Start Tucker Kraft or Juwan Johnson? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Juwan Johnson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 12.6 points and Juwan Johnson at 11.0, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Tucker Kraft this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (13.7 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Juwan Johnson this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.8 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tucker Kraft at ADP 104 and Juwan Johnson at 173.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tucker Kraft yet. His market-based projections were 13.7 and 11.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Juwan Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 10.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tucker Kraft 1.6 points ahead of Juwan Johnson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tucker Kraft and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 109 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

Juwan Johnson and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 13.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 50 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Tucker Kraft has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tucker Kraft played 81 percent of GB snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Tucker Kraft, Week 6 against DAL: 8 targets and 5 catches for 37 yards.

Through Week 6, Juwan Johnson played 70 percent of NO snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Juwan Johnson, Week 5 against MIN: 29 of 45 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 16 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 6 against NYG: 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 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 7 calls

• Start Tucker Kraft over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Hunter Henry.
• Start Juwan Johnson over Cade Otton.
• Start Juwan Johnson over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Juwan Johnson.