Chig Okonkwo vs Tucker Kraft: Who Should You Start?
Tucker Kraft and Chig Okonkwo are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Green Bay Packers tight end averaged 12.6 PPG in 2025, a full 7.0 points per game ahead of Chig Okonkwo's 5.6 with the Washington Commanders. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
That 7.0-point weekly advantage for Tucker Kraft is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Chig Okonkwo is the volume tight end in this matchup with 56 receptions for 560 yards, while Tucker Kraft profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (6 scores on 32 catches). In weeks where Tucker Kraft finds the end zone he out-scores Chig Okonkwo, but the floor gap is real.
Chig Okonkwo has his bye in Week 14, and Tucker Kraft rests in Week 10. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
