Tight end, South Dakota State, 2019–22
Tucker Kraft
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Timber Lake, SD
- Born
- Nov 3, 2000
Tucker Kraft played tight end at South Dakota State (2019–22). The Green Bay Packers took Kraft in round 3, No. 78 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career highvs. Illinois State, 2022Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2022
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Dakota State | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | South Dakota State | 22 | 289 | 13.1 | 2 | 57 |
| Career | 27 | 342 | 12.7 | 2 | 57 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Dakota State | 85 | TE | So. | ||
| 2022 | South Dakota State | 85 | TE | Jr. | 6′5″ | 255 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Dakota State (FCS) | 28 | 0.44 | – | – | 12.2 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 South Dakota State 7 games, 22 catches, 289 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Iowa | L 3–7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 22 | at North Dakota | W 49–35 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 5 | at Northern Iowa | W 31–28 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 57 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Illinois State | W 31–7 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Dec 10 | vs. Holy Cross | W 41–21 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Montana State | W 39–18 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. North Dakota State | W 45–21 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Indiana State, so that game is not listed.
2021 South Dakota State 1 game, 5 catches, 53 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Colorado State | W 42–23 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 21 | – |
No box score in the source for Dec 18 at Montana State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¾″ | |
| Weight | 254 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 79⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 44 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 31 | 355 | 2 |
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 50 | 707 | 7 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 32 | 489 | 6 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 20 | 212 | 1 |
| NFL career | 44 | 133 | 1,763 | 16 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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