2024 SEASON: Started all 17 games and ranked No. 2 on the team with 50 receptions for 707 yards (14.1 avg.) and a team-high seven TDs…Was named a Pro Bowl alternate… Was one of only two tight ends in the league (Kittle) to post 50-plus receptions, 700-plus receiving yards, seven-plus receiving TDs and an average of 14.0-plus yards per catch on the season…Became just the second Green Bay TE since the 1970 merger to hit those marks in a season (Coffman, 1983)… His 707 receiving yards were the most by a Green Bay tight end since Jermichael Finley (767) in 2011…Per TruMedia, ranked No. 1 in the league among tight ends in yards after the catch per reception (9.1), the second-best single-season mark by an NFL tight end dating back to 2000 behind only Kittle (9.9) in 2018…Among tight ends, ranked No. 2 in the NFL in yards per catch, tied for No. 4 in TD catches and No. 5 in yards after the catch (456)…Among players with 50-plus targets, ranked No. 6 among all players in passer rating when targeted (131.1)…Of his 50 catches, seven resulted in TDs, a 14.0 percentage that ranked No. 4 in the NFL among TEs with 30-plus catches… Became the first Green Bay tight end in the Super Bowl era to record two receptions of 65-plus yards in a season and was the only tight end in the NFL to do so on the season…Was tied for No. 3 in the league among TEs in receptions of 25-plus yards (six)…Also had three carries for 6 yards (2.0 avg.), picking up first downs on all three rushes…Added a tackle on special teams…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 29): Matched his career high with six receptions for 53 yards (8.8 avg.), including a 13-yard TD grab with 10:16 remaining in the game…At L.A. Rams (Oct. 6): Finished with a career-high 88 receiving yards and a career-best two TDs on four catches (22.0 avg.). Scored on a 66-yard catch early in the third quarter, tied for the third-longest TD catch by a Green Bay TE in the Super Bowl era behind only Coffman's 78-yarder (Oct. 28, 1979) and Tom Crabtree's 72-yarder (Nov. 4, 2012). Added a 7-yard TD grab later in the third quarter…Vs. Houston (Oct. 20): Posted three receptions for 33 yards (11.0 avg.), including a diving catch over the middle for a 14-yard TD early in the second quarter…At Jacksonville (Oct. 27): Led the team with 78 yards receiving and a TD on three catches (26.0 avg.), his 16th consecutive game with multiple catches, the longest streak by a Green Bay TE in the Super Bowl era. Posted a career-long 67-yard catch down the middle of the field from QB Jordan Love midway through the second quarter that he took to the Jacksonville 9. Added a 3-yard TD grab early in the fourth quarter from QB Malik Willis to give Green Bay a 27-17 lead…Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 24): Hauled in two receptions for 26 yards (13.0 avg.), including an 11-yard TD pass on a screen play midway through the first quarter…Vs. Miami (Nov. 28): Tied his career high with a team-best six catches for 78 yards (13.0 avg.), including a career-high four receiving first downs…At Detroit (Dec. 5): Hauled in three passes for 41 yards (13.7 avg.), including a 12-yard TD grab over the middle on third-and-10 early in the third quarter…At Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 12): Led the team with five receptions for 26 yards (5.2 avg.). Also had two carries for 10 yards (5.0 avg.), highlighted by an 8-yard pickup on a third-and-1 in the second quarter when he went under center and picked up the first down on the sneak.
2023: Appeared in all 17 games with eight starts, finishing with 31 receptions for 355 yards (11.5 avg.) and two TDs along with three tackles on special teams...His receiving-yardage total ranks No. 2 in team history among rookie tight ends behind only Bubba Franks (363 in 2000) and his reception total ranks No. 3 among rookie TEs behind only Franks (34 in 2000) and Luke Musgrave (34 in 2023)…Ranked No. 3 in the NFL among rookie TEs in receiving yards and No. 4 in receptions…Among tight ends with 20-plus catches, ranked No. 1 among rookies and No. 8 among all TEs in yards per catch…Posted 21 receptions in the final five games, good for No. 6 among NFL tight ends over that span…Was the first rookie TE to register multiple TD catches for the Packers since Richard Rodgers (two) in 2014…Started both postseason contests and caught five passes for 24 yards (4.8 avg.)…At Chicago (Sept. 10): Appeared on 13 plays on offense and four on special teams in his NFL debut…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 28): Finished with two receptions for 5 yards (2.5 avg.), including his first NFL catch when he hauled in a 6-yard pass from Love in the third quarter…At Pittsburgh (Nov. 12): Made his first NFL start and posted a 6-yard reception…At Detroit (Nov. 23): Started in place of an injured Musgrave (abdomen) and caught a pair of passes for 15 yards (7.5 avg.), highlighted by his first TD catch as a pro, a 9-yarder from Love in the first quarter… At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 11): Led the team with a season- best 64 yards receiving on four receptions (16.0 avg.). His 64 receiving yards matched Musgrave (Week 10 at Pittsburgh in 2023) for the most receiving yards in a game by a Green Bay rookie TE since Ron Kramer had 68 yards at Detroit on Nov. 28, 1957. Posted a season-long 43-yard catch midway through the fourth quarter to the Giants' 41, the longest by a Packers rookie tight end since Rodgers (43-yarder) at Chicago on Sept. 28, 2014…Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 17): Recorded four catches for 57 yards (14.3 avg.) and a TD, becoming the first Green Bay rookie TE since the 1970 merger to post four-plus catches and 55-plus receiving yards in back-to-back games… At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Tied for the team lead with a career-high six catches for 48 yards (8.0 avg.), becoming the first Green Bay tight end since the merger to register four-plus receptions and 45-plus receiving yards in four straight games in a single season…2023 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the third round (No. 78 overall), the first SDSU player drafted by the Packers since Adam Timmerman (seventh round, No. 230 overall) in 1995.
