
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Kraft was one of my favorite middle-round values last year and if his ADP lingers in the sixth or seventh round this season, he’s going to be my primary target at the position. The ACL tear that ended his season in Week 9 may have obscured one of the most impressive statistical profiles at the tight end position. In seven games before the injury, he averaged 14.0 points per game—the overall TE1 on a per-game basis—and was playing at a 73-catch, 1139-yard, 14.6-touchdown pace. The PFF metrics were historic for a player in just his second full year: 99th percentile in YPRR (2.33) and 100th percentile in YAC per reception (10.8) among tight ends. His 90th percentile route grade suggests this wasn't a small-sample fluke—he was creating separation and turning targets into big plays at an elite rate. His ESPN OVERALL score (89th percentile) and the 86th-percentile avoided tackle rate further reinforce the profile. Kraft is on track to return for Week 1, but at a seventh-round ADP, the value is significant if he comes back near full health. You're getting a player who was producing at a TE1 per-game pace before the injury for a fraction of the price of the tier above him.
Tucker Kraft
- TE
- , Green Bay Packers
- 26
- 259 lbs
- 6' 5"
- South Dakota State
- 77
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2026 Draft note
Kraft was one of my favorite middle-round values last year and if his ADP lingers in the sixth or seventh round this season, he’s going to be my primary target at the position. The ACL tear that ended his season in Week 9 may have obscured one of the most impressive statistical profiles at the tight end position. In seven games before the injury, he averaged 14.0 points per game—the overall TE1 on a per-game basis—and was playing at a 73-catch, 1139-yard, 14.6-touchdown pace. The PFF metrics were historic for a player in just his second full year: 99th percentile in YPRR (2.33) and 100th percentile in YAC per reception (10.8) among tight ends. His 90th percentile route grade suggests this wasn't a small-sample fluke—he was creating separation and turning targets into big plays at an elite rate. His ESPN OVERALL score (89th percentile) and the 86th-percentile avoided tackle rate further reinforce the profile. Kraft is on track to return for Week 1, but at a seventh-round ADP, the value is significant if he comes back near full health. You're getting a player who was producing at a TE1 per-game pace before the injury for a fraction of the price of the tier above him.
2026 Strength of Schedule - GB
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 @MIN | 19 @NYJ | 14 ATL | 22 @TB | 13 CHI | 9 DAL | 18 @DET | 4 CAR | 24 @NE | 16 MIN | BYE | 12 @LAR | 17 @NO | 8 BUF | 30 MIA | 13 @CHI | 15 HOU | 18 DET |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7.9 | 8.90 | 9.9 | 44/48 | 91.7% |
| 2 | WAS | 6 | 124 | 1 | 7 | 20.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.4 | 21.40 | 24.4 | 62/68 | 91.2% |
| 3 | @CLE | 3 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | 4.40 | 5.9 | 57/65 | 87.7% |
| 4 | @DAL | 5 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 11.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.6 | 8.10 | 10.6 | 79/83 | 95.2% |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | CIN | 2 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 21.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.3 | 11.30 | 12.3 | 56/61 | 91.8% |
| 7 | @ARI | 5 | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.8 | 14.30 | 16.8 | 50/56 | 89.3% |
| 8 | @PIT | 7 | 143 | 2 | 9 | 20.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.3 | 29.80 | 33.3 | 59/64 | 92.2% |
| 9 | CAR | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 4.0 | 32/65 | 49.2% |
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Injury Details (w10)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | PHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w11)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @NYG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w12)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | MIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w13)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @DET | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w14)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | CHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w15)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @DEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w16)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @CHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w17)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | BAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w18)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @MIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 4.00 | 61.13 | 0.75 | 5.50 | 15.28 | 0.13 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 10.65 | 12.65 | 14.65 | 54.88/63.75 | 86.03% | |
| Totals | 32 | 489 | 6 | 44 | 15.28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 85.2 | 101.2 | 117.2 | 439/510 | 86.03% | |






