#41 Ko Kieft
TE room context
View full depth chart →Ko Kieft holds the TE · Depth spot in Tampa Bay Buccaneers’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Ko Kieft played 3 games in 2025 with a 14% snap share.
Background & career
Ko Kieft is a 6'5", 265-pound tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Minnesota product was selected by Tampa Bay in the sixth round (218th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. Over four seasons with the Buccaneers, Kieft has appeared in 50 games with 19 starts, recording eight receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns while contributing 21 special teams tackles. In 2024, he appeared primarily on special teams and in reserve offensive roles, starting Week 16 against Dallas on 12 offensive snaps while logging 22 special teams snaps. At Minnesota, Kieft appeared in 49 games across five seasons, compiling 12 receptions for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
Minnesota2016 – 2021