Every NFL team’s most underrated offensive weapon entering 2020

Buffalo Bills: Dawson Knox

The Buffalo Bills were sorely missing a big outside weapon during Josh Allen’s second season. While John Brown was able to accumulate over 1,000 receiving yards and Cole Beasley revived a nonexistent slot presence in the Buffalo offense, there was no offensive piece to make contested catches on the outside. The team may not currently have a big-bodied threat at receiver but I think they may have already found their mainstay safety valve at tight end.

The Bills traded up in last year’s draft to select Dawson Knox in the back of the 3rd round. While he didn’t make a great statistical impact in his rookie season, catching only 28 balls for 388 yards and two touchdowns, he made some memorable splash plays by breaking tackles and delivering incredible stiff arms.

Knox began to see greater playing time near the end of the season, as he played over 70 percent of the snaps in six of his last eight games; he only surpassed that mark once in his first eight contests. While he never developed into the safety blanket for Allen that Bills fans had hoped, I think he could make a tremendous sophomore leap and return dividends on his third-round draft price.

Knox’s huge frame, athletic profile, and large catch radius should easily win him the starting job over Tyler Kroft and Tommy Sweeney next season. He should develop nicely in his second year with offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and become a premier weapon for the Bills over the middle of the field.