled in a long 24-yard pass in the second quarter that helped set up a James Cook touchdown and has now topped 40 receiving yards in three of his last four games. The Bills now head into their Week 12 bye and will return in Week 13 to face the 49ers. Assuming Kincaid is back, Knox won’t have any stand-alone value in that game.

Head coach Sean McDermott has already ruled out Kincaid for the week, meaning Dawson Knox will have a chance to start against the Chiefs. Kincaid did not practice this week after going down in Week 10’s win over the Colts, and will now have an extra week to recover with the Bills headed for a Week 12 bye. He’ll hopefully be ready to go in Week 13 when the Bills return to face the 49ers.