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Garrett GRAHAM88 TIG HT ENDTRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texansin the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2010NFL Draft.2010 (Houston 1/0): Inactive for season openervs. 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 specialteams vs. Kansas City (10/17).COLLEGE: Started 33-of-40 games for the Badgers,catching 121 passes for 1,492 yards andsixteen touchdowns…became the 20th player inschool history to gain over 1,000 yards receivingin a career and was the fifth Wisconsin tight endto accomplish that feat, joining Travis Beckum,Pat Richter, David Charles and Tim Stracka…only Beckum (159) have more receptions by atight end in school annals than Graham’s 121(tied with Pat Richter)…his sixteen touchdowncatches moved him into a tie with Chris Chambers(1997-2000) for fifth place on the Badgers’all-time record list…those scoring grabs ranktopped the previous school all-time record fortight ends (15 by Pat Richter) has more touchdownreceptions…ranks eleventh in school historywith 1,492 yards receiving.2009: Earned first-team All-Big Ten Conferencehonors from the media and second-team accoladesfrom the league’s coaches…namedteam co-MVP…midseason John Mackey AwardWatch List nominee (nation’s top tight end)…started thirteen games catching a career-high51 passes for 624 yards (12.24 ypc) and seventouchdowns…his seven scoring grabs tiedfor eighth on the school season-record list…caught 51-of-74 balls targeted to him (68.92%), ashe dropped three attempts and had five othersHeight: 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: 1/0 |Career GP/GS: 1/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |deflected by the opposition…40 of his catchesproduced first downs, converting 16-of-27 thirddowntosses (59.26%)…had 37 catches for atleast ten yards, including nine for 20 yards orlonger… also came up with key receptions oneighteen touchdowns drives and three possessionsthat produced field goals…served as oneof the team’s four captains.2008: All-Big Ten Conference first-team selectionby the league’s media, The NFL Draft Reportand CBS Sportsline, earning second teamhonors from the conference’s coaches…ledthe team with a career-high 40 receptions for540 yards and five touchdowns, as it markedthe third-straight year a tight end led the teamin catches…had a total of 61 passes targeted tohim (caught 65.57%), as six of those tosses weredeflected by the opposition and 15 others wereun-catchable…did not drop any of those throwsand did not lose any ground or get tackled forno gain on any of his 40 grab…made seven ofhis catches inside the red zone, including fiveon goal-line plays…as a blocker, he delivered38 knockdowns/key blocks that included eightdown 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 328yards and four touchdowns…along with TravisBeckum’s 75 catches, it marked the first time inWisconsin history that tight ends finished 1-2 inreceiving during the same season…24 of his 30grabs produced first downs, as Graham helpedconvert 12-of-16 third-down tosses and one otheron fourth down…caught eight of his passesHOUSTONTEXANS.COM