The Packers have spent the offseason reshaping Jordan Love’s supporting cast, and the conversation around Green Bay’s passing game keeps circling back to one name: Tucker Kraft.
Matthew Golden is set for a bigger workload in his second NFL season. Christian Watson is expected to keep developing and, just as importantly, stay on the field. But even with those moving parts, Kraft still looks like the centerpiece of the group.
That’s the view from Bleacher Report, where Kristopher Knox named Kraft the Packers’ “most promising” player heading into the season ahead.
“Tucker was plenty impressive in 2024, too, which is why he landed on last year’s list,” Knox writes for B/R. “However, he was on pace for a 1,039-yard, 13-touchdown season in 2025 before the injury cut his season short.
Naturally, Kraft’s recovery will be a major discussion topic at Packers camp. Fortunately, he appears on schedule for an early return.
“If Kraft is back to 100 percent early in the year, he should have a chance to establish himself as one of the top tight ends in the conference.”
Kraft is still working back from a torn ACL, but his importance to the Packers’ passing attack hasn’t changed. Few players matter more to what Green Bay wants to do through the air, and if he gets back to full strength early, he could be the offense’s most valuable weapon after Love. In that scenario, Kraft wouldn’t just be a key piece - he’d be one of the players most capable of pushing the Packers’ offense to its highest level in 2026.
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