The Texans signed fourth-round draft pick tight end Garrett Graham, the team announced today.
The Houston Texans signed fourth-round draft pick TE Garrett Graham, it was announced today.
Graham (6-3, 241) was selected with the 118th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. The former Wisconsin Badger set a school record for tight ends with 16 career touchdown receptions to go along with 121 catches and 1,492 yards. Graham started 33-of-40 games played for Wisconsin and earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference selections as a junior and senior. He started 13 games as a senior in 2009 and set career highs with 51 passes for 624 yards (12.2 average).
Graham is the seventh of the Texans nine draft picks to sign with the team, joining WR Dorin Dickerson, WR Trindon Holliday, CB Sherrick McManis, DT Earl Mitchell, LB Darryl Sharpton and G Shelley Smith.
Following are the 2010 draft picks that the Houston Texans have signed:
NAME | POS | HT | WT | AGE | RD | COLLEGE |
Dickerson, Dorin | WR | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | 7 | Pittsburgh |
Graham, Garrett | TE | 6-3 | 241 | 23 | 4 | Wisconsin |
Holliday, Trindon | WR | 5-5 | 165 | 24 | 6 | LSU |
McManis, Sherrick | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | 5 | Northwestern |
Mitchell, Earl | DT | 6-3 | 300 | 22 | 3 | Arizona |
Sharpton, Darryl | LB | 5-11 | 244 | 22 | 4 | Miami (Fla.) |
Smith, Shelley | G | 6-4 | 308 | 23 | 6 | Colorado State |