Daniel Graham
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Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TEN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | DEN | 14 | 18 | 37 | 148 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2009 | DEN | 15 | 28 | 43 | 289 | 1 | 200 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 2008 | DEN | 14 | 32 | 32 | 389 | 4 | 199 | 20 | 0 | 63 |
| 2007 | DEN | 11 | 24 | 24 | 246 | 2 | 104 | 12 | 0 | 37 |
| 2006 | NE | 11 | 20 | 20 | 223 | 2 | 91 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 2005 | NE | 7 | 16 | 16 | 235 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 42 |
| 2004 | NE | 12 | 30 | 30 | 364 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 78 |
| 2003 | NE | 13 | 38 | 38 | 409 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 65 |
| 2002 | NE | 10 | 15 | 23 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Career Summary
Daniel Graham was an NFL tight end who played 11 seasons and won two Super Bowls with New England.
He appeared in 148 regular-season games, totaling 224 receptions, 2,490 receiving yards, and 25 receiving touchdowns. His career also included Denver, Tennessee, and New Orleans.
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Early Life
Graham is from Torrance, California.
The Titans media guide identifies Torrance as his hometown.
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College Career
At Colorado, Graham won the 2001 John Mackey Award as the nation's top college tight end.
He finished his Buffaloes career with school tight-end records for 106 receptions and 1,543 yards, plus 11 touchdowns. As a senior, he had 51 receptions for 753 yards and six touchdowns and also earned team MVP honors.
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Path to the NFL
New England selected Graham in the first round, 21st overall, of the 2002 NFL Draft.
The Patriots traded up for the Colorado tight end after his Mackey Award season.
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NFL Career
Graham played five seasons with New England, four with Denver, one with Tennessee, and six games with New Orleans.
He was a Patriots starter on the Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX champions, then served as a Denver captain from 2007 through 2010. NFL data lists 16-game seasons in 2008-11.
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Career Accomplishments
Graham won two Super Bowls and recorded a career-high seven receiving touchdowns in 2004.
The Titans media guide says his seven 2004 touchdowns tied for second-most among NFL tight ends that season. It also credits him with 11 playoff games, three AFC Championship Games, and two Super Bowls.
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Playing Style
Graham was a physical, two-way tight end valued for blocking as well as red-zone receiving.
New England described him as one of the NFL's most devastating blocking tight ends. The Titans called him a physical presence on the line of scrimmage who could open holes for the running game.
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Legacy
Graham's legacy combines Colorado's Mackey Award recognition with a long NFL career built around championship teams and blocking reliability.
The Titans included him on the Patriots' All-Decade Team for the 2000s and identified him as the starting tight end on both New England Super Bowl championship teams.
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