Tucker Kraft, NFL Draft bring TL into the spotlight

  • Timber Lake native Tucker Kraft is a top tight-end prospect heading into the 2023 NFL Draft set Thursday through Saturday in Kansas City, MO. The draft can be watched locally on ESPN and the NFL Network.
    Timber Lake native Tucker Kraft is a top tight-end prospect heading into the 2023 NFL Draft set Thursday through Saturday in Kansas City, MO. The draft can be watched locally on ESPN and the NFL Network.

    Tucker Kraft remembers his roots. Just ask his college football coach John Stiegelmeier.

    Kraft, an All-American tight end at South Dakota State University, is the first Jackrabbit in program history to declare early for the NFL Draft and his decision left a lasting impression on Stiegelmeier.

    “When he told me he was going to leave early, I asked him why and he gave me an answer that I’ll never forge…