COLLEGE: Played in 32 games with 21 starts for South Dakota State, recording 99 receptions for 1,218 yards (12.3 avg.) and nine TDs in his four seasons (2019-22)…Ranked in the top 10 among FCS tight ends in receptions (92, No. 4), receiving yards (1,128, No. 5) and receiving TDs (nine, t-No. 7) in 2021-22 (Stats Pass)…Part of teams that brought the Jackrabbits to the first two FCS national championship games (2021-22) in school history, including winning their first title in 2022...Majored in interdisciplinary studies…2022: Was limited to nine games with eight starts due to an ankle injury, but earned third-team FCS All-America honors from AP and Stats Perform and was a first-team All-MVFC selection…Finished with 27 receptions for 348 yards (12.9 avg.) and three TDs…Also returned one kickoff for 30 yards…Tied for the team lead with five receptions for 59 yards (11.8 avg.) and a TD vs. Indiana State (Oct. 29)…Finished with four receptions for a season-high 69 yards (17.3 avg.) at Northern Iowa (Nov. 5), including a season-long 57-yard reception in the second quarter down to the Northern Iowa 17 to help set up a FG…Tied his season high with 69 yards on four receptions (17.3 avg.) in the FCS semifinal win vs. Montana State (Dec. 17), hauling in a 36-yard TD pass on the opening drive…Registered two receptions for 30 yards (15.0 avg.) vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 8) to help SDSU win its first FCS national title in school history…2021: Posted career highs in games played (15), games started (10), receptions (65), receiving yards (780) and receiving TDs (six), earning first-team All-America honors from Athlon, HERO Sports and Stats Perform and second-team AP All-America recognition…Led FCS tight ends in receptions, ranked No. 2 in receiving yards and was tied for No. 3 in receiving TDs…Finished No. 2 on the team in both receptions and receiving yards and caught multiple passes in all 15 games...Registered four receptions for 38 yards (9.5 avg.) and a career-high two TDs vs. Lindenwood (Sept. 11):, hauling in second-quarter TDs of 5 and 13 yards…Posted career highs with 10 receptions for 124 yards (12.4 avg.) and a TD vs. Southern Illinois (Oct. 9)…Led the team with nine receptions for 123 yards (13.7 avg.) vs. Northern Iowa (Oct. 23)…Tied for the team lead with six receptions for 96 yards (16.0 avg.) at Montana State (Dec. 18), including a 25-yard catch in the first quarter and a 38-yarder in the second quarter…2020/2021: Played in seven games with three starts during a 2020 season that was postponed to February 2021 due to COVID-19…Finished with seven receptions for 90 yards (12.9 avg.) with a long of 31 yards…Posted multiple receptions in three games…Was tied for No. 5 on the team in receptions…Rushed the ball once for 4 yards and returned one kickoff for 4 yards…Missed three games due to injury…Helped the Jackrabbits reach their first FCS national title game in school history (vs. Sam Houston)…Shared the team's Offensive Player of the Week award after catching two passes for 24 yards (12.0 avg.) in the FCS playoff win vs. Holy Cross (April 24)…Registered two receptions for 33 yards (16.5 avg.) in a playoff quarterfinal win vs. Southern Illinois (May 2), including a season-long 31-yard reception in the third quarter to the SIU 26 that set up a TD on the next play...2019: Redshirted and saw action in one game as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Given name Tucker John Kraft…Born in Bismarck, N.D. …Nicknamed "Tuck"…Married, wife's name is Baylee...High school: Lettered for four years in football, basketball and track at Timber Lake (S.D.) High School…Primarily played running back, middle linebacker and punter while seeing limited action at quarterback…Rushed for 1,405 yards and 24 TDs as a senior, while adding 132 receiving yards and 56 tackles on defense en route to a spot on the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45...Totaled 3,130 rushing yards and 50 TDs on offense to go along with 142 tackles and eight sacks on defense in his four seasons as a starter…Also threw five TD passes... Earned second-team all-state honors in basketball after aver- aging 14.2 points, eight rebounds and two steals per game… Community involvement: Took part in the annual Packers Tailgate Tour in April 2025, traveling throughout Wisconsin to visit fans and raise money for local organizations…Painted and assembled a flag with the families of fallen military members in October 2024…Visited with patients and families at Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee in September 2023.
