- Tucker Kraft was the most dangerous tight end in football after the catch: His 10.8 yards after the catch per reception was the highest mark by any tight end with at least 25 targets in PFF's 20 years of charting.
- The Green Bay Packers lost their top available target-earners and did not replace them: Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks are both gone, and Green Bay spent no draft pick on a skill-position player.
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Kraft was one of the NFL's most efficient tight ends in 2024. The problem was volume.
His 9.3 yards per target led all tight ends by a wide margin, a full 1.5 yards ahead of the next-closest player. Packers coaches clearly recognized the need to involve him more entering 2025, and his target rate climbed from 14.5% to 19.1%. Rather than losing efficiency with the increased workload, Kraft somehow became even more dangerous after the catch. His 10.8 yards after the catch per reception was the highest by any tight end with at least 25 targets in PFF's 20 years of charting.
Before suffering a season-ending ACL injury, he averaged 14.7 PPR points per game, tying Brock Bowers and George Kittle for the second-highest mark at the position. Kraft opened training camp on the PUP list but has already been activated and gone through drills with the team, a strong indication he will be ready for Week 1.
The encouraging part for fantasy managers is that Kraft may not need historic efficiency to improve his production. Even after a breakout season, his target rate still ranked just 19th among tight ends with at least 25 targets last year. That number could climb further given Green Bay's offseason changes.
Romeo Doubs, last season's team leader in targets, is no longer on the roster, and Dontayvion Wicks, who ranked third, is also gone. Green Bay did not spend a draft pick on a skill-position player. Skyy Moore was its lone free-agent addition at wide receiver, likely brought in more for special teams value than offensive production. That leaves a significant opportunity for the team’s returning pass-catchers.
For fantasy purposes, a slight dip in efficiency paired with a larger workload would still be a favorable tradeoff. Kraft’s recovery is worth monitoring through camp, but if he returns to full health, he has a realistic path to finishing as a top-three fantasy tight end in 2026. He is currently one of the best values on the board, particularly on ESPN.
You can find more statistics and information on his past performance, his competition for touches and how much his teammates and coaches will help or hurt him below.
Footnotes
- Statistics in tables and charts were chosen based on their ability to predict future fantasy performance on a per-game or per-opportunity basis or to describe the player relative to others at the same position.
- “Opportunities” are defined as passing dropbacks, rushing attempts and routes run as a receiver.
- Numbers are provided either by season or based on the past three years. For rookies, only college statistics are included. For non-rookies, only NFL statistics are considered, regardless of whether they played in college within the previous three years.
- As college competition is easier than NFL competition, most rookies are likely to see a decline from their historical numbers.
- Only FBS data is considered for college players and comparisons.
- Kneel-downs are removed from rushing data to provide cleaner quarterback rushing rate statistics.
- The table colors in this article range from blue (indicating good/high) to red (indicating bad/low).
- All percentiles and color codings compare the given player to others with a high sample of opportunities. Generally, the cutoff is one-third of the possible opportunities in the sample. If a player does not meet the threshold, they are still included in the comparison, though their results may appear better or worse than expected due to the smaller, less predictive sample size.
- Information on utilization classifications and their importance can be found here for running backs, wide receivers and tight ends
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