Jimmy Graham Week 7 Outlook - Panthers at Saints

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 22nd 2020, 9:48am EDT

Sure, Graham has at least five targets in 5-of-6 games, which is great for a tight end. However, he's topped 34 yards just once and has touchdowns masking that inefficiency. He is tied with Travis Kelce for the most targets inside the red zone (10) and ranks second in targets inside the five-yard line (4), so we have to factor that in, especially when Allen Robinson is going to be shadowed by Jalen Ramsey. The Rams have allowed just 5.43 yards per target to tight end, which is essentially what Graham has averaged, though tight ends have been funneled targets against them. They've faced 53 targets, the fifth-most in the league, which has allowed tight ends to produce. They've allowed three top-12 tight end performances, even though just one tight end (George Kittle) has topped 42 yards. It's similar to the way it always is with Graham; he's a touchdown-or-bust play, though he may see more targets than normal this week. Consider him a mid-to-high-end TE2.