Education
Kroft attended Downingtown East High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Kroft attended Downingtown East High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
He played college football at Rutgers. He played tight end and wide receiver. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit.
He committed to Rutgers University to play college football.
Kroft was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he played in 11 games and had three receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2013, Kroft started 12 of 13 games and had 43 receptions for 573 yards and four touchdowns. Kroft started 12 of 13 games as a redshirt junior in 2014, recording 24 receptions for 269 yards.
After his redshirt junior season he entered the 2015 NFL Draft.
He finished his college career with 70 receptions for 901 yards and five touchdowns.
