Packers' Tucker Kraft: Another TD reception in loss
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Kraft brought in three of five targets for 41 yards and a touchdown in the Packers' 34-31 loss to the Lions on Thursday night.
Kraft was second in receptions, tied for second in targets and was third in receiving yards for the Packers on a night when Jordan Love only completed 12 passes. The versatile tight end has demonstrated a knack for rattling off chunk plays throughout the season, and he recorded his sixth catch of 20-plus yards Thursday with a 21-yard grab. Kraft also tallied his career-high seventh touchdown on a 12-yard catch that capped off Green Bay's first second-half drive, and he should have opportunities to make an impact again during a Week 15 road matchup against the Seahawks on Sunday night, Dec. 15.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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Kraft has scored at least 10.6 PPR points in two games in a row, and I like his outlook better in Week 14 with Romeo Doubs (concussion) out. He had six catches for 78 yards on seven targets in Week 13 against Miami with Doubs out. But this matchup against the Lions isn't easy, and Kraft had four catches for 34 yards on six targets against Detroit in Week 9. That game was in the rain, but the Lions are No. 1 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends. Only one tight end has scored against Detroit all season, which was A.J. Barner in Week 4, and he's the lone tight end with double digits in PPR points. Kraft is only worth starting in deeper leagues in Week 14.
Kraft recorded six receptions on seven targets for 78 yards in Thursday's 30-17 win over the Dolphins.
Kraft had seen more limited involvement in the Packers' offense in recent games, but he led the team in targets, receptions and yards in Thursday's win. He made several big plays, including a pair of 17-yard receptions and another 16-yard catch. It was a spike performance for Kraft, but he entered Thursday's game having topped 35 receiving yards only once in his last six contests.
Kraft reeled in both of his targets for 26 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 38-10 rout of the 49ers.
Kraft was the beneficiary of one of Jordan Love's two passing touchdowns in a one-sided victory. The sophomore tight end rebounded from last week's zero-catch outing to score his sixth touchdown of the season against San Francisco. Kraft is a reasonable option for fantasy managers to consider on Thanksgiving when the Packers host the Dolphins on Thursday.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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Kraft was a huge letdown in Week 11 at Chicago with no catches on one target, and it's tough to trust him heading into Week 12 against San Francisco. The 49ers are No. 6 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, and only two tight ends have scored touchdowns against San Francisco this season, including none since Week 5. The 49ers have held Travis Kelce, Jake Ferguson and Cade Otton to 8.5 PPR points or less in their past four games, and Kraft is not worth trusting in this matchup in the majority of leagues.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Blanked in Week 11
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Kraft didn't haul in his only target during Sunday's 20-19 win in Chicago.
The Packers logged 25 fewer offensive plays than the Bears and held possession for nearly 13 minutes less than the opposition, resulting in a season-low 17 pass attempts for QB Jordan Love in any of his eight appearances. As a result, no Green Bay pass catcher was targeted more than five times, and only Josh Jacobs (five) and Christian Watson (four) received more than three. As for Kraft, he was held without a catch for the first time in 10 games on the campaign. His next chance to get back in the box score is next Sunday against the 49ers.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Four catches against Lions
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Kraft recorded four receptions on six targets for 34 yards in Sunday's 24-14 loss to the Lions. He added one carry for two yards.
Kraft tied for second on the team with six targets, his highest mark since Week 4. Rainy weather affected Jordan Love's accuracy and willingness to push the ball down the field, so Kraft's yardage total was modest despite his increased role, as his longest catch went for just 13 yards. Even so, Kraft's involvement was a positive on a down day for Green Bay's offense overall.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Tallies fourth touchdown
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Kraft was targeted four times and caught three passes for 33 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-22 victory over the Texans.
Kraft was slowed by a groin injury last week, but he occupied his usual spot in the starting lineup Sunday and found the end zone for the fourth time in four weeks. Kraft will have a chance to keep his momentum going, as he and the Packers will next face a Jaguars defense that has been as friendly to tight ends as anyone over the last five weeks, allowing big games to Hunter Henry (8-92-0) and Cole Kmet (5-70-2) as well as TDs to Mo Alie-Cox and Dalton Kincaid.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Gains clearance to play Week 7
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Kraft (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Texans, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
Kraft was limited in all three of Green Bay's practices during the week, but he'll give it a go Sunday. He played through the groin injury Week 6 against the Cardinals but was limited to 13 yards on four targets after racking up 141 yards and three touchdowns over the previous two games.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Remains limited Thursday
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Kraft (groin) was limited at Thursday's practice, Bill Huber of SI.com reports.
The Packers are taking it easy on Kraft due to the groin injury that popped up last Thursday. He still was able to suit up this past Sunday versus the Cardinals, notching 81 percent of snaps and gathering in two of four targets for 13 yards. Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not Kraft goes into the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game against the Texans.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Limited Wednesday
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Kraft (groin) practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday.
Kraft now has operated with a cap on his reps for three straight practices going back to last week, but the groin injury didn't affect his availability for this past Sunday's game against the Cardinals, when he handled a typical 81 percent snap share on his way to two catches (on four targets) for 13 yards. With Luke Musgrave (ankle) on injured reserve for the foreseeable future, Kraft shouldn't have any difficulty dominating the tight end reps for the Packers moving forward, but Ben Sims, John FitzPatrick and practice-squad member Andrew Beck are the candidates for work at the position.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Cleared to play
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Kraft (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Paul Bretl of ESPN La Crosse reports.
