'Channel my inner Bavaro': Packers' Tucker Kraft breaking out amid comparisons to an NFL great

24-year-old tight end Tucker Kraft leads all NFL tight ends in both YAC and YAC categories.

Green Bay Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was inspired by former NFL star Tom Bavaro .

Kraft was barely 5-11 as a high school freshman, but now he's 6 -foot-5 and 259 pounds .

He played at FCS power South Dakota State in 2019 .

This season , tight end George Kraft has embodied his mantra, "Don't let a DB tackle me in space" Kraft attended Tight End University in the offseason to learn blocking skills.

Packers running back Josh Jacobs : "He is a little crazy, but I love it" Kraft is a guy that gives energy to other people, just with his love for the game, his love.

Bavaro won two Super Bowls and was twice named to the NFL 's All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams.

Bavaro once suffered a broken jaw in the first half of a game in 1986 against the Saints .

"Everybody looks good on the highlight films, but he looks really good," Bavaro says.