Tight End

Wisconsin

6-3 246

40 time: 4.73

Draft board overall prospect rank: #137

Draft board tight end rank: #7

Overall rating: 63*

                4/15/10: Garrett Graham was a fairly productive tight end in his career at Wisconsin, but he has one major flaw, his size. He has ranged everywhere from 234 pounds to 246 pounds this draft Pre Season, so I wouldn’t count him as a true 246 pounder and even that is pretty small. He’s not a very good blocker, as could be expected of someone of his size. However, he does have very solid hands and decent, though not great, speed. He caught 121 passes for 1492 yards and 16 touchdowns in his 3 seasons at Wisconsin, despite not starting until this year. He spent his first two years splitting time with Travis Beckum at tight end, Beckum being the undersized tight end of Wisconsin last year who was drafted in the 3^rd round by the Giants last year. I hate to compare prospects to NFL players from the same school but Graham and Beckum are extremely similar in terms of their size and skills set, though Beckum was more productive in his college career. For that reason, Graham will not be drafted in the 3^rd like Beckum was, or even in the 4^th. Graham could be a solid H-back in the NFL, though I can’t see him being any other type of tight end. He lacks good athleticism, but he has great hands, runs great routes, and uses his body well and controlled when catches the ball. He’ll probably be a mid to late 3^rd day pick, meaning 5^th or 6^th round, in the 2010 NFL Draft.

NFL Comparison: Travis Beckum

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