Jimmy Graham Fantasy Football News | Shark Bites

Saints TE Jimmy Graham left Sunday's game against the Bucs with a knee injury.  His return is considered questionable.  The rookie caught his 5th TD in the past 4 games in the 1st quarter.

NFL Network's Michael Lombardi believes Saints rookie TE Jimmy Graham could be ready to make an impact by the end of this season. "Graham has been very impressive in the camps and I would not be surprised if the Saints are finding ways to create mismatches with him by the end of the season," Lombardi writes.  With Jeremy Shockey and David Thomas ahead of him on the depth chart, Graham is still a longshot to have significant fantasy value this year.  But if your league draft goes 20+ rounds, he's not a bad guy to snag with one of your last picks and stash on the end of your bench.

Saints 3rd-round pick TE Jimmy Graham has been impressive at the team's minicamp this week.  "If you were just watching he's a been a guy who has stood out," HC Sean Payton said. "He has things to learn but he's willing to do that and he's smart."  And Graham does have plenty of learning to do.  He played just one season of football at the University of Miami.  He spent his first 4 years there on the basketball team.  That's led some scouts to compare Graham with Chargers TE Antonio Gates, who played basketball at Kent St.  Like Gates, Graham is ultra-athletic and has huge upside.  He's unlikely to make a major impact this season, but he's definitely a guy to roster in dynasty formats.