Nick Whalen said Tucker Kraft is one of the safest tight ends to draft because he has not missed a game through his first two NFL seasons, giving managers a dependable weekly floor. Whalen expects Jordan Love to continue having many sub-25-attempt outings—he noted Love "had plenty of games" in that range last year—and believes that limited passing volume will still flow to Kraft. Thanks to that durability plus an expanded role in a Packers offense that Whalen thinks can take another step, he sees "a world" where Kraft finishes the season as a top-5 or top-6 fantasy tight end. With Kraft going late in drafts, Whalen views him as an affordable selection offering both floor and legitimate ceiling for Season-Long and Best-Ball formats.

Nick Whalen recommended Tucker Kraft as a Round 10/11 target who blends floor with breakout potential. Kraft ranked first among NFL tight ends in yards after contact and yards after the catch last year and has not missed a game in two seasons. Although Green Bay spread targets (15% share for Kraft), Whalen projects more consistent passing volume after the Packers went run-heavy down the stretch. With no alpha receiver on the roster, Kraft could climb into the top five or six at the position while still offering steady production in best-ball or season-long formats.

Rich Cooling called Tucker Kraft a slam-dunk pick at his current TE12 ADP, predicting he can jump into the elite tight-end tier. Kraft already led Green Bay with seven touchdown catches last year—just one fewer than George Kittle and three fewer than Mark Andrews—and paced all TEs with at least 50 targets in yards after the catch at 9.38 per reception. Cooling stressed that Kraft outplayed Luke Musgrave despite being drafted 60 spots later and believes Jordan Love clearly trusts him in high-leverage situations. Even if some of the big-play YAC regresses, the combination of red-zone usage, athleticism, and a vacancy atop Green Bay’s target totem pole makes Kraft a strong bet to beat cost in both redraft and best-ball formats.

Hayden Winks highlighted Tucker Kraft as another tight end who checks Ryan Heath’s league-winner boxes—no entrenched pass catchers ahead of him and an offense pegged to be "awesome" again. Only two Packers receivers are being drafted near the top-60 and one of them rarely plays in three-wide sets, leaving Kraft a path to top-two target status. Winks pointed out that Kraft logged heavy playoff snaps last year, proving the coaching staff trusts him in high-leverage situations. At a double-digit-round ADP, Kraft lets drafters fade the overpriced early-round tight ends while still capturing touchdown upside tied to Jordan Love’s ascending offense.

Peter Overzet called Tucker Kraft the clear tier-break tight end behind George Kittle, saying, “I like Kraft—I think he’s the tear break unless you want to get crazy.” In Pete’s view, Kraft offers the exact isolated spike-week potential you want from a TE3 without the ownership drag Isaiah Likely is picking up (he joked Likely could reach 80 % in this contest). That combination makes Kraft the sharper way to round out a three-tight-end build, especially if you already paid up for Kittle and want your final roster spot to chase ceiling rather than duplicate chalk. If Kraft is gone, Pete prefers diving even deeper instead of eating likely’s ownership.

Hribar compared Tucker Kraft’s underlying metrics to Sam LaPorta’s and argued Kraft is an arbitrage play at a fraction of the cost (TE11 vs LaPorta’s TE4 ADP). Kraft ran routes on 83.5% of Packers dropbacks (LaPorta 80.8%), saw a 16.1% target-per-route rate (LaPorta 18.4%) and lined up inline 66.7% of the time, mirroring LaPorta’s 63.2%. Given near-identical usage but a much cheaper draft slot, Hribar labeled Kraft one of the best value picks in the middle TE tier.

Evan Silva called Tucker Kraft "maybe the most underrated tight end in the league," highlighting that the second-year Packer led all NFL tight ends in yards after catch last season. Matt LaFleur has only labeled two players "animals"—Josh Jacobs and now Kraft—underscoring internal excitement. Silva likes pairing Kraft with a premium TE1 (in this draft, T.J. Hockenson) and then stopping at two tight ends, banking on Kraft’s explosive YAC ability and built-in chemistry with a fully healthy Jordan Love. If Green Bay increases pass rate as expected, Kraft’s blend of athleticism and coach praise makes him an inexpensive upside swing at the end of Best Ball drafts.

Neil Orfield grabbed Tucker Kraft as his second tight end despite the Sidekick tool disagreeing, saying the former South Dakota State standout’s raw talent is better than his rookie-year numbers. On a 20-round site he wants bankable upside over marginal projection edges, and Kraft’s athletic profile paired with Jordan Love’s aggressive red-zone tendencies offers exactly that. Orfield noted that default builds repeatedly spit out Dallas Goedert or Ben Sinnott, so pivoting to Kraft keeps lineups unique while still capturing top-10-TE potential if Luke Musgrave stalls.

