Jeff Graham

{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}

{{distinguish|Jeff Graham (quarterback)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jeff Graham

| number = 81

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|14}}

| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = Archbishop Alter
(Kettering, Ohio)

| college = Ohio State

| draftyear = 1991

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 46

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 542

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 8,172

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 30

| pfr = GrahJe00

}}

Jeffery Todd Graham (born February 14, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Standing 6'2" and 206 lbs from Kettering, Archbishop Alter High School and Ohio State University, Graham played in 11 NFL seasons from 1991 to 2001 for the Steelers, the Chicago Bears, the New York Jets, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Diego Chargers.

Graham's best season as a professional came during the 1995 season with the Bears, when he had 82 receptions for 1,301 yards and four touchdowns.

At Alter High School, Graham was a two-way starter in his sophomore, junior and senior years. He played wide receiver on offense and safety on defense. He played an important role in helping the Knights reach the 1984 State Semifinals. In his senior year he was moved to quarterback and was successful in running the wishbone offense for the Knights. Graham was a 1st Team All-State basketball player and had many scholarship offers from big-name schools.

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

= Regular season =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Receiving

GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1991PIT

| 13 || 1 || 2 || 21 || 10.5 || 15 || 0

1992PIT

| 14 || 10 || 49 || 711 || 14.5 || 51 || 1

1993PIT

| 15 || 12 || 38 || 579 || 15.2 || 51 || 0

1994CHI

| 16 || 15 || 68 || 944 || 13.9 || 76 || 4

1995CHI

| 16 || 16 || 82 || 1,301 || 15.9 || 51 || 4

1996NYJ

| 11 || 9 || 50 || 788 || 15.8 || 78 || 6

1997NYJ

| 16 || 16 || 42 || 542 || 12.9 || 47 || 2

1998PHI

| 15 || 15 || 47 || 600 || 12.8 || 45 || 2

1999SDG

| 16 || 11 || 57 || 968 || 17.0 || 54 || 2

2000SDG

| 14 || 13 || 55 || 907 || 16.5 || 83 || 4

2001SDG

| 14 || 11 || 52 || 811 || 15.6 || 61 || 5

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= Playoffs =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Receiving

GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1993PIT

| 1 || 1 || 7 || 96 || 13.7 || 35 || 0

1994CHI

| 2 || 2 || 8 || 141 || 17.6 || 52 || 1

colspan="2"|331523715.8521

Personal life

Graham's house was destroyed by a lightning storm on Thursday June 28, 2007. Graham is the uncle of former University of Michigan wide receiver Roy Roundtree.Roundtree, Roy (2010). [http://www.wbbl.com/FlashPlayer/default.asp?SPID=23371&ID=1918744 WBBL Interview With Roy Roundtree] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227090256/http://www.wbbl.com/FlashPlayer/default.asp?SPID=23371&ID=1918744 |date=2012-02-27 }}. Accessed 2010-08-17.

Graham coaches Division III high school football at Trotwood-Madison High School, in Ohio, where his team won the 2017–18 and 2019-20 state championship.{{cite web |title=Trotwood-Madison players add to Legacy |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/state-football-trotwood-madison-players-looking-add-rams-legacy/MnD9LQVgKaPqHT3n9ZHQDN/ |website=daytondailynews.com |publisher=Dayton Daily News |access-date=7 December 2019}}

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