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The Buffalo Bills are in a tight spot right now. They have two excellent receiving tight ends in Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox. Both pass catchers are incredibly important for Buffalo's offense and quarterback Josh Allen.
There is an issue, though. Neither Knox nor Kincaid is a very good run blocker. To be considered an elite tight end, a star has to be able to be just as good at run blocking as they are catching passes.
Travis Kelce and George Kittle are prime examples of that.
In order to put less pressure on Knox and Kincaid together, the Bills looked to move past that entire process by drafting a tight end whose sole strength is blocking.
Georgia Tech tight end Jackson Hawes was the team's solution. And ESPN's Field Yates couldn't be more excited about the pairing.
Yates picked five of his favorite selections in each of the seven rounds with Hawes being one of them.
"Last season, the Bills led the NFL in the number of snaps with six offensive linemen on the field. Hawes gives them the chance to do more of that, as I thought he was the best blocking tight end in this class," Yates said. "He is a rugged, powerful, nasty blocker who played for four seasons at Yale before his year at Georgia Tech. Though he's not a difference-maker as a receiver, he's an ideal third tight end behind Dawson Knox and Dalton Kincaid."
Having a third tight end the team can trust moving forward is incredibly important for the Bills this offseason. It can fundamentally change what the team is expected to move forward with on offense.
And add another wrinkle to what was the highest scoring group in the league last year.
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There is an issue, though. Neither Knox nor Kincaid is a very good run blocker. To be considered an elite tight end, a star has to be able to be just as good at run blocking as they are catching passes.
Travis Kelce and George Kittle are prime examples of that.
In order to put less pressure on Knox and Kincaid together, the Bills looked to move past that entire process by drafting a tight end whose sole strength is blocking.
Georgia Tech tight end Jackson Hawes was the team's solution. And ESPN's Field Yates couldn't be more excited about the pairing.
Yates picked five of his favorite selections in each of the seven rounds with Hawes being one of them.
"Last season, the Bills led the NFL in the number of snaps with six offensive linemen on the field. Hawes gives them the chance to do more of that, as I thought he was the best blocking tight end in this class," Yates said. "He is a rugged, powerful, nasty blocker who played for four seasons at Yale before his year at Georgia Tech. Though he's not a difference-maker as a receiver, he's an ideal third tight end behind Dawson Knox and Dalton Kincaid."
Having a third tight end the team can trust moving forward is incredibly important for the Bills this offseason. It can fundamentally change what the team is expected to move forward with on offense.
And add another wrinkle to what was the highest scoring group in the league last year.
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