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Tucker Kraft — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 14.65 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 76.1, usage worth 10.

25 years old · 3 seasons of experience · 2023 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 76.1
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 17.3, 39.1 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER66.7
ESPN100.3
YAHOO61.2
UNDERDOG78.3
CBS76.3
FFA74

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 7, pick 4 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE8
Bye week11
ADP standard deviation17.3 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 171 points, 11.3 per game — 60.8 catches, 814 yards, 4.8 TDs. That is TE2, 74 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 8.7 points per game to a ceiling of 15.2, with the median at 11.3. Boom rate 35%, bust rate 23%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 76.1 on consensus and our board has him 74. Those agree, so there is no market disagreement to exploit. The question is whether you want the profile, not whether it is mispriced.

Our written view

coming off an in-season torn ACL; was statistically the #1 tight end in fantasy (by nearly two points/game) at the moment he got hurt, on a touchdown rate relative to his volume that's unlikely to fully repeat. Explicit framing: if negative injury-timeline news drops his ADP further, that's a buying opportunity, not a reason to avoid him — the news would already be priced in, and then some.

buy · medium conviction · 2026-08

The offense he plays in, 2026

Green Bay Packers returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1. Jordan Love at quarterback, Matt LaFleur as head coach, Adam Stenavich calling it. The offense projects to 30.2 pass attempts a game at high confidence and 28.2 rushes.

In: Skyy Moore (wr6), Will Sheppard (wr7), MarShawn Lloyd (rb3), Pierre Strong Jr. (rb4). Out: Romeo Doubs (wr1), Emmanuel Wilson (rb2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 13.1%, with a bear case of 11.3% and a bull case of 15.2% and a full range of 10.2% to 16.5%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Christian Watson17.4%
Jayden Reed17%
Matthew Golden13.9%
Tucker Kraft 13.1%
Josh Jacobs9.7%
Luke Musgrave8.3%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: Drafted Jager Burton C in the 5th round, extended Jayden Reed on 3 year deal.

Key departures: Rasheed Walker starting O lineman left to Panthers. RB Emmanuel Wilson left, opening up backup and 3rd down back role for another RB to fill the gap. Romeo Doubs to New England Patriots, Wicks to Eagles. Massive opportunity for Watson, Golden, and Reed. We will have to see who plays the most on 2 WR sets.

Notes: Key departures: Romeo Doubs to New England Patriots, Wicks to Eagles. Massive opportunity for Watson, Golden, and Reed. We will have to see who plays the most on 2 WR sets. Reed landed 3 year 50m extension with packers. Golden could be primed for a breakout. Kraft should be recovered from torn ACL early in the season & Musgrave will fill in if he misses time but no true upside to him. Savion Williams will compete for WR4 but it is unlikely he holds any true value. Jordan Love needs to stay healthy but could be primed for a great 2026 season. Josh Jacobs is showing signs for concern with efficiency & managers need to think about him, however, packers have not brought in any competition so in the meantime he should be ok. The departure of Emmanuel Wilson to Seattle should not be underlooked. He was a highly productive back up RB & could open the door for a healthy Josh Jacobs to return to his peak form briefly. AND another RB will assume a very potentially productive handcuff opportunity.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Jordan Love returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (28.8 att/g); Regressed 30% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30.2 att/g.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for TEs age ~24, prior share 14.2%, same team, OC continuity. Distribution: median 13.9%, p25-p75 [9.8%, 17.2%], tails [7.8%, 19.7%]. Closest comps: Tucker Kraft 2024→2025 (GB: 14.2%→19.0%); Isaiah Likely 2024→2025 (BAL: 13.3%→13.1%); Cade Otton 2024→2025 (TB: 15.6%→17.4%). Adjustment: -5% from td_luck_breakout (TD regression risk)

self-anchored 45% to own 14.2% role (2yr), 55% to comp median 13.9%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: GB rates 24.6 against a league average of 23, 1.6 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-1.7 · harder
Weeks 1–6+5 · easier
Weeks 12–17-4.9 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+1.1 · neutral

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +64.4% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, TEs crash the following year 47% of the time (hold 53%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 47% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.3 elite seasons and 2.3 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Dawson Knox202110.967%-19.9%
Dalton Schultz202112.366%+4.6%
Cade Otton20241064%-15.8%
T.J. Hockenson202112.164%-6.2%
T.J. Hockenson202212.863%+30%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 3 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

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Monthly superflex value, 2023-03 to 2026-07. From 0 to 5,246, peaking at 5,246.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2023, round 3, pick 78 by GNB
CollegeSouth Dakota St.
Age at draft22
Height6′5″
Weight254 lb
40-yard dash4.69s
Vertical34″
Broad jump122″
3-cone7.08s
Shuttle4.29s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game10.1
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate16.7%
Bust rate16.7%
Games missed per season0
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.33

