Luke

Musgrave

The 2023 second-round pick played 15 of 66 snaps, finishing as the clear No. 2 tight end. He missed the vast majority of the season while dealing with an ankle injury, ending the year with a 7/45 receiving line on 10 targets in seven games. If we write off this as a lost season for Musgrave, you can build a comeback case for 2025 on his draft stock and what he showed in 2023. The problem is that Tucker Kraft has placed the Packers TE1 bar pretty high, and the team rarely uses a second tight end. Musgrave is not a must-roster in deeper dynasty leagues at this point.

Kraft and fellow tight end Luke Musgrave (ankle) have both been limited in practices to start the week. Kraft saw only four targets in last week’s win over the Saints, but still managed to turn that limited volume into 63 receiving yards. Musgrave has played behind Kraft this season and won’t have any fantasy viability if Kraft is active on Sunday against the Vikings.

Musgrave hasn’t played since suffering an ankle injury in Week 4. According to Pelissero, the Packers plan to “ease him in,” meaning fantasy managers shouldn’t rush to insert him into their fantasy lineups if they still have decisions to make at tight end. Musgrave caught just five passes for 22 yards in the four games he appeared in and never played on more than 56 percent of the team’s offensive snaps in those games. With just two weeks left in the fantasy season, Musgrave will be hard to trust and is likely best left on waivers.

Musgrave will still need to be activated from injured reserve but the team is leaving the door open for a potential return after missing the previous 10 games. Even if active, Musgrave is unlikely to unseat Tucker Kraft atop the team’s depth chart at the position.

This is Musgrave’s fifth straight LP designation since the Packers opened his 21-day practice window, telling us little about his Monday Night Football status. Musgrave was kept inactive last week. If he is able to practice in full tomorrow, he should be good to go. Fantasy managers can only view him as a touchdown-dependent TE2 though, playing behind Tucker Kraft.

Musgrave is back at practice after spending two months on injured reserve because of the ankle issue. The Packers now have three weeks to officially bring him off injured reserve. Musgrave won’t factor into the team’s plans on offense for the regular season but could work his way into a part-time role for the playoffs.

Head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters yesterday that this was the likely outcome. Musgrave was active for Week 5 but did not play any snaps. LaFleur later commented that he didn’t realize the severity of Musgrave’s injury at the time. His absence will ensure a near-every-down role for Tucker Kraft. Musgrave will miss at least four games while on injured reserve.

LaFleur adds, “I don’t think we understood how serious it was” after having Musgrave active as an emergency backup in Week 5. Musgrave has earned just seven targets this season, catching five of them for 22 yards. Musgrave was a DNP in Thursday’s practice. He can be dropped in re-draft leagues.

The move comes as Luke Musgrave continues to struggle through an ankle injury that has limited him for weeks. Musgrave, who has five receptions on the season, could be on his way to an extended absence with the FitzPatrick signing. Tucker Kraft is locked in as the Green Bay TE1. Kraft has ten catches for 141 yards and three scores over his past two games.

Musgrave was active in Week 5 but did not log an offensive snap. Tucker Kraft, meanwhile, was on-field for 50 of Jordan Love’s 59 offensive snaps and caught 4-of-5 targets for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Kraft has asserted himself as the Packers’ No. 1 TE. Musgrave does not need to be rostered at this time.