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What is Jimmy Graham's value in a dynasty league?

At what point, in a dynasty league, do you give up on Jimmy Graham? Talented guy, but he’s just not being used in Seattle the way they used him in New Orleans. Would you rather, for example, have Richard Rodgers? Rodgers is 5 years younger and is placed nicely in that Green Bay offense. Or Tyler Eifert? He’s just 25, and it looks like he’s going to be a big part of Cincinnati’s offense for years.

The key on this kind of thing is to make the move while it’s still there. If you wait until six weeks have gone by and Graham hasn’t done much, then it’s hard to recoup value in a trade.

For me, Rodgers and Eifert haven’t quite done enough yet to move past Graham. Rodgers may be the right age and in the right offense, but we’re talking about a guy who’s caught 3 passes in each of the first two games.

With Graham, I think the hope is that he’ll be a decent performing around the goal line, where they’re most likely to try and tap into that height and athleticism. But his days of catching 80 passes in a season are over.

I’ve got two injury risk tight ends in my top 11 – Jordan Reed and Jordan Cameron. Both have been really good when they’re on the field, but durability has been a problem for both of those guys.

DYNASTY RANKINGS, TIGHT ENDS
RkTeamPlayerAge
1.NERob Gronkowski26
2.KCTravis Kelce25
3.SEAJimmy Graham28
4.CHIMartellus Bennett28
5.CINTyler Eifert25
6.CARGreg Olsen30
7.GBRichard Rodgers23
8.INDDwayne Allen25
9.WASJordan Reed25
10.JACJulius Thomas27
11.MIAJordan Cameron27
12.TBAustin Seferian-Jenkins22
13.MINKyle Rudolph25
14.DETEric Ebron22
15.BALCrockett Gillmore23
16.DALJason Witten33
17.BUFCharles Clay26
18.TENDelanie Walker31
19.PHIZach Ertz24
20.SDAntonio Gates35
21.STLJared Cook28
22.DALGavin Escobar24
23.INDCoby Fleener27
24.SFVernon Davis31
25.PITHeath Miller32
26.OAKMychal Rivera25
27.BALMaxx Williams21
28.SDLadarius Green25
29.NEScott Chandler30
30.DENOwen Daniels32
31.NYGLarry Donnell26
32.NOBenjamin Watson34
33.DENVirgil Green27
34.KCJames O’Shaughnessy23
35.JACMarcedes Lewis31
36.MIADion Sims24
37.OAKClive Walford23
38.STLLance Kendricks27
39.PHIBrent Celek30
40.NYJJace Amaro23
41.HOUGarrett Graham29
42.GBAndrew Quarless26
43.ARIDarren Fells29
44.ATLJacob Tamme30
45.NOJosh Hill25
46.CLEGary Barnidge30
47.NYJJeff Cumberland28
48.TENAnthony Fasano31
49.HOUC.J. Fiedorowicz23
50.MINMyCole Pruitt23

—Ian Allan

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