2011 Football Roster
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T.J. Graham
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Wakefield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
In 2010: Has tallied 2,167 yards in career kickoff returns, the best mark in school history and fifth-best in ACC history ... Set that school mark with 100 yards on five returns in the win over North Carolina ... Had perhaps the biggest play in that Wolfpack win, returning a kick 87 yards for a touchdown to give NC State its first lead of the game ... That tied as the third-longest punt return in school history ... Named the ACC Specialist of the Week for the UNC game ... Has 3,299 all-purpose yards for his career, the 13th-best mark in school history ... Pulled down a career-high six catches for a career-high 96 yards and a career-best two touchdowns against Western Carolina ... Had six receptions of 20+ yards in 2010 ... Competed with the NC State track squads during the spring, he qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in two sprint events, earning second-team All-America honors.
In 2009: Had his season cut short when he suffered a stress fracture in his leg at Boston College ... Started three of the seven games in which he saw action ... Scored his first career receiving touchdown in the win over Gardner-Webb ... Had seven kickoff returns for 202 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown, versus Duke ... That yardage total was a single-game record for a Wolfpack player ... Despite missing five whole games, his 574 KOR yards ranked as the eighth-best mark in school history.
In 2008: An honorable mention All-ACC performer as a kick returner ... Ranked fifth in the ACC (29th nationally) in kick return average with a 25.1 mark ... Ranked sixth in the ACC in all-purpose yards with 108.1 yards per game - he tallied 1,405 yards for the season ... That single-season mark ranked eighth in school ... His 1,028 yards in kickoff returns is the school record for a single season ... Tallied 22 returns for 628 yards in the first six games of the season, 19 for 400 in the last seven games ... Opponents scored less (so fewer kickoff returns) and kicked away from Graham in those seven contests ... Named to Phil Steele's mid-season All-ACC first-team as a kickoff returner ... Returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Boston College, the longest in school history ... Posted 160 yards in total kickoff returns against Boston College, the fifth-best mark in school history ... His 163 yards against South Florida ranks third ... A 2009 preseason second-team All-ACC choice at returner by Athlon Sports and a third-team choice by Phil Steele's College Football Preview.
Prep: Local standout who played for Wakefield HS coach Chip Williams ... Caught seven passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns his senior season and had two kickoff returns for 109 yards ... Finished third nationally in the 100-meter dash at the Nike Nationals in 2007 ... 2008 4-A state champion in the 100 and 200 meters, posting times of 10.44 and 20.82 respectively ... Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism management.
2008 Graham Game by Game Stats
| Opp. | Pl. | Rec | Yds | TD | Lg | RAC | KOR Yds-TD | PR-Yds |
| *@ S. Car. | 39 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2-42 | 0-0 |
| *W&M | 35 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3-35 | 2-24 |
| @ Clem | 34 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5-109 | 2-13 |
| ECU | 42 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 4-119 | 2-13 |
| *S. Fla. | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6-163 | 0-0 |
| *BC | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2-160-1 | 1-3 |
| *FSU | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5-108 | 2-25 |
| @ Maryland | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4-73 | 0-0 |
| @ Duke | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1-13 | 3-27 |
| WFU | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2-30 | 0-0 |
| @ UNC | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | - | 1-41 | 2-10 |
| Miami | 36 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 42 | - | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| *Rutgers | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5-135 | 1-8 |
2009 Graham Game by Game Stats
| Opp. | Pl. | Rec | Yds | TD | Lg | RAC | KOR-Yds-TD | PR-Yds |
| S. Car | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2-39 | 1-11 |
| Murray St. | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | 1-36 | 3-74 |
| *G. Webb | 38 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 0-0 | 5-40 |
| *Pitt | 52 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 24 | 38 | 5-114 | 4-18 |
| @ WFU | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6-135 | 0-0 |
| *Duke | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7-202-1 | 2-13 |
| *@ BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3-48 | 0-0 |
| @ FSU | Did | Not | Play | - Injured | ||||
| Maryland | Did | Not | Play | - Injured | ||||
| Clemson | Did | Not | Play | - Injured | ||||
| @ Va. Tech | Did | Not | Play | - Injured | ||||
| UNC | Did | Not | Play | - Injured |
2010 Graham Game by Game Stats
| Opp. | Pl. | Rec | Yds | TD | Lg | RAC | KOR-Yds | PR-Yds-TD |
| WCU | 21 | 6 | 96 | 2 | 26 | 42 | 1-50 | 0-0 |
| @ UCF | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | 4-71 | 2-20 |
| CIN | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | - | 1-28 | 1-(3) |
| @ GT | 30 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 5-88 | 1-4 |
| Va. Tech | 32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3-57 | 3-13 |
| BC | 45 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 2-31 | 3-16 |
| @ ECU | 27 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 1-(4) | 0-0 |
| FSU | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0-0 | 2-8 |
| @ Clem | 30 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1-18 | 0-0 |
| WF | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1-32 | 3-6 |
| *@ UNC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5-100 | 2-88-1 |
| @ Mary | 33 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | - | 3-41 | 2-2 |
| #WVU | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 2-53 | 0-0 |
# - Champs Sports Bowl, Orlando, Fla.