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Derek Brown views Tucker Kraft's Week 2 matchup against the Jets favorably in context of the Packers' new pass-first offensive approach. While the Jets' defense was not tested by the Titans in Week 1 (making the matchup assessment uncertain), Brown emphasizes that the Packers' pass-first scheme is a great sign for Kraft's fantasy production.

Derek Brown highlights Tucker Kraft's elite yards-after-the-catch ability and efficiency despite limited snaps in Week 1 return from serious knee injury: three receptions, 66% snap share, and 65 yards. Brown projects that as Kraft gets further removed from his injury, his involvement should only continue to increase.

Kraft is a productive pass catcher for the Packers who had 469 receiving yards and six touchdowns in just eight games last season, demonstrating strong efficiency and role in the offense.

Kraft is a productive pass catcher for Green Bay who had 469 receiving yards and six touchdowns in just eight games last season, establishing him as a primary target in the Packers' offense.

Kraft is projected to be active on the Week 2 game-day roster as one of four tight ends the Packers plan to keep, continuing the trend from Week 1 when all four tight ends were active despite Van Ness's initial prediction that only three would be.

Kraft is projected to be active on the game-day roster for Week 2 against the Jets. The Packers kept all four tight ends active in Week 1 against Minnesota, and Van Ness projects they will do the same in Week 2, with Kraft, Jonnu Smith, Mark Redman, and Josh Whyle all expected to suit up.

Tucker Kraft torched the Vikings' secondary on multiple occasions during Green Bay's game against Minnesota, demonstrating his ability to exploit defensive weaknesses.

Tucker Kraft averaged 8.0 PPG in Week 1 but projects to 9.0 PPG in Week 2 against the Jets, a modest uptick suggesting slight improvement in expected production for the tight end in this matchup.

Kraft is in a ramp-up phase over the next 1-2 months; he ran routes on 47% of Week 1 dropbacks and blocked on 82% of runs. The Packers need him primarily for blocking given backup TE and OL depth issues, while his route participation is a luxury with their potent 3-WR sets. This limits his weekly floor during the ramp-up period, but he looked awesome on tape, leaked out for explosives, and is a threat for red zone scores with the team's questionable red zone rushing offense. He is a floor-less, boom-bust TE1.

Tucker Kraft is expected to improve as he recovers from a significant injury and benefits from a Packers offense that throws frequently.

Kraft might be the best thing going at the position in the NFL right now. In Week 1, he had an average target depth of 11.8 yards, a career high by far and the sixth highest in the NFL among tight ends with at least three targets—this in his first game back from his torn ACL.

Kraft is positioned as the centerpiece of the Packers' tight end room and the primary receiver at the position; the source describes him as 'a one-man juggernaut' and notes the Packers' 2023 two-pick investment at TE was 'supposed to produce a two-headed tight end juggernaut,' but Kraft alone has delivered on that goal.

In Week 1 back from torn ACL, Kraft posted 11.8-yard average target depth, a career high and sixth-highest among NFL tight ends with 3+ targets; the source notes this is strong early-season production and suggests Kraft is 'the best thing going at the position in the NFL right now.'

Tucker Craft ran 66 routes in Week 1, a limited workload. The source expects his routes to trend up a little bit more each week going forward, suggesting growing opportunity as the season progresses.

Ranked 66 overall. Limited routes in Week 1, but the source expects his route participation to trend upward week-to-week, suggesting increasing offensive involvement and a path to higher fantasy production as he gains more snaps.

The source identifies Tucker Kraft as a must-start, though notes that the current projection of 5.6 targets and 61 yards might be slightly aggressive based on historical matchup data.

Kraft looked healthy and explosive against the Vikings in Week 1. With the biggest health questions answered, the only remaining question is when he will have his first spiked week of elite production.

Kraft looked healthy and explosive against the Vikings in Week 1. With the biggest health questions answered, the only remaining query is when he will have his first spiked week of elite production.

Ian Hartitz ranks Tucker Kraft as TE8 with conditional upgrade to TE4 if healthy. Kraft ran routes on 48% of Jordan Love's dropbacks in week one despite part-time role. His average target depth improved dramatically—he got targeted three separate times on passes thrown at least 15 yards downfield (only six total last season), showing the Packers are willing to use him as a seam stretcher on flag routes. This is very encouraging after Kraft's 4.8-yard average target depth last year (lowest among top 24 scoring fantasy tight ends). If Matt LaFleur confirms Kraft is healthy and done with pitch count restrictions by Thursday, Hartitz will rank him TE4 for the week and TE3 rest of season.