Jadarian Price or Tucker Kraft: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Price's rushing script meets Kraft's steadier receiving role in a true flex split
Price has the better touchdown environment: Seattle's heavy-favorite status and high implied total fit a rookie runner named the starter (SI.com (OnSI) 2026-09-17). Kraft answers with the steadier weekly foundation, already carrying a meaningful receiving role while fully back from his ACL injury (packers.com 2026-09-18). That makes Price's modest projection edge less meaningful in a flex: his 48% opening-game workload is the real risk, while Kraft's advantage is volume. Call it even in PPR, with Price the standard-format preference.
What flips it: A confirmed expansion of Price's workload beyond his current committee-sized role.
Sources: SI.com (OnSI) · Sep 17, 2026 · packers.com · Sep 18, 2026
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In standard scoring this flips to Price.
Jadarian Price
11.512.313.2 Projected Points
Tucker Kraft
6.38.410.6 Projected Points
Jadarian Price’s market
Tucker Kraft’s market
Why Jadarian Price
Start· mediumRookie RB atop the depth chart. Explosive, home-run-speed runner with no prior NFL sample.
Named the Week 2 starter with Seattle a 10-point favorite and a 27.3 implied total — RB23 projection in a run-heavy script beats replacement.
- Seattle's likely positive script gives Price a path to goal-line work even if his early workload stays split.
- His explosive profile can turn limited touches into a week-winning spike; the risk is still an unproven workload.
The call
- Role is confirmed, not projected: Price will start at running back after 10 carries for 52 yards (5.2 YPC) plus 2 catches in his debut, and he's listed as the RB on the depth chart.
- Game script is ideal — Seattle is favored by 10 with a 27.3 implied total, the profile that turns a starting back into fourth-quarter carries and goal-line work.
- The DvP composite reads 7 of 32 (tough) but it's a one-game sample with 0.00 confidence, so it shouldn't outweigh volume; ESPN's Cockcroft also likes the Arizona matchup for him.
- Main risk is the 48% snap share and 8% target share — this is still a shared backfield, which caps the ceiling if Seattle stays balanced.
Latest on Price
Price will start at running back for Seattle in Week 2 at Arizona after rushing for 52 yards on 10 carries (5.2 yards/attempt) and catching 2 passes for 6 yards in his NFL debut against New England.
SI.com (OnSI), Yahoo Sports (Seahawks Wire) · Sep 17, 2026Seahawks rookie Jadarian Price is looking forward to playing against his former teammate and Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love on Sunday.
Seahawks first-round draft pick Jadarian Price is “super excited” to play in Week 1.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Tucker Kraft
Start· mediumTE1 and primary seam threat. Physical yards-after-catch producer and capable in-line blocker; returning from injury.
TE9 at 10.6 projected with a locked-in role — 66% snaps, 15% target share, and fully back from the ACL after 3-65 in Week 1.
- Kraft's post-ACL return already produced a meaningful receiving role, giving him a steadier PPR floor than the projection gap suggests.
- His seam and yards-after-catch ability can pay off without a dominant game script; the risk is fewer premium touches than Price.
The call
- Consensus TE9 at 10.6 projected points clears the bar for a 12-team PPR starting tight end; there's no replacement-level alternative worth the swap.
- Role is secure: 66% snap share and 15% target share as the clear TE1, and packers.com confirms he's fully back from the torn ACL after a 45-snap, 3-catch, 65-yard Week 1.
- Game script fits — Green Bay is favored by 5.5 with a 24.0 implied total, so there's plenty of scoring volume and red-zone work available to him.
- Only real caution is the matchup grade (8 of 32 vs TE), but that's a one-game sample with 0.00 confidence and shouldn't outweigh the role.
Latest on Kraft
Tucker Kraft played 45 snaps in Week 1 and caught three passes for 65 yards.
Contract extension is dream come true for Tucker Kraftpackers.com · Sep 18, 2026Tucker Kraft is fully back from the torn ACL that ended his 2025 campaign.
Contract extension is dream come true for Tucker Kraftpackers.com · Sep 18, 2026General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Saturday
The Packers and tight end Tucker Kraft have reached agreement on a four-year extension worth up to $92 million, sources told ESPN.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Jadarian Price | Tucker Kraft |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 11.512.313.2 | 6.38.410.6 |
| Consensus rank | RB23 | TE9 |
| Opponent vs position | ARI · 7 of 321-game sample | NYJ · 8 of 321-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 4 of 32 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 15 of 32 | — |
| Rushing Attempts | 8 of 32 | — |
| Receptions | 1 of 32 | 14 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 2 of 32 | 14 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 13 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | — | 1 of 32 |
| Targets | — | 11 of 32 |
| Target share | 8% | 15% |
| Reception share | 12% | 14% |
| Implied total · spread | 27.3-10.0 | 24.0-5.5 |
| Depth chart | RB1 | TE1 |
| Snap share | 48% | 66% |
| Start/Sit record | 0–0+1 toss-up | 0–1 |
Recent form
Jadarian Price — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs NE | 5.86.87.8 |
Tucker Kraft — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs MIN | 6.58.09.5 |
Signal breakdown
- 13.2 vs 10.6 projected PPR pointsJadarian Price +
- Rank 23 vs 9Tucker Kraft +
- Opponent DvP rank 7 vs 8 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 27.3 vs 24.0 team pointsJadarian Price +
- No injury designationseven
- 48% vs 66% snap shareTucker Kraft +
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