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#41 Ko Kieft

43

Tight End · Tampa Bay Buccaneers

25
Role Score
Practice Squad / Camp Body
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
TBTB
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
28 yr
+1.8 yr vs NFL TE72nd percentile
Height
6'5"
+0.3" vs NFL TE43rd percentile
Weight
265 lb
+16.3 lb vs NFL TE92nd percentile
NFL Experience
4 years
Birth Date
Jan 20, 1998
College
Minnesota
Draft
2022
Draft Pick
R7 · #218

Availability & contract

Expected Games
11/17
Total Contract
$1.6M
This Year
$1.4M
−$455K vs NFL TE43rd percentile
Per Game
$83K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
43
Roster Value−4.7 vs NFL TE49th percentile
25
Role−21.5 vs NFL TE4th percentile
52
Experience+12.4 vs NFL TE56th percentile
96
Prime+5.7 vs NFL TE52nd percentile
64
Durability+2.2 vs NFL TE57th percentile
49
Continuity+14.5 vs NFL TE64th percentile
10
Draft Pedigree−16.2 vs NFL TE52nd percentile
35
Contract Fit−20.1 vs NFL TE7th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Ko Kieft fits · Tight Ends

TB tight ends, last season vs this season — Ko Kieft is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Justin Peelle
#88Cade Otton858216/178899929655$4.1M27.46'5"250
#82CJ DipprePractice squad31302/17——12930—24.46'5"262
#41Ko Kieft432511/175249649610$1.4M28.76'5"265
#87Payne Durham542516/175879939628$1.2M26.36'5"255
#84Bauer SharpDrafted, unsigned25252/1700508722—23.46'5"249
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Justin Peelle
Cade Otton858216/178899929655$4.1M27.46'5"250
Tanner TaulaPractice squad2930—0050960—27.86'6"255
Ko Kieft432511/175249649610$1.4M28.76'5"265
Payne Durham542516/175879939628$1.2M26.36'5"255
Devin CulpFree agent312010/17202458965$1.1M26.66'4"237

Transactions

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#41Ko Kieft

Roster Value43
UnknownTBOffseason roster

Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign Ko Kieft

Mar 16, 2026
Official