Fantasy Upside
Look who is back as an impact tight end. After a mediocre first year in Seattle, Jimmy Graham bounce-backed with a season that saw him produce as a TE1 most weeks. Graham is still not piling up the catches like he did in New Orleans, but the offense is very different in Seattle. He did manage 923 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns and also stayed healthy for all 16 games. With QB Russell Wilson starting the season healthy, Graham should improve on this numbers.
Fantasy Downside
We already mentioned this is not New Orleans. Graham is unlikely to catch 80 balls, eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark or record double-digit touchdowns. The offense in Seattle has never been tight-end friendly, so Graham is not going to be in the top-two of overall fantasy tight end scoring like he has been in the past.
2017 Bottom Line
Maybe not the top tight end, but Graham is definitely a top-5 fantasy tight end. Graham's ADP is 53 overall, which sees him come off the board in the fifth round. Don't reach to get him because he is a little bit behind the top-4 ranked tight ends. If he falls in your lap in the fifth, he will give you numbers worthy of that draft spot.