Building your team around Jimmy Graham (PPR)

This question popped up on reddit this afternoon, so I decided to dive in and have a look.  My official response here:

Great question.

I've got the #6 pick in my standard league, so I've been toying with different strategies (up to an including taking Graham - though I believe this is too early to do so in standard). Using FFC's Scenario Calculator[1] , we can walk through your first 4 picks in PPR and see who's available. Note, MyRank based on 12-team 1PPR QB 2RB 2WR 1Flex 1TE

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2.06[2]

Player	%Avail	MyRank	ECR[3]	MyOverall	ECRoverall
Arian Foster	43%	RB9	RB10	11	17
Marshawn Lynch	51%	RB10	RB11	13	19
LeVeon Bell	63%	RB11	RB9	14	16
Giovani Bernard	66%	RB7	RB8	7	13
Antonio Brown	79%	WR4	WR7	17	18
Jordy Nelson	87%	WR9	WR8	35	21

Who I'd take: Giovani Bernard, Arian Foster, Marshawn Lynch. I'd really prefer to lock up an RB1 after spending a first rounder on Jimmy (who in some respects can be thought of as your WR1 in the TE slot).

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3.07[4]

Player	%Avail	MyRank	ECR[5]	MyOverall	ECRoverall
Reggie Bush	56%	RB16	RB15	24	27
Pierre Garcon	60%	WR14	WR11	51	26
C.J. Spiller	71%	RB19	RB17	27	38
Alfred Morris	73%	RB18	RB19	26	42
Keenan Allen	74%	WR11	WR15	47	36
Zac Stacy	81%	RB14	RB13	22	24
Victor Cruz	89%	WR17	WR14	58	33
Shane Vereen	92%	RB17	RB16	25	37
Vincent Jackson	91%	WR13	WR13	49	49
Andre Johnson	90%	WR12	WR12	48	48

Who I'd take: I'd probably be leaning towards a wideout after going TE, RB in the first two rounds, but the RB2 talent here is just too much to pass up. RB also has the most positional scarcity and is hardest to replace on the wire, so I wouldn't feel terrible using 2/3 of my first picks on a running back. I would take Stacy if he fell, or be perfectly happy with Bush, Vereen or Morris.

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4.06[6]

I'm definitely looking to take a wideout after going TE-RB-RB, so I'm going to save time by only listing the available WRs:

Player	%Avail	MyRank	ECR[7]	MyOverall	ECRoverall
Wes Welker	49%	WR23	WR17	66	41
Roddy White	52%	WR15	WR16	54	40
Larry Fitzgerald	72%	WR16	WR18	55	43
Cordarrelle Patterson	76%	WR22	WR23	65	51
Michael Crabtree	85%	WR22	WR19	64	45
Percy Harvin	90%	WR20	WR26	63	58

Who I'd take: Roddy White or Larry Fitzgerald. I'd then try to load up my next picks with WRs like Kendall Wright and Michael Floyd.