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Ko Kieft Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #41

Tight End · 6' 5", 265 lbs · Sioux Center, IA · Age 28

Ko Kieft is a Tight End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 218th overall, 2022.

Tight EndDrafted 218th overall4-yr veteran
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Season avg0 rec · 0 yds · 0 td
Career avg8 rec · 82 yds · 2 td
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Scouting report

Ko Kieft — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ko Kieft is a Tight End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 218th overall, 2022.
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Act II

Where Ko Kieft stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1384 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
23Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ko Kieft — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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The engine

How the model sees Ko Kieft

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
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Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ko Kieft career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20221778011011.4
20231612152.0
202417
20253
Career53882215
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
75off index
76def index
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64%playoff odds
59roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (75), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 59, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Ko Kieft

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-01-20

The beginning

Ko Kieft is a Tight End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 5th NFL season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Turning pro

Drafted 218th overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Ko Kieft is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end, drafted 218th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has caught 8 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Kieft goes from here.

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Kieft's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
265 lbs
Draft
218th overall, 2022
Born
Sioux Center, IA
Age
28
Jersey
#41
Background

Ko Kieft is from Sioux Center, IA and is 28 years old. He was drafted 218th overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 265 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has caught 8 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kieft is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Ko Kieft is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 8 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2022–2025).

Receiving8 career receptions for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Best season7 catches for 80 yards in 2022.
Draft pedigree218th overall, 2022.
Durability53 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Ko Kieft — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ko Kieft, answered.

What position does Ko Kieft play?
Ko Kieft is a Tight End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
When was Ko Kieft drafted?
Ko Kieft was drafted 218th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Ko Kieft played?
4 (2022–2025).
What are Ko Kieft's career stats?
He has caught 8 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Ko Kieft career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE3
behind the starter
Snap share
3%
of offensive snaps
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ CIN
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
52
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
50
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ CINW2 vs CLEW3 vs MINW4 vs GBW5 @ DALW6 vs PITW7 @ CARW8 vs ATLW9 @ CHIW10 · BYEW11 @ DETW12 vs CARW13 vs LACW14 @ BALW15 vs NOW16 @ ATLW17 vs LAW18 @ NO

Each week grades Ko Kieft's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2022
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk5 · Elbow2026 Wk4 · Elbow (Out)2025 Wk2 · Head2024 Wk15 · Ankle2024 Wk5 · Ankle2024 Wk4 · Ankle (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Ko Kieft head-to-head

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