Tucker Kraft Cheesehead
Whenever a tight end is a team's leading receiver, the offense typically doesn't have a top wideout option, or the scheme is built on check-downs. The Packers have good wideouts, including Christian Watson, who returned this week. They have a scheme that is happy to push the ball downfield.
And Tucker Kraft is still Green Bay's leading man. He can do it all, from the middle of the field to deep passes, working wherever he's needed at any given time. The third-year tight end has 30 receptions for 469 yards, which leads the Packers by a wide margin, and is the third-highest in the NFL amongst tight ends, trailing Travis Kelce by a mere 5 yards. Kraft is also Jordan Love's favorite red zone target. He has six receiving touchdowns. The rest of the team combined has seven.
At 6-5, 259 pounds, Kraft does most of his damage after the catch, and he typically can't be brought down by just one defender. According to Next Gen Stats, Kraft leads all tight ends this season with 346 yards after the catch. That is 110-plus YAC yards over expected, 56 more than any other player at the position. Against the Steelers on Sunday night, the tight end had seven catches for 143 yards; 131 of those yards came after the catch, the third-most yards after the catch in a game by a tight end since 2016.