Luke Musgrave

Despite suiting up for all 17 regular-season games in 2025, Musgrave totaled just 24 catches for 252 yards (on 31 targets) without a single touchdown. In Week 17, Josh Whyle played 28 snaps to Musgrave's 18 in a pass-heavy script, suggesting the Packers have leaned on Whyle more than Musgrave in recent weeks when they actually need to throw the ball.

Fellow tight end John FitzPatrick had a 70 percent snap share while Musgrave played 52 percent of Green Bay's offensive snaps. Even though Tucker Kraft's injury opened the door for Musgrave to recapture a big role on the offense, there were games when he played fewer snaps than John FitzPatrick and Josh Whyle.

Tucker Kraft is ahead of schedule in his ACL recovery and expected to return Week 1 of 2026, immediately pushing Musgrave back to a backup role. GM Brian Gutekunst has indicated extension talks with Kraft are a priority, cementing him as the long-term TE1.

Tucker Kraft is 'right on schedule' with his ACL recovery (torn Week 9, 2025) and expected back for Week 1, 2026; Matt LaFleur called him 'a big focal point of our offense.' Musgrave has no viable path to meaningful targets in Green Bay once Kraft is healthy.

As the de facto TE1 following Kraft's injury, Musgrave totaled just 24 catches, 252 yards, and zero touchdowns on 31 targets across 17 games—a disqualifying TE1 audition that raises genuine ceiling concerns regardless of landing spot.

Musgrave is a clear TE2 behind Tucker Kraft (value vs), who is expected back early in 2026 and is the front office's extension priority. As long as both are healthy in Green Bay, Musgrave has no path to a featured receiving role.

Persistent reporting links Musgrave to a trade (Dolphins frequently named); a deal reportedly nearly happened before the deadline. A move to a team installing him as the primary receiving TE would multiply his dynasty value overnight.

Tucker Kraft said mid-January that he is already ahead of schedule from his recovery from a right ACL tear suffered early January and that he expects to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 campaign. Kraft's expected return puts Musgrave back in a secondary role long-term, limiting upside.

Active trade rumors as of April 2026 link Musgrave to the Dolphins, Cowboys, and Ravens—a landing spot with a clear TE1 role and functional QB could dramatically reframe his dynasty value from backup-level to startable.

Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and HC Jeff Hafley are both Packers alumni with direct familiarity with Musgrave, and Miami has a real roster need at receiving TE; a trade would instantly make him the target-share leader in a position-starved offense.

Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said Musgrave provides a different kind of player than Tucker in the pass game, serving as a really good down-the-field threat with really good speed and good range when he catches the ball, positioning him to get more targets and take over that vertical role.