Jimmy Graham
Graham with the Seattle Seahawks in 2015
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| No. 88 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 24, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Goldsboro, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wilson (NC) Charis Prep | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 499 |
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| Receiving yards: | 6,280 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 59 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jimmy Graham (born November 24, 1986) is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played only one year of college football at the University of Miami, after playing four years of basketball, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
In his second season in the NFL, Graham had 99 receptions for 1,310 yards and 11 touchdowns. That year he made his first Pro Bowl appearance and was selected as an All-Pro player at his position. He became the first tight end in Saints history to have more than 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Graham set the Saints franchise record for receptions in a season while also tying the Saints franchise record for touchdowns in a season (tied with Marques Colston and Joe Horn). Graham is also second all-time for most receiving yards and receiving touchdowns by a tight end in a single season.
Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Graham had a difficult upbringing. At age 11, he was placed in a group home by his mother where he was physically beaten by older children. In high school, with help from a church youth counselor who took him in and eventually adopted him, he improved his grades, became a basketball star as a senior at Community Christian in Wilson, North Carolina and at Charis Prep in Wilson, North Carolina, and earned a basketball scholarship at Miami.
Graham played basketball for the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team from 2005 to 2009. Graham graduated from Miami in May 2009 with a double major in marketing and management, then stayed at Miami to take graduate classes while playing a season of football. He played tight end and finished the season with 17 receptions for 213 yards and five touchdowns.
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