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85 Tucker Kraft

  • Height
    6-5
  • Weight
    255
  • Position
    Tight End
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Timber Lake, S.D.
  • High School
    Timber Lake H.S.
  • Major
    Biology

Biography

PRONUNCIATION


HONORS AND AWARDS
  • Athlon Sports FCS All-America Team (2021)
  • HERO Sports FCS All-America First Team (2021)
  • Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team (2021)
  • Associated Press FCS All-America Second Team (2021)
  • Associated Press FCS All-America Third Team (2022)
  • Phil Steele FCS All-America Third Team (2022)
  • Stats Perform FCS All-America Third Team (2022)
  • HERO Sports Sophomore All-America Team (2021)
  • All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2021, 2022)
  • MVFC Honor Roll (2021)
OTHER NOTES
  • Selected in third round (78th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers
  • Finished collegiate career with 99 receptions for 1,218 yards and 9 touchdowns
2022: Bounced back from injury suffered in season opener at Iowa to help bolster the Jackrabbit passing game down the stretch of national championship season ... ranked third on the team with 348 receiving yards and fourth with 27 receptions ... after missing six games, marked his return to the lineup by catching three passes for 53 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown, at North Dakota ... also returned an onside kick 30 yards to set up another Jackrabbit score in comeback win at UND ... hauled in five catches for 59 yards with a 21-yard touchdown in Hobo Day victory over Indiana State ... recorded career-long 57-yard reception as part of four-catch, 69-yard performance at Northern Iowa ... established season high of six catches for 44 yards in regular season finale versus Illinois State ... opened the scoring with a 36-yard touchdown catch in Football Championship Subdivision playoff semifinal against Montana State ... caught two passes for 30 yards in national title game versus North Dakota State

2021: Put together a breakthrough season in which he earned numerous conference and national accolades ... finished second on the team with 65 receptions and 780 receiving yards ... caught at least two passes in all 15 games ... opened season with five catches for 53 yards in win at Colorado State ... caught four passes for 38 yards, including second-quarter touchdowns of 5 and 13 yards, in home opener versus Lindenwood ... shared team's Offensive Player of the Week award in conference opener at Indiana State after catching five passes for 85 yards, highlighted by a 26-yard touchdown ... topped the 100-yard mark for first time after posting career highs of 10 receptions and 124 receiving yards with a touchdown versus Southern Illinois ... tallied nine catches for 123 yards versus Northern Iowa ... recorded 11-yard touchdown reception from Pierre Strong, Jr., en route to five catches for 42 yards in home win over North Dakota State ... was again honored as a team Offensive Player of the Week in regular season finale against North Dakota, a game in which he caught two passes for 32 yards, including a 23-yard catch and run for touchdown in closing seconds of the first half ... notched six receptions for 103 yards in Football Championship Subdivision semifinal at Montana State

2020-21: Played in seven games with three starts ... was injured in season opener at Northern Iowa, but marked return to the lineup with two-catch performance in regular season matchup at Southern Illinois ... caught two passes for 24 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoff matchup against Holy Cross, sharing team's Offensive Player of the Week award ... hauled in two passes, including career-long 31-yard reception, in playoff quarterfinal win over Southern Illinois ... last reception of the year covered 19 yards in semifinal win against Delaware ... made final start of the season in national championship game versus Sam Houston

2019: Redshirted ... lone appearance of the season came in road win at Youngstown State ... shared Scout Offense Player of the Week honors leading up to regular season matchup versus Northern Iowa 

BEFORE SDSU: Was a force in all three phases of the game at Timber Lake High School, seeing action primarily at running back, middle linebacker and punter ... rushed for 1,405 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, while adding 132 receiving yards and 56 tackles en route to a spot on the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 ... a four-year starter, his career totals included 3,130 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns on offense, to go along with 142 tackles and eight sacks on defense. ... also saw limited action at quarterback, throwing five touchdown passes ... in addition, earned second-team all-state recognition in basketball after averaging 14.2 points, eight rebounds and two steals per game

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 85

    2019Freshman

    Tight End
    6'5" 250 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Tight End
    6'5" 250 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2021Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'5" 255 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2022Junior

    Tight End
    6'5" 255 lbs
    85
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