The Green Bay Packers will face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Tucker Kraft.
Is Tucker Kraft Playing in Week 17?
The Packers starting tight end is apparently dealing with a hip injury. He was listed as limited on Wednesday’s estimated practice report. Tucker Kraft should be good to go this week.
We’ll continue to monitor the Packers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Tucker Kraft in Week 17?
Kraft was fantasy’s second-best tight end for a month-long stretch (Weeks 5-8 in non-PPR, TE7 in PPR). Let this production curve serve as a reminder of the risk that comes with streaming the position.
I’ll cover it more this offseason, but if you’re going to piece together a position, you have to fully commit to it. It was easy to fall in love with the production, and I have no problem with holding on a week or two too long. But based on the questions I was getting around Kraft, many held on way too long.
From Weeks 6-12, he had one game with an on-field target share of over 12.1%. One. There were some strong box-score numbers, but an underlying trend like that (something you’re in a position to be aware of because you’re checking out PFN content daily!) should have you proceed with caution.
One final note here, outside of not playing Kraft with any level of confidence — buy in. Your plan was to stream the position, and thus, you’re confident in your ability to do so. Assuming that’s the case, you have an edge in your league and would be wise to maximize it.
So, why not sell Kraft during a run like he was having? Worst case, you’re selling him for a price that is close to his value, but the reward for getting out from underneath an unsustainable profile early can result in big gains (could you have gotten Jordan Addison or Jauan Jennings for him during that run?).
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Tucker Kraft’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 17
As of Thursday, Kraft is projected to score 9.6 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.1 receptions for 39.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Tucker Kraft’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 3:45 AM ET on Wednesday, December 25. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 17 TE PPR Rankings
1) Brock Bowers | LV (at NO)
2) Trey McBride | ARI (at LAR)
3) Jonnu Smith | MIA (at CLE)
4) George Kittle | SF (vs. DET)
5) Sam LaPorta | DET (at SF)
6) David Njoku | CLE (vs. MIA)
7) Mark Andrews | BAL (at HOU)
8) T.J. Hockenson | MIN (vs. GB)
9) Travis Kelce | KC (at PIT)
10) Dalton Schultz | HOU (vs. BAL)
11) Pat Freiermuth | PIT (vs. KC)
12) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (vs. NYJ)
13) Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN (at JAX)
14) Tucker Kraft | GB (at MIN)
15) Brenton Strange | JAX (vs. TEN)
16) Jake Ferguson | DAL (at PHI)
17) Hunter Henry | NE (vs. LAC)
18) Juwan Johnson | NO (vs. LV)
19) Stone Smartt | LAC (at NE)
20) Zach Ertz | WAS (vs. ATL)
21) Kyle Pitts | ATL (at WAS)
22) Mike Gesicki | CIN (vs. DEN)
23) Cade Otton | TB (vs. CAR)
24) Noah Gray | KC (at PIT)
25) Isaiah Likely | BAL (at HOU)
26) Cole Kmet | CHI (vs. SEA)
27) Austin Hooper | NE (vs. LAC)
28) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. DAL)
29) Noah Fant | SEA (at CHI)
30) Ja'Tavion Sanders | CAR (at TB)
31) Foster Moreau | NO (vs. LV)
32) Tyler Higbee | LAR (vs. ARI)
33) Michael Mayer | LV (at NO)
34) Tommy Tremble | CAR (at TB)
35) Daniel Bellinger | NYG (vs. IND)
36) Dawson Knox | BUF (vs. NYJ)
37) Tyler Conklin | NYJ (at BUF)
38) Payne Durham | TB (vs. CAR)
39) Jordan Akins | CLE (vs. MIA)