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Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
6'5"	254 lbs.	32 3/4"	10"

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
4.69 Sec	23 Reps	34"	10'2"	7.08 Sec	4.29 Sec

Games	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving Touchdowns
24	99	1211	9

Pros

• Exceptional size and athleticism for the position.

• Has enough speed to burn by safeties and linebackers when he has green grass in front of him.

• Excellent quickness and agility in his lower half.

• Great contact balance when hit to stay on his feet and get up field.

• He's very difficult to tackle as he can evade tacklers as well as power through defenders trying to bring his down. 

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• Good awareness of the boundaries.

• Played in some of the worst weather elements in football up in the South Dakota in an open field.

• A willing blocker in the run game.

• Was used all over the field at South Dakota both inside and outside the numbers.

Cons

• Blocking technique is a work in progress.

• Pad level is a concern when engaging defenders.

• Relies heavily on his athleticism to get open and make plays.

• Average at best route-runner currently in his career. 

• Level of competition wasn't good in college.

• Concentration drops have been an occurrence in his career.

Overview

Tucker Kraft is a raw small school NFL draft prospect with loads of potential as a highly effective receiving tight end in the NFL. His size and athleticism for the position is excellent and made even more special by his exceptional agility and explosiveness for his size. He's more agile and shifty at the position than a tight end should be and he has quite a few plays for the Jack Rabbits that involve him breaking a couple tacklers and adding another 20 yards after the catch. However, he's a raw prospect in terms of running routes and blocking effectively and it's one of those issues with being such a great athlete in such low level competitive conference in college because why learn how run routes or block effectively if your can simply run by or overpower defenders at will. A team with a creative offensive coordinator and reliable receiver/tight end coach will love his potential and if he can develop quickly, he could be a very deadly offensive weapon early in his career.