| Tucker Kraft | |
| Current Team: | Green Bay Packers |
| Number: | 85 |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Timber Lake, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 259 |
| High School: | Timber Lake |
| College: | South Dakota State (2019–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 78 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Highlights: |
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| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 31 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 355 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 2 |
| Pfr: | K/KrafTu00 |
Tucker Kraft (born November 3, 2000) is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Dakota State and was selected by the Packers in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Kraft was born on November 3, 2000, in Timber Lake, South Dakota.[1] His father, Doug Kraft, passed away in 2013. He has two brothers named Cody and Tanner Kraft.[2]
He later attended Timber Lake High School, where he played running back, middle linebacker, and punter on the football team.[3] As a senior, Kraft rushed for 1,405 yards and 24 touchdowns and was named first team All-State.[4] He committed to play college football at South Dakota State over a late offer from Wyoming.[5]
Kraft redshirted his true freshman season.[6] He caught seven passes for 90 yards during the spring 2021 season, which was delayed from the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] As a redshirt sophomore, Kraft started all 15 of South Dakota State's games and had 65 receptions for 780 yards and six touchdowns.[8] He was named consensus FCS All-American and All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).[9] [10]
Kraft was drafted in the third round, 78th overall, by the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL draft.[11] He signed his rookie contract on May 17.[12] In Week 11, against the Lions, he scored his first NFL touchdown.[13] In Week 14 against the New York Giants, Kraft had a career-high game in yardage with 64 yards in four completions.[14] As a rookie, he appeared in all 17 games and made eight starts. He finished with 31 receptions for 355 yards and two touchdowns.[15] In the Divisional Round loss to the 49ers, Kraft scored his first playoff touchdown.[16]
In May 2024, Kraft suffered a torn pectoral muscle, causing him to miss part of Green Bay's offseason training program.[17]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 17 | 8 | 31 | 355 | 11.5 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 8 | 31 | 355 | 11.5 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | GP | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||
Kraft is a Christian.[18] He is engaged to Baylee Jandahl.[19]