Start Tucker Kraft or Juwan Johnson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Juwan Johnson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 11.3 points and Juwan Johnson at 10.3, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

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).

Player markets imply 10.3 fantasy points for Juwan Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Juwan Johnson at 42.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (14, 9 and 15 market sources).

That puts Tucker Kraft 1.0 points ahead of Juwan Johnson on the market projections.

Injury status

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Juwan Johnson played 71 percent of NO snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Juwan Johnson, Week 1 against DET: 76 of 90 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Juwan Johnson, Week 2 against BAL: 36 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 3 against LV: 46 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Juwan Johnson, Week 4 against ATL: 58 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 59 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Juwan Johnson played 17 games for NO and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 527 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Tucker Kraft over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Cade Otton.
• Start Juwan Johnson over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Juwan Johnson.
• Start Juwan Johnson over Dalton Schultz.