100 in 100: Brandon Graham (26 of 100)

by Drew Kerr on Feb 6, 2010 5:00 PM PST in 100 in 100 (2010)

Brandon Graham before the Senior Bowl was ranked somewhat in the middle of the pack as far as defensive ends were concerned. Post Senior Bowl, Graham climbed all the way up to the number two, possibly even one, defensive end entering the draft. Some people don't believe that that Senior Bowl has much impact on a players stock and frankly, I have to think otherwise considering that the reason scouts attend the game is to see who has talent and who has been "hyped" up.

This year Graham matched last years total of 10 Sacks. His career Sack Total is 29.5. This is one of those types of players that could be like a Dwight Freeney or John Randle... his motor just doesn't ever seem to shut down. Over the course of his career in college, he has racked up several honors and awards; most recently he decidedly earned the Senior Bowl MVP.

Below, I will post some of Graham's stats, highlights, awards and honors, and projections.

The video feed here really does a great job illustrating how well Graham can create pressure on nearly every single play. He does exceptional against the run as well. Some team will be very happy to get this guy and he could potentially be a dominant player for years to come.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

2008 First Team All-American Honorable Mention
2008 All-Big Ten Second Team
2008 Big Ten Tackles For Loss Leader
2009 All Big Ten First Team
2009 All-American First Team
2009 Hendricks Award Finalist
2009 Big Ten Tackles For Loss Leader
2009 Defensive Linemen Trophy Recipient
2009 Senior Bowl MVP

CAREER STATS:

Stats Overview	Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
YEAR	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
2006	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2007	25	13	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2008	46	29	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2009	64	42	22	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

2009 Regular Season Game Log			Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
DATE	OPP	RESULT	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
9/5	Western Michigan	W 31-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
9/12	Notre Dame	W 38-34	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/19	Eastern Michigan	W 45-17	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
9/26	Indiana	W 36-33	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/3	@Michigan State	L 26-20	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/10	@Iowa	L 30-28	9	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/17	Delaware State	W 63-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/24	Penn State	L 35-10	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/31	@Illinois	L 38-13	7	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/7	Purdue	L 38-36	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/14	@Wisconsin	L 45-24	11	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/21	Ohio State	L 21-10	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

SUMMARY AND PROJECTIONS:

Graham has the potential to be a very high first round pick. While he has the potential to be, it is my assumption that he will end up falling to the bottom portion of the 1st. Reason being is that he did not receive the same type of hype that some of the other guys did even though he was well deserving of it. Scouts, NFL Coaches, and Franchise GM's will not overlook Graham's God-given ability to seek out Quarterbacks and Ball Carriers. Graham should be gone by the 1st round. Graham is 6'2" 263 LBS.

Possibilities: 1st Round- Teams with picks 1-16: Browns Raiders, Dolphins, Bills, Jags. Picks 17-32: Falcons, Bengals, Patriots, Saints, Colts.

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Multiple sack game vs Iowa? DIdn't know that.

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by rlott#42 on Feb 6, 2010 6:26 PM PST reply actions

Bulaga wasn’t 100% but they lined up Calloway across from him, didn’t matter, Graham had his way

1.Trent Williams 1.Brandon Graham 2. Syd Thompson 3.Torell Troup 4.Andrew Quarless 5.John Jerry 6.Mike Kafka 7.Quinton Andrews 7.Preston Parker

by supraman on Feb 6, 2010 6:33 PM PST up reply actions

Iowa has good OL play regardless of what Bulaga was going through

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by rlott#42 on Feb 6, 2010 9:49 PM PST up reply actions

That was a fun game.

Iowa won by 2 or 3 pts (?)

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by SportsChicken on Feb 7, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions

Reminds me a lot of LeMarr Woodley of the Steelers

Wouldn’t be surprised if he slipped into the early second round with some of the bigger measurable guys (JPP, Everson Griffin, etc…) getting taken before him. That said, while i think he’ll be great, with our FO, he’ll be great in some other team’s uniform.

Honestly, I’d love to have us take him with our 17th pick (or if we traded down a couple spots, then there) and have him battle with Haralson at ROLB. I think he’s stout enough to anchor against the run and would give us some more pass rush ability then we currently have there. Of course the only question is how he plays in space, but i’m sure the combine will help answer that particular question.

by HaloFanInDC on Feb 6, 2010 10:54 PM PST reply actions

I am not sure he would be a good fit at OLB. I think he can be a great 4-3 DE if that’s where he gets drafted. I just think it would suit him best… he is going to be more of like a Robert Mathis/ Dwight Freeney type of guy

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by Drew Kerr on Feb 6, 2010 11:46 PM PST up reply actions

Dude's a beast

I get a good feeling about guys like him that get those numbers and accolades but are playing for a bad team. It almost seems like they have to step up their game that much more. This guy is no exception. He can play on my team any day.

by Mangoman on Feb 7, 2010 8:20 AM PST reply actions