Start Tucker Kraft or Jake Ferguson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Jake Ferguson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 11.3 points and Jake Ferguson at 8.2, a gap of 3.1.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.2 fantasy points for Jake Ferguson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Jake Ferguson at 26.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (17, 14 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Tucker Kraft, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Tucker Kraft at 49.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 15 market sources).

That puts Tucker Kraft 3.1 points ahead of Jake Ferguson on the market projections.

Injury status

Jake Ferguson is not on the injury report.

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jake Ferguson played 69 percent of DAL snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jake Ferguson, Week 1 against NYG: 44 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 2 against WAS: 33 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jake Ferguson, Week 3 against BAL: 51 of 74 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jake Ferguson, Week 4 against HOU: 55 of 78 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 11 yards.

Through Week 4, Tucker Kraft played 82 percent of GB snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tucker Kraft, Week 1 against MIN: 45 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 65 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jake Ferguson played 17 games for DAL and scored 188.1 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE5.

He caught 82 of 102 targets for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 23 red zone targets and 293 air yards.

He was on the field for 67 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 5 calls

• Start Jake Ferguson over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Jake Ferguson.
• Start Jake Ferguson over Cade Otton.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Cade Otton.