Player Career

Jimmy Graham Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jimmy Graham story

Jimmy Graham built his college career in 2009 as a tight end from Goldsboro, NC wearing No. 80, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Jimmy Graham's career was his receiving role: 17 catches, 213 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Miami. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 30 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.

The arc is straightforward: Jimmy Graham moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Miami

    2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonMiami21369.78.4
2009 Regular SeasonMiami21369.78.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Duke

Week 12 · W 34-16 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73

Receiving Yards

88 takeover

73 receiving yards with a 97.3 efficiency score.

#2

@ UCF

Week 7 · W 27-7

42

Receiving Yards

63.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Wisconsin

Week 1 · L 14-20 · Postseason

30

Receiving Yards

56.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Oklahoma

Week 5 · W 21-20

18

Receiving Yards

47.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Georgia Tech

Week 3 · W 33-17 · Conference game

14

Receiving Yards

43.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Miami

213 primary output · 69.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage

58.4

#2

2009 Regular Season · Miami

58.4

213 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games