Best Ball Guy predicted that Tucker Kraft will be "a riser" over the next few weeks, saying the second-year tight end could climb all the way to the Mark Andrews tier around pick 110 once the summer hype machine starts. Kraft closed 2023 with a 79% route rate over Green Bay’s final six games, and with only Luke Musgrave competing for middle-of-the-field targets, Eric thinks volume will not be an issue. He likes pairing Kraft with Jordan Love as an inexpensive second stack and believes locking in the current price point secures immediate closing-line value before the broader market catches on.

Davis Mattek said Tucker Kraft has a legitimate path to finishing as the overall TE1 if a few dominos fall. Kraft’s ascension hinges on Jordan Love staying healthy and the Packers nudging their offense toward something more pass-centric after ranking 31st in pass rate over expectation last season. Mattek noted that the combination of Love’s availability and even a modest bump in team pass volume would open up enough routes and red-zone looks for Kraft to make a Kincaid-like leap without costing an early draft pick. For season-long and best-ball gamers, Mattek sees Kraft as the ideal late-round dart who can swing an entire roster if the volume spike materializes.

Szafraniec called Tucker Kraft the most mis-priced pass catcher on the board, saying he could "completely obliterate ADP" and be drafted as a top-five tight end in 2025. Kraft ran 374 routes to Luke Musgrave’s 58 last season and earned 71 targets despite playing through a post-surgery return. In Rotoviz’s Advanced Stats Explorer, Kraft just posted one of the best tight-end tackle-evasion seasons ever recorded, confirming the George Kittle comps that followed him out of college workouts. His chemistry with Jordan Love shows up in a 10.0 AYA – nearly identical to Reed’s – and Szafraniec noted that if the volume merely inches up, the after-catch monster has league-winning upside. Because Kraft still goes in the "third cluster" of tight ends, Kevin is scooping him aggressively in tight-end-premium best-ball formats and sees him as the archetypal late-round swing who could jump 8–10 rounds in value by this time next year.

Despite a 50-707-7 breakout when Luke Musgrave was shelved, Kraft still carries TE12, Pick 124 pricing. Harris is skeptical because Green Bay expects Musgrave back ‘bigger, stronger, faster,’ potentially reclaiming the role that forced Kraft off his draft board originally. If Musgrave regains lead duties, Kraft becomes overdrafted; Harris prefers cheaper late-round flyers.

Jagger May spotlighted Tucker Kraft as his favorite last-round tight-end swing. Kraft led the position in broken tackles last season—an efficiency marker May believes translates directly to fantasy volume once Jordan Love, finally healthy, pushes the ball more effectively. The Packers rarely added target competition, and the sophomore’s YAC ability gives him a Dalton Kincaid-style ceiling without the cost. May’s advice: grab Kraft when the elite tight ends are gone and watch him turn peripherals into weekly TE1 scores.

Mattek closed with Tucker Kraft, citing two-year elite per-target efficiency and Matt LaFleur’s comment that Kraft could lead the Packers in catches. Kraft already finished second on the team during his late-season run; a full year as the unquestioned starter offers sneaky top-12 tight end potential.

Davis Mattek said Tucker Kraft is still one of the best TE2 values in Best Ball even though his Underdog ADP has slid nearly 20 spots since Green Bay selected rookie wideout Matthew Golden. Mattek thinks drafters are double-counting target competition. Kraft already ran a route on 81 percent of Jordan Love’s dropbacks over the final six weeks and tied for the team lead in red-zone looks during that stretch, so a mid-season rookie learning curve is behind him. Mattek added that last year’s minus-7 percent PROE is an outlier driven by Love’s Week-1 ankle injury; with Love healthy and the offensive line upgraded, he expects LaFleur to creep back toward league-average pass rate. With no veteran tight-end additions and only the oft-injured Luke Musgrave behind him, Mattek projected 90–95 targets and half-dozen touchdowns for Kraft—plenty to crack weekly Best Ball lineups at a TE25 price tag.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound pivoted to Tucker Kraft as his TE1 and called the pick “sneaky leverage on the entire Green Bay offense.” He cited multiple OTA reports suggesting Kraft is pushing to lead the Packers in targets while Christian Watson and Jayden Reed rotate outside. Pat expects an 80 percent route rate in Matt LaFleur’s scheme, which already ranked eighth in red-zone pass rate last year. Because tight ends dry up after Round 15, he loves snagging Kraft around pick 180 while the room chases replacement-level wide receivers. Pat views the move as cheap access to Jordan Love’s weekly ceiling and a natural bring-back opposite Vikings pieces in Week 16.