Jimmy Graham ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Graham in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Graham a career score of 85, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Jimmy Graham

5× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time TEsFranchise Cornerstone👑 #1 Tight End · 2013 🏆 Clutch · +9% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2011

Height6'7"

Weight265 lb

BornNov 24, 1986

Age

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2010	23–24	NO	12	—	44	31	356	5	70.5%	11.5	8.1	—	21	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	24–25	NO	16	—	149	99	1,310	11	66.4%	13.2	8.8	—	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	25–26	NO	15	—	135	85	982	9	63.0%	11.6	7.3	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	26–27	NO	16	—	143	86	1,215	16	60.1%	14.1	8.5	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	754	67.1%	3	0.3%	16	3.4%
2014	27–28	NO	15	—	124	85	889	10	68.5%	10.5	7.2	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	774	68.8%	—	0.0%	9	2.1%
2015	28–29	SEA	11	—	74	48	605	2	64.9%	12.6	8.2	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	569	78.2%	—	0.0%	15	4.8%
2016	29–30	SEA	16	—	95	65	923	6	68.4%	14.2	9.7	—	45	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	790	75.9%	—	0.0%	5	1.0%
2017	30–31	SEA	16	—	96	57	520	10	59.4%	9.1	5.4	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	729	68.9%	—	0.0%	11	2.1%
2018	31–32	GB	16	—	89	55	636	2	61.8%	11.6	7.1	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	795	73.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	32–33	GB	16	—	60	38	447	3	63.3%	11.8	7.5	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	622	57.3%	—	0.0%	4	0.9%
2020	33–34	CHI	16	—	76	50	456	8	65.8%	9.1	6.0	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	636	59.5%	—	0.0%	1	0.2%
2021	34–35	CHI	11	—	23	14	167	3	60.9%	11.9	7.3	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	263	26.5%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%
2023	36–37	NO	5	—	7	6	39	4	85.7%	6.5	5.6	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	171	19.1%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%
Career		—	181	—	1,115	719	8,545	89	64.5%	11.9	7.7	—	478	2	3	0	1.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	6,103	59.9%	3	0.0%	63	1.4%

Career Value · VORP

338 career value over replacement — #84 all-time of 4,649. 26/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #95 (Rd 3) · NO · 2010 · +47.7 vs expected KV-H

85actual

37.3 expected · Δ+47.7

💔+26.8 stolen VORP·1.04 szns lost

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Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2010	23–24	NO	12	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	1	100.0	10.3
2016	29–30	SEA	16	12*	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	18.4
Career			28	12*	2	3	1.5	—	1	—	205.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2010	23–24	NO	12	—	44	31	356	5	70.5%	11.5	8.1	—	21
2011	24–25	NO	16	—	149	99	1,310	11	66.4%	13.2	8.8	—	74
2012	25–26	NO	15	—	135	85	982	9	63.0%	11.6	7.3	—	59
2013	26–27	NO	16	11*	143	86	1,215	16	60.1%	14.1	8.5	—	61
2014	27–28	NO	15	11*	124	85	889	10	68.5%	10.5	7.2	—	54
2015	28–29	SEA	11	9*	74	48	605	2	64.9%	12.6	8.2	—	29
2016	29–30	SEA	16	12*	95	65	923	6	68.4%	14.2	9.7	—	45
2017	30–31	SEA	16	11*	96	57	520	10	59.4%	9.1	5.4	—	32
2018	31–32	GB	16	12*	89	55	636	2	61.8%	11.6	7.1	—	32
2019	32–33	GB	16	9*	60	38	447	3	63.3%	11.8	7.5	—	23
2020	33–34	CHI	16	10*	76	50	456	8	65.8%	9.1	6.0	—	32
2021	34–35	CHI	11	0*	23	14	167	3	60.9%	11.9	7.3	—	10
2023	36–37	NO	5	0*	7	6	39	4	85.7%	6.5	5.6	—	6
Career			181	85*	1,115	719	8,545	89	64.5%	11.9	7.7	—	478

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26–27	NO	16	11*	754	67.1%	3	0.3%	16	3.4%
2014	27–28	NO	16	11*	774	68.8%	—	0.0%	9	2.1%
2015	28–29	SEA	11	9*	569	78.2%	—	0.0%	15	4.8%
2016	29–30	SEA	16	12*	790	75.9%	—	0.0%	5	1.0%
2017	30–31	SEA	16	11*	729	68.9%	—	0.0%	11	2.1%
2018	31–32	GB	16	12*	795	73.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	32–33	GB	16	9*	622	57.3%	—	0.0%	4	0.9%
2020	33–34	CHI	16	10*	636	59.5%	—	0.0%	1	0.2%
2021	34–35	CHI	15	0*	263	26.5%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%
2023	36–37	NO	13	0*	171	19.1%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%
Career			151	85*	6,103	—	3	—	63	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	31–32	GB	16	12*	9.5	6.8	4.7	2	3	0.0	32	81.5
2019	32–33	GB	16	9*	8.9	5.4	6.4	2	2	0.0	23	102.6
2020	33–34	CHI	16	10*	6.8	5.2	4.0	1	1	0.0	32	100.5
2021	34–35	CHI	15	0*	8.0	8.0	3.9	0	1	0.0	10	122.6
2023	36–37	NO	13	0*	6.0	6.0	0.5	0	1	0.1	6	129.5
Career			76	31*	—	—	—	5	8	—	103	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 85 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 85 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 85· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2010bestavg 70elite 702023

Rec Yds career shape vs similar tight ends

2010-2023

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Rec Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.