Green Bay Packers Draft: Tight Ends Discussion

WACO, TX - NOVEMBER 29: Tight end Tanner Koziol #9 of the Houston Cougars runs with the ball after a catch during the Big 12 football game between Baylor Bears and Houston Cougars on November 29, 2025, at McLane Stadium in Waco, TX. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We’ve been talking NFL draft prospects and the Green Bay Packers over the last week. If you want to catch up on the previous posts in this series, we’ve already hit on the quarterback , running back and receiver positions.

Next up for us is tight end, which might be a sneaky need or not a need at all, depending on your perspective. Packers tight end depth chart Tucker Kraft Luke Musgrave Josh Whyle Drake Dabney Messiah Swinson McCallan Castles The X factor here is obviously the health of tight end Tucker Kraft, but if he follows the recovery timeline of Christian Watson last year, he should be good to return to the field by early August and should be full force by the start of the regular season. That will go a long way to ease the minds of Packers fans at the position.

In recent seasons, the Packers have tried to stick to just three tight ends on the roster. The fact that running back Chris Brooks is a blocking specialist helps them keep just three at the position, too, along with the fact that offensive tackle Darian Kinnard frequently plays tight end. If the Packers only need to roster three, running it back with Kraft, Luke Musgrave and Josh Whyle, who was brought back on a one-year contract this offseason, would be an easy choice.

If the team wants to keep four, though, or needs to backfill at the position, there are few good options on the roster internally. The fourth tight end last year (really fifth) was Whyle, after Ben Sims was poached off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings and John FitzPatrick was lost for the year with an Achilles tendon tear. FitzPatrick remains a free agent.