Start Tyler Warren or Tucker Kraft? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Tyler Warren over Tucker Kraft in Week 1.

Tyler Warren is priced by the books at 2.1 projected points. Tucker Kraft has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Tyler Warren at ADP 68 and Tucker Kraft at 108. Market coverage on Tyler Warren is 33 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 2.1 fantasy points for Tyler Warren, with 33 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Tucker Kraft in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Tyler Warren and IND host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 10.3 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 12th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 13 yards and a touchdown against BAL.

Tucker Kraft and GB visit MIN.

MIN allowed 16.5 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 10th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 115 yards and no touchdowns against MIN.

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

Injury status

Tyler Warren was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Tucker Kraft was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyler Warren, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 8 targets and 5 catches for 26 yards, 7.6 PPR points.

Tyler Warren, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 49 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards, 9.3 PPR points.

Tyler Warren, Week 16 of 2025 against SF: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards, 6.0 PPR points.

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.

How Week 1 went

Tyler Warren scored 10.3 PPR points and Tucker Kraft scored 9.5.

The call was right: Tyler Warren outscored Tucker Kraft by 0.8.

Tyler Warren finished 8.2 points above the 2.1 the props implied.

Tyler Warren, Week 1 against BAL: 50 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 13 yards, 1 touchdown, 10.3 PPR points.

Tyler Warren finished as the week's TE14 in PPR scoring.

Tucker Kraft, Week 1 against MIN: 45 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 65 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

Tucker Kraft finished as the week's TE18 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Tyler Warren over Brock Bowers.
• Start Tyler Warren over Colston Loveland.
• Start Tyler Warren over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start George Kittle over Tucker Kraft.