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Garrett GRAHAM
88 TIG HT END
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans
in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2010
NFL Draft.
2010 (Houston 5/0): Inactive for season opener
vs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Wasington (9/19), vs.
Dallas (9/26), at Oakland (10/3) and vs. NY Giants
(10/10)...made his professional debut on special
teams vs. Kansas City (10/17)...inactive at Indianapolis
(11/1)...saw action on special teams vs.
San Diego (11/7)...saw playing time at tight end
and on special teams at Jacksonville (11/14), at
NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).
COLLEGE: Started 33-of-40 games for the Badgers,
catching 121 passes for 1,492 yards and
sixteen touchdowns…became the 20th player in
school history to gain over 1,000 yards receiving
in a career and was the fifth Wisconsin tight end
to accomplish that feat, joining Travis Beckum,
Pat Richter, David Charles and Tim Stracka…
only Beckum (159) have more receptions by a
tight end in school annals than Graham’s 121
(tied with Pat Richter)…his sixteen touchdown
catches moved him into a tie with Chris Chambers
(1997-2000) for fifth place on the Badgers’
all-time record list…those scoring grabs rank
topped the previous school all-time record for
tight ends (15 by Pat Richter) has more touchdown
receptions…ranks eleventh in school history
with 1,492 yards receiving.
2009: Earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference
honors from the media and second-team accolades
from the league’s coaches…named
team co-MVP…midseason John Mackey Award
Watch List nominee (nation’s top tight end)…
started thirteen games catching a career-high
51 passes for 624 yards (12.24 ypc) and seven
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 241 | College: Wisconsin |
Hometown: Brick, New Jersey | 1st NFL Season |
1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 23 |
Acquired: D4b-’10 (118th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 5/0 |
Career GP/GS: 5/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |
touchdowns…his seven scoring grabs tied
for eighth on the school season-record list…
caught 51-of-74 balls targeted to him (68.92%), as
he dropped three attempts and had five others
deflected by the opposition…40 of his catches
produced first downs, converting 16-of-27 thirddown
tosses (59.26%)…had 37 catches for at
least ten yards, including nine for 20 yards or
longer… also came up with key receptions on
eighteen touchdowns drives and three possessions
that produced field goals…served as one
of the team’s four captains.
2008: All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection
by the league’s media, The NFL Draft Report
and CBS Sportsline, earning second team
honors from the conference’s coaches…led
the team with a career-high 40 receptions for
540 yards and five touchdowns, as it marked
the third-straight year a tight end led the team
in catches…had a total of 61 passes targeted to
him (caught 65.57%), as six of those tosses were
deflected by the opposition and 15 others were
un-catchable…did not drop any of those throws
and did not lose any ground or get tackled for
no gain on any of his 40 grab…made seven of
his catches inside the red zone, including five
on goal-line plays…as a blocker, he delivered
38 knockdowns/key blocks that included eight
down field, three touchdown-resulting blocks.
2007: Earned his first varsity letter, starting 10-
of-13 games in the team’s two-tight end formation,
coming off the bench vs. Washington State,
Iowa and Illinois…finished second on the team,
catching 30-of-47 passes targeted to him for 328
yards and four touchdowns…along with Travis
Beckum’s 75 catches, it marked the first time in
Wisconsin history that tight ends finished 1-2 in
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