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The Fan’s Kevin Bowen reports the Colts view TE Kylen Granson being used in a “similar role” to Trey Burton.

Granson “made a strong impression” at spring practices. The Colts see potential for an early season role for Granson, with Frank Reich calling him an “explosive athlete” that’s “picking up the offense fast.” Playing the Burton role in a Carson Wentz offense would give Granson a 34% snap share with upside for more. The rookie fourth-rounder is competing to open the season in a committee with Jack Doyle and Mo Alie-Cox.

SOURCE: 1075 The Fan

Jul 4, 2021, 10:39 AM ET
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Love to hear this kind of news. 🤩

Already have him in all my leagues. Picked him up based on what Reich said after he was drafted. Hoping he can carve out a role as the pass-catching option with lots of high calorie snaps (3rd down, red-zone)

 
Yup.  Non TE premium 12 teamer where I am hoarding several end of roster TE’s.  Got a mix of old and young and opted for him over Cox.  Cox was only recently picked up and I made this move a few months ago for what it’s worth.  Still not sure it’s the right move but I guess we’ll see.

 
zaner75 said:
Love to hear this kind of news. 🤩

Already have him in all my leagues. Picked him up based on what Reich said after he was drafted. Hoping he can carve out a role as the pass-catching option with lots of high calorie snaps (3rd down, red-zone)
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Same. 

I took him in the 5th of my rookie draft & several folks here said he was a waste of a roster spot. kinda loving his potential.

Still early but ya gotta love good news + on-field validation. 

 
Colts Training Camp Practice Notebook: Kylen Granson Stands Out, Kwity Paye Gets Up To Speed And More Observations From Grand Park

Excerpt:

WESTFIELD, Ind. — While Carson Wentz's Colts training camp debut was a main focus during Wednesday's curtain-lifting practice at Grand Park, another player's camp debut stood out, too.

Rookie tight end Kylen Granson made a handful of plays and was involved with the offense quite a bit Wednesday morning, which offensive coordinator Marcus Brady cooly described as "just giving him the plays that we feel like are going to be comfortable with him."

The Colts are high on Granson, who was picked in the fourth round (No. 127 overall) of this year's NFL Draft, and see his speed as complementing established tight ends Jack Doyle and Mo Alie-Cox well. But rookie tight ends, historically, often struggle to find success early on — only 79 first-year tight ends in NFL history have caught at least 30 passes; just nine have had 50 or more receptions.

Granson, though, could have a shot at being the exception to that rookie tight end rule.

"He's a sharp kid," Brady said. "He's picked up the offense very well, you could see that he transitioned — even today, made some plays, you could see he could be involved in the offense. And he's very mature. So we're going to try to get him involved with the many weapons we have."
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The Athletic's Stephen Holder expects Kylen Granson to be a "featured pass-catching tight end."

Granson is a fourth-round rookie, and as such he in unlikely to have a major role in the offense. Holder notes however, that Jack Doyle and Mo Alie-Cox may have "significant blocking responsibilities--especially with left tackle Eric Fisher on the mend from an Achilles injury." He also notes that the rookie has already been heavily involved in training camp. Granson's potential role in the offense has been compared to Trey Burton's 2020 role, which came with a 34% snap share. The continued drumbeat on Granson makes him a very intriguing dynasty target. In 2021 though, Colts split snaps and blocking commitments will likely limit all three tight ends to bye week fill-in options and cheap DFS punt plays.

RELATED: 

Mo Alie-Cox

, Jack Doyle

SOURCE: Stephen Holder on Twitter

Aug 26, 2021, 2:24 PM ET
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Nice end of bench stash, but I doubt he has much fantasy value in the near future. The Colts are a running team and have issues at QB.  The Colts OL run blocks well, but their pass blocking needs an upgrade IMO.

 
I know his coach sure had a chubb for him last year in camp. I thought he was going to get a lot more burn/opportunity last year. He's a nice buy low (if not throw in) or hold IMO. 

 
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I know his coach sure had a chubb for him last year in camp. I thought he was going to get a lot more burn/opportunity last year. He's a nice buy low (if not throw in) or hold IMO. 
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As a Colts homer I have some Granson shares, but I just don't see him being fantasy relevant in the near future, regardless of the newfound opportunity with the Doyle retirement.

 

Kylen Granson caught 3-of-7 targets for 22 yards in Indianapolis' Week 1 tie against the Texans.​


Granson got extensive work as the Indy two-minute drill unit played heavily after the team fell behind 20-3. He did not look particularly explosive and was more of a short-field checkdown option. Despite the target volume, he's probably not on the fantasy radar for Week 2 against the Jaguars.
- NBCSportsEDGE
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Kylen Granson caught 4-of-6 targets for 39 yards in the Colts’ Week 1 loss to the Jaguars.

Granson worked as the Colts’ primary route-running, pass-catching tight end, earning a 16 percent target share. If he maintains the role, Granson should have some streaming viability in deeper formats. Andrew Ogletree was the only other Colts tight end to see a target against Jacksonville.
- Rotoworld
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his first blurb in almost a year :D
 
Hard to see any Indy TE separating himself from their group. The rookie Mallory and Granson kinda cancel each other out. Mo Allie Cox is still in the mix. And the most talented of them all is Jelani Woods who will be coming off IR soon.
Hard pass unless you have a roster spot and Woods is on the waiver wire.
 
It's a nice scenario, but I'm guessing that he will just be at the head of a TEBC. Anything more than 35/400/3 would be a win. He can be useful as a bye week backup if you draft a top 5 TE at the start of your draft.
 
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