Buffalo Bills 53-man roster prediction: Tight ends

Who will the Buffalo Bills take into 2019 as their tight ends, and how many will there be on the roster? Throughout the 2019 NFL off-season, the Buffalo Bills made a few things clear. Among those few things is a pinpoint aggressiveness in fixing a tight end position that had struggled as a whole in years past. Via work done in free agency, releases, and the NFL Draft, the Bills should enter 2019 with a tight end unit as listed below. (1) Tyler Kroft (2) Dawson Knox (3) Lee Smith (4) Tommy Sweeney You’ll notice a lack of Jason Croom on the depth chart; that’s not a mistake. Though Croom has NFL experience with the Bills, he’s a developmental project with far more potential than production. Yet, so far, he hasn’t proved either are superior to the four listed. The tight end group starts with Tyler Kroft — a free agency addition (three years, $18.750 million) by way of the Cincinnati Bengals. Kroft’s production throughout his four-year is minimal — 67 catches for 661 yards and eight touchdowns — with an outlier year in 2017. Filling in for oft-injured Pro Bowler Tyler Eifert , Kroft caught 42 catches for 404 yards and seven touchdowns. Before 2017, Kroft was an anomaly; as a backup tight end behind a proven starter. But, following his breakout year, the 6-foot-6, 252-pound tight end was expected to flourish in an offense that should now give him touches. However, injuries derailed that thought, as a broken foot ended his season fives week in. Despite finishing 2018 on the injured reserve, the Bills took a calculated gamble in Kroft. His potential as move tight end is immense — he’s a massive target with excellent ball skills and developed route-running — and they must’ve seen that. Due […]

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