{"id":140451,"date":"2023-04-19T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=140451"},"modified":"2023-04-18T18:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T22:45:55","slug":"dalton-kincaid-teams-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/19\/dalton-kincaid-teams-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Teams That Could Draft Elite Pass Catching Tight End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 NFL Draft is loaded to the brim with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/14\/2023-rookie-tight-end-rankings-ideal-landing-spots\/\" target=\"_self\">talented tight ends<\/a> that can immediately help teams, and Dalton Kincaid might just be the best of the bunch. The Utah product already possesses elite pass-catching skills and, while he could still improve his blocking, should be ready to be a part of any offense&#8217;s passing attack from Day 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is Dalton Kincaid so valuable? It&#39;s more than the route running, which is excellent, it&#39;s how you make yourself available. In the RZ where space is condensed, Kincaid runs the stick route right behind the LB and then leans into the open hole. It&#39;s the little things <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5NPX7BMwhC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5NPX7BMwhC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Harms (@InHarmsWay19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InHarmsWay19\/status\/1648160382551306241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Top 6 Teams That Could Draft Dalton Kincaid<\/h2>\n<h3>Green Bay Packers<\/h3>\n<p>It is a new era in Green Bay. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/22\/fans-will-not-follow-rodgers\/\" target=\"_self\">Aaron Rodgers trade<\/a> all but finalized, the Packers will spend the 2023 season determining if Jordan Love can be a true franchise quarterback. However, if the Packers want him to succeed, they\u2019ll need to give him some reliable weapons. Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs both <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigmack_4\/status\/1591919884472287232?s=21&amp;t=QbbiczJ_1tvHacyBr1S50g\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had their moments<\/a> last year, so instead of addressing wide receiver, the team could draft Dalton Kincaid with their first-round pick. After all, the Packers need a tight end with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/16\/robert-tonyan-signs-contract-with-chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Tonyan departed<\/a>, and the right tight end can make life a lot easier on a quarterback.<\/p>\n<h3>Los Angeles Chargers<\/h3>\n<p>The Los Angeles Chargers offense desperately needs to add a tight end to the mix. Outside of Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, Los Angeles does not have a single reliable weapon in the passing game. With Kellen Moore in town, the Chargers could choose to go after a tight end, as Moore\u2019s scheme <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/07\/08\/dalton-schultz-fantasy-football-outlook-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">helped turn Dalton Schultz<\/a> into one of the more productive tight ends in the league.<\/p>\n<h3>Cincinnati Bengals<\/h3>\n<p>The Cincinnati Bengals aren\u2019t exactly lacking in offensive weapons, but you can never have too many good targets when you share a division with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Ja\u2019Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are both elite threats on the perimeter, and Tyler Boyd provides a reliable presence in the slot, but the Bengals could use someone that can threaten the seam. If the team drafts Dalton Kincaid, that\u2019s exactly what they\u2019ll get, and it might be enough to make this offense the best in the league.<\/p>\n<h3>Dallas Cowboys<\/h3>\n<p>The Cowboys lost Dalton Schultz to the Houston Texans, and they have yet to do anything to replace his production. Most believe that the Cowboys will use their first-round pick on either a tight end or a running back, but considering the team <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/06\/tony-pollard-franchise-tag\/\" target=\"_self\">still has Tony Pollard<\/a>, drafting Dalton Kincaid makes a lot more sense.<\/p>\n<h3>New Orleans Saints<\/h3>\n<p>The New Orleans Saints need to get younger at their skill positions. Chris Olave is the future at wide receiver, but they need to find an adequate running mate. With all respect to Juwan Johnson, the Saints don\u2019t have a tight end that will scare an opposing defense. Dalton Kincaid is exactly what the Saints need, and Derek Carr\u2019s experience with getting the best out of Darren Waller will only make the transition to the pros even easier.<\/p>\n<h3>Carolina Panthers<\/h3>\n<p>It is highly unlikely that Dalton Kincaid is still on the board when the Panthers are on the clock, but if he is, the team needs to strike. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/18\/carolina-panthers-mock-draft-stroud-young\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina will inevitably draft a quarterback<\/a> with the first-overall pick, but they need to get their franchise guy some weapons if he wants a chance to succeed. Hayden Hurst is not a long-term solution, and Kincaid could form a decade-long connection with Carolina\u2019s rookie quarterback.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Chris Pietsch &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid is arguably the best player at his position in the NFL Draft and have plenty of interested teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":140460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,7,19,25,18,28,1647],"tags":[9546,7642,9622,7661,7659],"class_list":["post-140451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-panthers","category-bengals","category-cowboys","category-packers","category-chargers","category-saints","category-nfl-draft","tag-2023-nfl-draft","tag-chargers-featured","tag-dalton-kincaid","tag-panthers-featured","tag-saints-featured"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}