No. 55 Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | April 3, 1988 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Detroit (MI) Crockett Tech | ||||||||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 230 |
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Sacks: | 29.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 14 |
Fumble recoveries: | 2 |
Pass deflections: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Brandon Lee Graham (born April 3, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the thirteenth selection in the draft and the first from the Big Ten Conference. He played college football at Michigan.
Graham was the 2009 Big Ten Conference co-MVP as recognized by the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award. He was the 2009 FBS tackles (TFLs) for a loss (per game) champion after finishing second in 2008 by .01 TFL per game. He was the 2008 & 2009 Big Ten Conference TFL (total) champion.
After completing his career as defensive end for the 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team, he had a total of 29.5 career sacks and 56 career TFLs for the Michigan Wolverines football team. In 2008, he led the Big Ten Conference in TFLs (20 in 11 games). In 2009, he posted 26 TFLs and 10.5 sacks in 12 games. As a member of the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team he earned Second-team 2008 Big Ten All-conference recognition from both the coaches and the media. He was a finalist for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football Hendricks Award. He was a First-team 2009 All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media. He was named to several First-team and Second-team 2009 All-America lists by various publications. Graham was also named MVP of the 2010 Senior Bowl.