Coach Matt LaFleur made it clear earlier Friday that there isn't much concern, even though Kraft was added to the injury report midweek. Kraft was a limited practice participant Thursday and Friday, but he should get plenty of work this Sunday, especially with No. 2 tight end Luke Musgrave (ankle) being placed on injured reserve. Kraft caught 10 of 14 targets for 141 yards and three TDs over the past two games, topping 80 percent snap share in both contests.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Contrarian DFS Play
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Kraft's production last week looked a little fluky, and we're expecting the Packers to get Romeo Doubs back. For those reasons, I don't expect him to be highly rostered. But he's been arguably the best tight end in Fantasy with Jordan Love, and this game could easily be a shootout. His price is at least $500, too low.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: TEs to Start
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Is Kraft entering must-start territory already? That would be the hope. He just had a huge game in Week 4 against Minnesota with six catches for 53 yards and a touchdown in nine targets, and hopefully that's a sign of things to come. He's been the top tight end for the Packers all season ahead of Luke Musgrave, and now Kraft is needed in Green Bay's offense with Christian Watson (ankle) out and Romeo Doubs (personal) doubtful. Last season, Kraft had four games with at least six targets, and he scored at least 10 PPR points in three of them. I like Kraft as a No. 1 Fantasy tight end in Week 5 at the Rams, who are No. 10 in most Fantasy points allowed to the position.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Officially full Thursday
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Kraft (shoulder) officially practiced fully Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
Bill Huber of SI.com reported earlier Thursday that Kraft went down as a limited participant for a second consecutive day to begin Week 4 prep, but the second-year tight end actually didn't operate with a cap on his reps. Kraft thus is a bit healthier than fellow position mate Luke Musgrave (quadriceps), who was limited both Wednesday and Thursday. If Musgrave is at all hindered Sunday against the Vikings, Kraft could experience a slight uptick in snap share to the 66 percent or more that he's handled through the first three games of the campaign.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Back in Sunday's game
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Kraft (shoulder) returned to Sunday's contest in Tennessee, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
After making a brief exit in the second half of Sunday's game, Kraft returned to the field and almost immediately tacked on his second catch of Week 3. He should continue to garner most of the TE reps for Green Bay, though Luke Musgrave and Ben Sims also are on hand in the event Kraft needs another breather.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Makes two catches in Week 2
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Kraft caught both of his targets for 16 yards during Sunday's 16-10 win against the Colts.
The Packers went run-heavy with Malik Willis and not Jordan Love (knee) under center, rushing 53 times while Willis recorded just 14 passes. The results were meager receiving lines across the board aside from WRs Romeo Doubs (3-62-0 on three targets) and Dontayvion Wicks (3-26-1 on four targets), though Kraft again outproduced fellow second-year TE Luke Musgrave (1-6-0 on one target). Kraft and Musgrave both were in the starting lineup for a second game in a row to begin the season, but the former seemingly has the upper hand in terms of receiving potential -- albeit how little either player may have with Willis leading Green Bay's offense -- heading into a Week 3 road matchup with the Titans next Sunday.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Gets majority of TE snaps Week 1
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Kraft caught two of three targets for 37 yards in Green Bay's Week 1 loss to the Eagles.
Per Mike Clay of ESPN.com, Kraft ran 25 routes in the contest, and fellow tight end Luke Musgrave -- who didn't catch either of his two targets -- ran only eight, while Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com reports that Kraft out-snapped Musgrave on offense, 55-15. That is made even more significant by the fact that Kraft had been listed as questionable for the contest due to a back issue. It's probably too early to assume that the discrepancy in snaps will be this wide moving forward, but at least after Week 1, it appears that Kraft has a leg up on the No. 1 tight end role for the Packers.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Active in Week 1
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Kraft (back) is listed as active Friday versus the Eagles in Brazil, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
Kraft made a midweek appearance on the Packers' estimated injury report Wednesday as limited due to a back issue, and he remained that way at Thursday's practice before the team listed him as questionable for Week 1 action. Green Bay signaled that Kraft was going to be available by not elevating a tight end from its practice squad prior to Friday's game, and he indeed will suit up. Kraft likely will play second fiddle to fellow second-year TE Luke Musgrave to kick off the campaign.
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Packers' Tucker Kraft: Looking good for Friday night
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The Packers didn't elevate a tight end from their practice squad before Friday's game against the Eagles, which suggests Kraft (back) is on track to play, Paul Bretl of ESPN La Crosse reports.
Kraft is listed as questionable with a back injury, rather than the pectoral tear that kept him out of the offseason program and the early part of training camp. He was added to the injury report Wednesday after not being listed Tuesday, and it seems this is just a minor injury that's unlikely to prevent him from playing. The workload split at tight end between Kraft and fellow second-year pro Luke Musgrave merits close monitoring, although it's possible Week 1 isn't the best indicator of season-long expectations due to Kraft's missed practice time this summer (and now the minor back injury).
