Start Tucker Kraft or Cole Kmet? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Cole Kmet in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 11.5 points and Cole Kmet at 3.4, a gap of 8.1.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.4 fantasy points for Cole Kmet, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cole Kmet is 10 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (13, 8 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.5 fantasy points for Tucker Kraft, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tucker Kraft is 49 receiving yards and 4-5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (12, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tucker Kraft 8.1 points ahead of Cole Kmet on the market projections.

Injury status

Cole Kmet is not on the injury report.

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Cole Kmet played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Cole Kmet, Week 2 against MIN: 51 of 74 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 3 against PHI: 43 of 72 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 4 against NYJ: 68 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 5 against GB: 29 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Through Week 5, Tucker Kraft played 81 percent of GB snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Tucker Kraft, Week 2 against NYJ: 58 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 3 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 4 against TB: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 42 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tucker Kraft, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cole Kmet played 16 games for CHI and scored 78.7 PPR points, 4.9 a game, finishing TE36.

He caught 30 of 48 targets for 347 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 198 air yards.

He was on the field for 69 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tucker Kraft played 8 games for GB and scored 117.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE24.

He caught 32 of 44 targets for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 145 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Cole Kmet over Adam Trautman.
• Start AJ Barner over Cole Kmet.
• Start Brenton Strange over Cole Kmet.
• Start Tucker Kraft over AJ Barner.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tucker Kraft.