Garrett Graham
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
{{About|the athlete|the similarly named actor|Gerrit Graham}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Garrett Graham
| image = Garrett Graham Touchdown.jpg
| caption = Graham (89) while at Wisconsin
| number = 80, 88
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 243
| high_school = Memorial {{avoid wrap|(Brick Township)}}
| college = Wisconsin
| draftyear = 2010
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 118
| highlights =
- 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2008, 2009)
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2016}})
| status =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 100
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,059
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 10
| pfr = G/GrahGa00
}}
Garrett Graham (born August 4, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
Early life
Graham attended Brick Memorial High School in Brick Township, New Jersey. He was a tight end, defensive end, punter and kicker. He finished with 96 receptions for 2,031 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also was first-team all state 2 years in a row.
College career
After being redshirted in 2005, Graham played in three games as a redshirt freshman in 2006 but did not have a reception. As a sophomore in 2007, Graham started 10 of 13 games recording 30 receptions for 328 yards and four touchdowns. As a junior in 2008, Graham started 10 of 11 games. He finished the season leading the team in receptions with 40, receiving yards with 540 and touchdowns with five.
Garrett finished his senior season with 51 receptions for 624 yards and seven touchdowns which led the team.
On November 23, 2009, Garrett Graham was selected 1st Team All-Big Ten tight end by the media and 2nd team by the coaches.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aag.html |title=BigTen.org |access-date=December 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006131808/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aag.html |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year !! Team !! Receptions !! Yards !! Average !! TDs | |||||
| 2005 | Wisconsin | Redshirt | |||
| 2006 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Wisconsin | 30 | 328 | 10.9 | 4 |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | 40 | 540 | 13.5 | 5 |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | 51 | 624 | 12.2 | 7 |
| style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;"
| colspan=2 | College Totals | 121 | 1,492 | 12.3 | 16 | |
| style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;" |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 1/8
| weight = 243
| dash = 4.78
| ten split = 1.71
| twenty split = 2.82
| shuttle = 4.35
| cone drill = 7.09
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 4
| bench = 20
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 32
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/garrett-graham/32004752-4119-3306-2805-e6ea89f65524 |title=Garrett Graham Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 27, 2010}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=57406&DraftYear=2010 |title=2010 NFL Draft Scout Garrett Graham College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 30, 2010}}
}}
=Houston Texans=
Graham was selected in the fourth round with the 118th overall pick by the Houston Texans.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
After seeing limited action in his first two seasons, Graham became the second-string tight end in the 2012 season. In week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Graham set career highs in receptions (8), yards (82), and touchdowns (2) in the 43–37 overtime win.
On March 13, 2014, Graham re-signed with the Texans on a three-year contract.{{cite web|work=NFL.com|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/garrett-graham-houston-texans-sign-3-year-contract-0ap2000000333774|title=Garrett Graham, Houston Texans sign 3-year contract|first=Gregg|last=Rosenthal|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=May 18, 2014}}
=Denver Broncos=
On April 25, 2016 Graham signed with the Denver Broncos.
On September 15, 2016 Graham was released by Denver due to a shoulder injury.
=NFL statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year !! Team !! Receptions !! Yards !! Average !! TDs | |||||
| 2010 | Houston Texans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Houston Texans | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Houston Texans | 28 | 263 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 2013 | Houston Texans | 49 | 545 | 11.1 | 5 |
| 2014 | Houston Texans | 18 | 197 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | Houston Texans | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 |
| style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;"
| colspan=2 | Totals | 100 | 1,059 | 10.6 | 10 | |
| style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;" |
References
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External links
- [http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/Garrett-Graham/a4bb7e8f-84b7-47d3-8524-85269c7aa5ac Houston Texans bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607195123/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/garrett-graham/a4bb7e8f-84b7-47d3-8524-85269c7aa5ac/ |date=June 7, 2014 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091119010655/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/graham_garrett00.html Wisconsin Badgers bio]
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Category:Brick Memorial High School alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Brick Township, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Ocean County, New Jersey
Category:American football tight ends
Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players
Category:Houston Texans players