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Tucker Kraft; "They're going to take into account my rep range probably until halfway through the season, and then they're going to just pat me on the ass and send me out there and send me to the wolves." Packers signing TE Jonnu Smith to one-year deal. Jonnu Smith was still running half of the routes and sitting on an 11% target rate in 2025 with the Steelers. But he earned enough to pull away from our preferred targets in fantasy drafts in '25. And with an unknown timeline for Kraft getting back to full involvement, his value during the early (and middle?) part of the season is now in question.
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Jonnu Smith signing clouds Kraft's ramp-up timeline; demoted to back-end TE2.

Kraft indicated the Packers will manage his rep range until midseason before full involvement, a conservative ramp-up approach. However, Green Bay's signing of Jonnu Smith (who ran 50% of routes and posted an 11% target rate in 2025 with Pittsburgh) complicates Kraft's value. Smith's presence pulls away from Kraft's target share during the early and middle portions of the season, creating uncertainty around Kraft's usage timeline. The source downgrades Kraft to the back end of the second tier of tight ends.

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