| Ko Kieft | |
| Current Team: | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Number: | 41 |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Sioux Center, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 265 |
| High School: | Sioux Center (Sioux Center, Iowa) |
| College: | Minnesota (2016–2021) |
| Draftyear: | 2022 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 218 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 8 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 82 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 2 |
| Pfr: | KiefKo00 |
Ko Kieft (born January 20, 1998)[1] is an American professional football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota.[2] [3]
Kieft was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round, 218th overall, in the 2022 NFL draft.[4] In Week 4 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Kieft recorded a 19–yard gain on a pass from Tom Brady for his first career reception.[5]
Kieft's first name is his legal name, not a nickname. “Ko” is a derivative of “Jakobus,” the name of a great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands.[6]