The Buffalo Bills offense is going to look very different than past seasons with the departure of Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis. While it makes it tougher to identify the right wide receivers to target for fantasy football, there is a lot of value to be found currently as the general consensus is that the offense is going to take a step backwards.
When looking at the current offense, these are four players on the Buffalo Bills who fantasy football managers should be targeting heading into league drafts.
4 Buffalo Bills who already are must-drafts for fantasy football in 2024
Josh Allen
The departure of Stefon Diggs might have an impact on Josh Allen on the field but in terms of fantasy football he is still a Top 5 option. The Bills quarterback is essentially a cheat code for fantasy football with how much the coaching staff puts on his shoulders.
In each of the past four seasons, Allen has thrown for over 4,000 yards with at least 29 passing touchdowns. The turnovers certainly limit his production but he makes up for it with his rushing ability with at least six rushing touchdowns each season of his career.
This past seaosn was by far his best with 15 and while it is unlikely he reaches that total, he should still finish around seven or eight. That is enough to warrant Allen being one of the first quarterbacks drafted in fantasy football and the high draft capital that comes with that.
Dalton Kincaid
The Buffalo Bills might have questions at wide receiver but they don't at tight end and in his second season tight end Dalton Kincaid is set up for a breakout year. The tight end position is one that has a lot of volatility because after the Top 3 of Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews and George Kittle it is anyone's guess.
That is why it wouldn't be surprising if Kincaid finished the season as a Top 5 tight end. As a rookie, Kincaid was second on the Bills in targets with 91 and that was after being primarily a backup early in the season behind Dawson Knox.
However, Kincaid shouldn't have to compete as much with Knox and when considering there are almost 250 targets vacated with Diggs and Davis no longer on the roster, there is no reason that Kincaid shouldn't get well over 100 targets. At tight end, that is not easy to find and after the three veteran tight ends mentioned, it makes perfect sense to reach for Kincaid.
Ray Davis
There is no question that James Cook is the primary running back for the Buffalo Bills and he is going to be drafted as such in fantasy football. However, with limited touchdown potential he might struggle to produce in line with the draft capital and where he is picked.
While Cook will still be productive, it makes more sense to take a flyer on Ray Davis later in drafts. The Bills drafted Davis in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft and he is a big running back but also is an effective pass catcher out of the backfield.
He is already making a good impression during OTAs as Alex Brasky makes a prediction that Davis will be involved early in the offense. The worst case scenario is that Davis is a goal-line back and should have plenty of opportunities to vulture touchdowns and that makes him a great running back for best ball leagues.
However, the best case scenario is that this is a split backfield in terms of touches and if Davis is the goal-line back, he could be the better running back in fantasy football.
Curtis Samuel
While there are questions at wide receiver, there is no doubt that whoever emerges as the top receiver is going to have real value in fantasy football. There will be managers who will go after Khalil Shakir or rookie Keon Coleman but Curtis Samuel is the wide receiver to target in fantasy football.
This is Samuel's first season with the Bills after they signed him to a three-year deal as a free agent. He previously spent time with the Panthers and Commanders and has typically been that second or third option in passing games.
However, in Buffalo he could emerge as the top receiver when considering his best season of his career was in 2020 with the Panthers. At the time, his offensive coordinator was Joe Brady and he is in a similar role with the Bills which will put him in the best position to be successful.
On top of that, Samuel saw a number of rushing attempts with Brady running the offense and that also could continue. If that does, he should be able to produce as a WR2 in fantasy football and be a great steal in the mid to late rounds of drafts.