This article is about the American football defensive end. For the comic book artist, see Brandon Graham (comics).
American football player
Brandon Graham
Graham with the Eagles in 2017
No. 55 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:
Defensive end
Personal information
Born:
(1988-04-03) April 3, 1988 (age 36) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:
Crockett (Detroit, Michigan)
College:
Michigan (2006–2009)
NFL draft:
2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2010–present)
Roster status:
Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LII)
Second-team All-Pro (2016)
Pro Bowl (2020)
Big Ten Most Valuable Player (2009)
First-team All-American (2009)
First-team All-Big Ten (2009)
Second-team All-Big Ten (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:
467
Sacks:
73.0
Forced fumbles:
21
Fumble recoveries:
7
Pass deflections:
9
Defensive touchdowns:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Brandon Lee Graham (born April 3, 1988)[1] is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected 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 was an All-American college football player at the University of Michigan.
In high school, he was a highly decorated and highly rated linebacker who served as captain for the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was listed on numerous All-American lists and was a finalist for some of the highest individual honors a high school football player can earn.
Graham was the 2009 Big Ten Conference co-MVP as recognized by the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award. He was the 2009 FBS tackles for a loss (per game) champion after finishing second in 2008 by 0.01 tackles for loss per game. He was the 2008 and 2009 Big Ten Conference tackles for loss leader. 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 tackles for loss for the Michigan Wolverines football team. In 2008, he led the Big Ten Conference in tackles for loss, with 20 in 11 games. In 2009, he posted 26 tackles for loss 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.
Graham was a second team 2016 All-Pro selection and a 2020 Pro Bowl selection. He led the Super Bowl LII champion Philadelphia Eagles in quarterback sacks with 9.5 during the 2017 NFL season. Graham is responsible for one of the biggest plays in Philadelphia sports history, as he posted a pivotal strip sack on Tom Brady in the closing minutes of Super Bowl LII, which was the franchise's first Super Bowl victory.
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^"Big Ten Announces 2008 Football All-Conference Teams And Individual Honors: Iowa's Green Named Offensive Player of the Year, Ohio State's Laurinaitis repeats as Defensive Player of the Year". CBS Interactive. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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