The record, season by season

2025 · GB · 8 games

His best game was Week 8 against PIT — 33.3 PPR on 9 targets and a 25.7% target share, in a game that finished 35-25. His worst was Week 9 against CAR at 4, on 3 targets, final score 13-16. Across 8 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.3; in the 4 decided by more, 20. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10 points per game. He scored 14.65, 46.7% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 5 against 2.22 expected, a gap of 2.8.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DET27-139.92416118.2%92%
2WAS27-1824.467124125.9%91%
3CLE10-135.93429016%88%
4DAL40-4010.65556013.9%95%
6CIN27-1812.3224317.7%92%
7ARI27-2316.851058135.7%89%
8PIT35-2533.379143225.7%92%
9CAR13-164232008.6%49%

Production

Receptions32
Targets44
Receiving yards489
Carries1
Rushing yards3
Touchdowns6
Points per game14.65
Yards per target11.11
Catch rate72.73%
Yards per carry3

Role

Snap share86%
Target share18.96%
Air-yards share9.59%
WOPR0.35
RACR8.947

Efficiency

Average depth of target4.7
Yards after catch per reception10.8
Yards before catch per reception4.5
Total YAC344
Broken tackles6
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted148.6
Receiving EPA per game4.89
Rushing EPA per game-0.09

Scoring position

Red-zone targets12
Red-zone target share16.7%
End-zone target share8.3%
Expected receiving TDs2.22
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck2.78

Who else ate

The offense threw it 489 times. He took 9.57% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Romeo Doubs18.48%
Christian Watson11.96%
Dontayvion Wicks10%
Josh Jacobs9.57%
Tucker Kraft 9.57%
Matthew Golden9.57%

2024 · GB · 17 games

His best game was Week 5 against LA — 24.8 PPR on 5 targets and a 20% target share, in a game that finished 24-19. His worst was Week 11 against CHI at 0, on 1 targets, final score 20-19. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.8; in the 7 decided by more, 7.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.4 points per game. He scored 9.61, 29.5% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 3.1 expected, a gap of 2.9.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PHI29-345.7233709.4%96%
2IND16-103.62216015.4%80%
3TEN30-144.42324015.8%67%
4MIN29-3117.36953116.7%86%
5LA24-1924.84588220%85%
6ARI34-133.52413012.9%82%
7HOU24-2212.33433112.1%95%
8JAX30-2716.83378111.1%84%
9DET14-247.64634016.2%100%
11CHI20-19001005.9%93%
12SF38-1010.6222619.1%79%
13MIA30-1713.86778025%91%
14DET31-3413.13541126.3%88%
15SEA30-135.4223407.7%89%
16NO34-09.53463014.8%62%
17MIN25-277.32353010.3%86%
18CHI22-247.64736028%95%

Production

Receptions50
Targets70
Receiving yards707
Carries3
Rushing yards6
Touchdowns7
Points per game9.61
Yards per target10.1
Catch rate71.43%
Yards per carry2

Role

Snap share85.76%
Target share15.1%
Air-yards share8.95%
WOPR0.29
RACR4.458

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.3
Yards after catch per reception9.1
Yards before catch per reception5
Total YAC456
Broken tackles9
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted131.1
Receiving EPA per game2.19
Rushing EPA per game0.19

Scoring position

Red-zone targets16
Red-zone target share20.8%
End-zone target share16.7%
Red-zone carry share1%
Expected receiving TDs3.1
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck2.9
Expected rushing TDs0.04

Who else ate

The offense threw it 479 times. He took 15.12% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Dontayvion Wicks16.41%
Jayden Reed16.2%
Romeo Doubs15.55%
Tucker Kraft 15.12%
Christian Watson11.45%
Josh Jacobs9.29%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jordan Love145810.5510.8814.11%
Malik Willis3125.26.3319.73%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 17 games were blowouts, 17.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.25 in those and 10.85 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · GB · 14 games

His best game was Week 15 against TB — 15.7 PPR on 6 targets and a 16.7% target share, in a game that finished 20-34. His worst was Week 9 against LA at 0, on 0 targets, final score 20-3. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 5.5; in the 5 decided by more, 5.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.1 points per game. He scored 5.61, 8.5% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
4DET20-342.522505.9%23%
5LV13-17000000%40%
7DEN17-19000000%50%
8MIN10-24000000%28%
9LA20-3000000%39%
10PIT19-231.613608.1%51%
11LAC23-205.2223205.3%42%
12DET29-229.5221516.7%96%
13KC27-196.73637017.1%95%
14NYG22-2410.44464010.5%100%
15TB20-3415.74657116.7%95%
16CAR33-30104660023.1%92%
17MIN33-1010.86648017.6%82%
18CHI17-96.1333109.4%90%

Production

Receptions31
Targets40
Receiving yards355
Touchdowns2
Points per game5.61
Yards per target8.88
Catch rate77.5%

Role

Snap share65.93%
Target share8.6%
Air-yards share4.23%
WOPR0.158
RACR1.72

Efficiency

Average depth of target3.9
Yards after catch per reception7.5
Yards before catch per reception4
Total YAC232
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted120.3
Receiving EPA per game1.27

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share9.9%
End-zone target share2.2%
Expected receiving TDs2.45
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.55

Who else ate

The offense threw it 581 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Romeo Doubs17.11%
Jayden Reed16.76%
Dontayvion Wicks10.34%
Christian Watson9.45%
Luke Musgrave8.2%
Aaron Jones7.66%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 14 games were blowouts, 13.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.4 in those and 5.5 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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