Tucker Kraft is a fair Week 2 play — our TE13 at 8.5 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 8.5 pts
- TE rank
- #13
- Matchup
- at NYJ
Tucker Kraft's fantasy role in Week 2
Tucker Kraft goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at TE for the GB. He is rostered in 91% of leagues and actually started in 63% of them, and we rank him TE13 on our own weekly board at 8.5 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at NYJ. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 8.5-point projection is 1.5 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Tucker Kraft is a fair Week 2 play — our TE13 at 8.5 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Tucker Kraft (GB TE), our TE13 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NYJ, projecting 8.5 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. I have him at TE13 because the projection lands about 21% clear of what a typical TE banks in a week. On the road against NYJ, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 63% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Hot here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Tucker Kraft (GB TE), our TE13 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NYJ, projecting 8.5 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. I have him at TE13 because the projection lands about 21% clear of what a typical TE banks in a week. On the road against NYJ, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 63% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps the Pepper Meter at Hot here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.