The Green Bay Packers used the 78th overall pick in the 2023 draft to select South Dakota State tight end Tucker Kraft.
His wait to be drafted ended when the Packers gave him a call in the third round on Friday night, creating an emotional moment at his draft party in Timber Lake, South Dakota.
“I am just ready to rep that green and yellow,” Kraft said on the phone while talking to someone in Green Bay.
Here’s when Kraft got the call, via the South Dakota State football account on Twitter:
“I am just ready to rep that green and yellow.