Quarterback, Texas Tech, 2004–08
Graham Harrell
- Hometown
- Ennis, TX
- Born
- May 22, 1985, in Brownwood, Texas
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Graham Harrell played quarterback at Texas Tech (2004–08). He won the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He finished fourth in the 2008 Heisman vote. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
At a glance
Career highs
646passing yards, career highat Oklahoma State, 20076touchdown passes, career highfour times; last vs. Oklahoma State, 20082rushing touchdowns, career highat Texas A&M, 2008Honors
- Inducted 2025College Football Hall of Fame
- 2007Sammy Baugh Trophy
- 2007National leader in passing touchdowns (48)
- 2007, 2008National leader in passing yards
- 2007National leader in total offense (5,614)
- 2007National leader in total offense per game (431.8)
- 2008Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2008AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year
- 2008Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2008Fourth in the Heisman vote
All-America: AFCA 2008
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Texas Tech | 37 | 55 | 67.3 | 422 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | Texas Tech | 411 | 615 | 66.8 | 4,552 | 7.4 | 38 | 11 |
| 2007‡ | Texas Tech | 464 | 649 | 71.5 | 5,221 | 8.0 | 44 | 13 |
| 2008 | Texas Tech | 442 | 626 | 70.6 | 5,111 | 8.2 | 45 | 9 |
| Career | 1,354 | 1,945 | 69.6 | 15,306 | 7.9 | 130 | 33 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Texas Tech | 2 | −10 | −5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Texas Tech | 33 | −78 | −2.4 | 2 | 20 |
| 2007‡ | Texas Tech | 35 | −83 | −2.4 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | Texas Tech | 41 | −15 | −0.4 | 6 | 44 |
| Career | 111 | −186 | −1.7 | 12 | 44 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2007 (Sep 8 vs. UTEP): the source has no box score for it.
Game by game
2008 Texas Tech 13 games, 5,111 passing yards, 45 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 49–24 | 43 | 58 | 536 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | at Nevada | W 35–19 | 19 | 46 | 297 | 1 | 2 | −2 |
| Sep 13 | vs. SMU | W 43–7 | 31 | 48 | 418 | 5 | 0 | −7 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Massachusetts | W 56–14 | 27 | 34 | 322 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Kansas State | W 58–28 | 38 | 51 | 454 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Nebraska | W 37–31 | 20 | 25 | 284 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Texas A&M | W 43–25 | 44 | 56 | 450 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 25 | at Kansas | W 63–21 | 34 | 42 | 386 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Texas | W 39–33 | 36 | 53 | 474 | 2 | 0 | −17 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 56–20 | 40 | 50 | 456 | 6 | 0 | −2 |
| Nov 22 | at Oklahoma | L 21–65 | 33 | 55 | 361 | 3 | 1 | −38 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Baylor | W 35–28 | 41 | 50 | 309 | 2 | 1 | −15 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | L 34–47 | 36 | 58 | 364 | 4 | 2 | 43 |
2007 Texas Tech 12 games, 5,221 passing yards, 44 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atSMU | W 49–9 | 44 | 59 | 419 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at Rice | W 59–24 | 28 | 37 | 414 | 6 | 1 | −12 |
| Sep 22 | atOklahoma State | L 45–49 | 46 | 67 | 646 | 5 | 0 | −3 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Northwestern State | W 75–7 | 26 | 40 | 338 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Iowa State | W 42–17 | 36 | 43 | 425 | 4 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Texas A&M | W 35–7 | 30 | 37 | 425 | 3 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 20 | at Missouri | L 10–41 | 44 | 69 | 397 | 1 | 4 | −39 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Colorado | L 26–31 | 46 | 62 | 431 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atBaylor | W 38–7 | 37 | 46 | 433 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | atTexas | L 43–59 | 36 | 48 | 466 | 5 | 1 | −7 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Oklahoma | W 34–27 | 47 | 72 | 420 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Virginia | W 31–28 | 44 | 69 | 407 | 3 | 0 | −28 |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. UTEP, so that game is not listed.
2006 Texas Tech 13 games, 4,552 passing yards, 38 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.SMU | W 35–3 | 34 | 49 | 342 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | at UTEP | W 38–35 | 40 | 52 | 376 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 16 | at TCU | L 3–12 | 23 | 47 | 204 | 0 | 0 | −16 |
| Sep 23 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 62–0 | 20 | 29 | 245 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Sep 30 | atTexas A&M | W 31–27 | 32 | 45 | 392 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs.Missouri | L 21–38 | 39 | 55 | 342 | 3 | 2 | −17 |
| Oct 14 | atColorado | L 6–30 | 26 | 39 | 236 | 1 | 3 | −11 |
| Oct 21 | atIowa State | W 42–26 | 30 | 39 | 365 | 6 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Texas | L 31–35 | 42 | 61 | 519 | 3 | 1 | −25 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Baylor | W 55–21 | 35 | 52 | 483 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 11 | atOklahoma | L 24–34 | 26 | 48 | 250 | 2 | 1 | −9 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 30–24 | 28 | 44 | 353 | 2 | 0 | −9 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | W 44–41 | 36 | 55 | 445 | 2 | 1 | −6 |
2005 Texas Tech 6 games, 422 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Florida International | W 56–3 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Sam Houston | W 80–21 | 14 | 17 | 208 | 1 | 0 | −4 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Indiana State | W 63–7 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.Kansas State | W 59–20 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.Texas A&M | W 56–17 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 10–13 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | −6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–35).
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 223 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.14 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.83 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′2″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.45 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.56 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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