Tucker Kraft or Xavier Worthy: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Kraft's positional edge barely beats Worthy's stronger volume

Kraft gets the narrow call because the TE9 consensus standing creates more separation at a scarce position than Worthy's WR49 label does against his otherwise appealing workload. Worthy has the better offense, snap rate and target share, and his motion-based usage gives him multiple routes to PPR production; that is why both remain starts. Kraft's risk is that his 66% role and 15% target share leave little margin if the one-game matchup signal proves meaningful, but that DvP read carries no confidence, keeping the decision just on his side.

What flips it: A pregame limitation for Kraft.

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In standard and half-PPR scoring this is a coin flip.

Tucker Kraft

Tucker Kraft

TE9GBvs NYJ

Projected Points

Start· medium
Xavier Worthy

Xavier Worthy

WR49KCvs IND

Projected Points

Start· medium

Tucker Kraft’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
-140 / +110
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 46.5
-115 / -109
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+180
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Xavier Worthy’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
+117 / -150
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 37.5
-113 / -111
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+200
Anytime Touchdown Props →
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NYJSun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
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KCSun, Sep 20, 8:20 PM ETView the game →

Why Tucker Kraft

Start· medium

TE1 and primary seam threat. Physical yards-after-catch producer and capable in-line blocker; returning from injury.

TE9 at 10.6 projected with a 66% snap share and 15% target share — the scary matchup grade is a 1-game sample with 0.00 confidence.

  • TE1 seam work plus YAC gives Kraft a path to points that does not require a huge target count.
  • The Jets matchup looks favorable, but its one-game, zero-confidence sample should not drive the call.

The call

  • A 10.6-point projection and TE9 consensus rank clear the bar at a position where replacement-level starters are living in the 6-7 point range.
  • Role is locked: he's the No. 1 TE with a 66% snap share and 15% target share in the early sample, so the volume is there regardless of matchup.
  • The DvP composite ranks NYJ 8 of 32 (tougher end), but it's built on a 1-game sample with 0.00 confidence — not enough to bench a top-10 tight end.
  • Green Bay's 24.0 implied total as a 5.5-point favorite points to a controlled, red-zone-heavy script, which is where Kraft's touchdown equity lives.

Latest on Kraft

Packers sign TE Tucker Kraft to contract extension

General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Saturday

packers.com · Sep 12, 2026
Sources: Packers, TE Tucker Kraft agree to 4-year extension

The Packers and tight end Tucker Kraft have reached agreement on a four-year extension worth up to $92 million, sources told ESPN.

ESPN · Sep 12, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Xavier Worthy

Start· medium

WR2 and vertical speed threat. Elite track speed with jet-motion and manufactured-touch usage.

24% target share on 77% of snaps in a 27-point implied-total offense makes Worthy a playable PPR flex despite the WR49 tag.

  • Jet motion and manufactured touches make Worthy less dependent on winning every deep-target battle.
  • His higher-volume profile raises the floor, but the vertical role still makes missed shots costly.

The call

  • Role is real: 77% snap share and a 24% target share as the WR-2 means he's on the field for nearly every meaningful KC pass rep with no injury designation.
  • Game environment works — a 27.0 implied team total and a 6.5-point favorite tag points to an efficient, volume-friendly offense rather than a run-out-the-clock grind.
  • Matchup is neutral at best (Indianapolis rates 14 of 32 vs the position on a 1-game sample, confidence 0.00), so this call rides on usage, not defensive softness.
  • The WR49 consensus rank is the risk flag: 11.1 projected points is flex-tier, so he's a starter in 12-team PPR only if your alternative is a true replacement-level body.

Head-to-head stats

MetricTucker KraftXavier Worthy
Projected points
Consensus rankTE9WR49
Opponent vs positionNYJ · 8 of 321-game sampleIND · 14 of 321-game sample
Receptions14 of 328 of 32
Receiving Yards14 of 3230 of 32
Receiving TDs1 of 3213 of 32
Targets11 of 326 of 32
Anytime TD1 of 3213 of 32
Target share15%24%
Reception share14%20%
Implied total · spread24.0-5.527.0-6.5
Depth chartTE1WR2
Snap share66%77%
Start/Sit record0–10–0+1 toss-up

Recent form

Tucker Kraft — last 1 week

Week 1vs MIN

Xavier Worthy — last 1 week

Week 1vs DEN

Signal breakdown

  • 10.6 vs 11.1 projected PPR pointsXavier Worthy +
  • Rank 9 vs 49Tucker Kraft +
  • Opponent DvP rank 8 vs 14 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 24.0 vs 27.0 team pointsXavier Worthy +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 66% vs 77% snap shareXavier Worthy +

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