Ta’Quon Graham is a professional football player with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He plays defensive end.
He stands 1.93 meters tall and is 133 kilos heavy. It is clear that he plays football for the Temple High School team. He attended the University of Texas at Austin after finishing high school and played football there for the Texas Longhorns. From 2017 to 2020, or four years, he was a Longhorn.
In 2017, his true freshman year, he participated in 12 games. He recorded 12 tackles, 2.0 sacks, and one forced fumble in his 14 games last season.
He made 31 total stops, 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and one pass breakup in 13 games the next season. He started all nine of the games in his senior year and finished with 23 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries, and one fumble recovery. With 24 starts, he completed his collegiate career.
He also recorded 72 total tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery over the course of his 48-game career. Graham was taken by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft with the 148th overall pick. He signed a four-year rookie contract with the Falcons in June 2021.
How Good Is Ta’Quon Graham?
- He is a four-year defensive lineman who started 24 of his 48 games throughout the course of his career… a defensive lineman that was named honourable mention All-Big 12 in 2020…
- Played Maryland in his collegiate debut in 2017.
- A member of the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
- A two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll participant (fall 2019 and spring 2020).
- Was an American high school All-Star.
- Three-time all-district performer and also an all-state selection.
- Was a participant in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.
What Happened To Ta’Quon Graham?
Graham will get the chance to show that he can address Atlanta’s interior pass rush issues as he now has 13 games of experience and a full summer under his credit. The Falcons need someone to step up inside and he is the one they will rely on this new season.