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Lucas Krull Denver Broncos · #85

Tight End · 6' 6", 260 lbs · Shawnee, KS · Age 28

Lucas Krull is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he caught 2 passes for 15 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndUndrafted3-yr veteran
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Denver Broncos · #85 · Tight End
Lucas Krull
Season avg2 rec · 15 yds · 0 td
Career avg29 rec · 262 yds · 1 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
15yds
0td
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Scouting report

Lucas Krull — 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
Lucas Krull is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he caught 2 passes for 15 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
C
Big-play
C-
Scoring
C
Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Solid · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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C
Big-play
Solid · offense
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C+
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Lucas Krull 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%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1058 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
31Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Lucas Krull — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving
15 YDS
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Volume
2 REC
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Big-play
7.5 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Lucas Krull

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
8
rec
2–15
72
rec yds
17–127
0
td
0–1
12
targets
4–19
7
games
3–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 8 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+6.7
Age curve
-0.3
Net vs last season+6.4 rec
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
real
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
auto
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
+dev
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 7 / 13 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Lucas Krull career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2023789511411.9
202413191520238.0
20253215047.5
Career2329262141
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 Denver Broncos built to win?

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

11–6proj record
68off index
99def index
+33net
81%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (68), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 47, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 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 Lucas Krull

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

1998-07-11

The beginning

Lucas Krull is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos, in his 4th NFL season.

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Lucas Krull is a Denver Broncos tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 29 passes for 262 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 15 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Krull goes from here.

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Krull's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
260 lbs
Born
Shawnee, KS
Age
28
Jersey
#85
Background

Lucas Krull is from Shawnee, KS and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 6", 260 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 29 passes for 262 yards and 1 touchdowns. Krull is currently on the Denver Broncos roster.

The person

Lucas Krull is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 29 passes for 262 yards and 1 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Receiving29 career receptions for 262 yards and 1 touchdowns.
Best season19 catches for 152 yards in 2024.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Lucas Krull — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Lucas Krull, answered.

What position does Lucas Krull play?
Lucas Krull is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos.
When was Lucas Krull drafted?
Lucas Krull entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Lucas Krull played?
3 (2023–2025).
What are Lucas Krull's career stats?
He has caught 29 passes for 262 yards and 1 touchdown.
Lucas Krull 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
TE5
behind the starter

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
@ KC
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
49
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
41
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ KCW2 vs JAXW3 vs LAW4 @ SFW5 @ LACW6 vs SEAW7 @ ARIW8 vs KCW9 @ CARW10 · BYEW11 vs LVW12 @ PITW13 vs MIAW14 @ NYJW15 @ LVW16 vs BUFW17 @ NEW18 vs LAC

Each week grades Lucas Krull'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
1
since 2025
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk21 · Foot (Out)2025 Wk20 · Foot (Out)2025 Wk5 · Foot (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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