Questionable
Injury Leg
Est. Return 4/1/2026
2025 Receiving Stats
REC
0
YDS
0
TD
0
AVG
0.0
TAR
0
2026 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Kieft has become the quintessential blocking tight end over the course of his first three NFL seasons, not that he was ever a pass-catching threat. However, the 2022 sixth-round pick did manage a 7-80-1 line on 10 targets in 17 regular-season games as a rookie before mustering just a two-yard touchdown grab over the subsequent pair of seasons. Kieft didn't see so much as a single target in 2024, but he remains highly valued for his work in the running game and therefore is likely to stick around for another season. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $3.79 million contract with the Buccaneers in May of 2022.
Plays just three games in 2025
Kieft (leg) didn't record an offensive statistic while logging 29 offensive snaps across three regular-season games in 2025.
ANALYSIS
The Minnesota product sustained a leg injury in Tampa Bay's Week 3 win over the Jets that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. In the Buccaneers' first three games, Kieft was primarily used as a blocker and did not receive a target. He also contributed on special teams, logging 65 snaps and recording three total tackles. With Kieft's rookie contract expiring after the 2025 season, he's set to hit unrestricted free agency. Expect the 28-year-old to draw interest from teams in need of tight-end depth and special-teams help ahead of next season.
The Minnesota product sustained a leg injury in Tampa Bay's Week 3 win over the Jets that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. In the Buccaneers' first three games, Kieft was primarily used as a blocker and did not receive a target. He also contributed on special teams, logging 65 snaps and recording three total tackles. With Kieft's rookie contract expiring after the 2025 season, he's set to hit unrestricted free agency. Expect the 28-year-old to draw interest from teams in need of tight-end depth and special-teams help ahead of next season.
NFL Stats
Loading NFL Stats...
Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they converted the opportunity into a touchdown.
Loading Fantasy/Red Zone Stats...
Advanced NFL Stats
Loading Advanced NFL Stats...
2025 NFL Game Log
2025
2024
2023
2022
2025 NFL Game Log
Loading Game Log...
Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Buccaneers 2025 TE Snap DistributionLoading Weekly Snap Counts...
How often does Ko Kieft run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Ko Kieft and the other tight ends for the Buccaneers are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Ko Kieft
1 route 0 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
See where Ko Kieft lined up on the field and how he performed at each spot.
Detailed
Grouped
Side
Loading Alignment Breakdown...
Loading Alignment Breakdown...
Loading Alignment Breakdown...
Loading Team Alignment Breakdown...
2025 Ko Kieft Split Stats
Loading NFL Split Stats...
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Kieft has served as a prototypical, throwback blocking tight end over his first two seasons, and he recorded all of one reception for a two-yard touchdown on five targets across 16 regular-season games in 2023. Although new coordinator Liam Coen's scheme is expected to utilize two-tight-end sets regularly, Kieft is expected to remain a distant third pass-catching option at his position as long as Cade Otton and Payne Durham are healthy.
More Fantasy News
Could miss rest of 2025
The Buccaneers placed Kieft on injured reserve Tuesday due to a leg injury, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Serves exclusively as blocker
Kieft did not see any targets across 17 regular-season games in 2024.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Seeing few snaps behind Otton
Kieft went without a target while playing six of the Buccaneers' 82 snaps on offense in Monday's 41-31 loss to the Ravens.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Ready for Thursday night
Kieft (ankle) has no injury designation ahead of Thursday night's matchup against the Falcons, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Limited with ankle issue
Kieft (ankle) was listed as a limited participant on Monday's practice estimation.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.