Tucker Kraft, the South Dakota St. TE, sits at No. 72 on the consensus board across 25 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 5% elite, 47% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Kraft provides formational versatility that will be appealing for teams that make heavy use of 12 personnel (two tight ends).”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He has the body control and catch toughness to be more than just a traditional Y tight end.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Combination tight end with the projectable skill set to handle pass-catching and run-blocking duties at the next level.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-TE.
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“…Combination tight end with the projectable skill set to handle pass-catching and run-blocking duties at the next level. Currently, he’s a more effective blocker in space than in-line, but that is correctable with better hand usage and proper angles of entry into his base blocks. Kraft provides formational versatility that will be appealing for teams that make heavy use of 12 personnel (two tight ends). He has the bod…”
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