Derrick Graham

Height:
6-4
Weight:
314
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Lake Minneola, FL
High School:
Lake Minneola HS
Prev School:
Texas A&M

2025: A First Team Preseason All-AAC selection by Athlon Sports…A First Team Preseason All-AAC selection by Phil Steele... A Second Team HERO Sports Preseason Group of Five All-American selection

2024: Played and started all 14 games at left tackle… Helped the offense rank among the top five in the league in seven categories including third down conversions (1st – 50.3), completion percentage (3rd – 62.9), scoring offense (2nd – 35.1), interceptions thrown (4th – 9), passing efficiency (1st – 157.6), rushing (3rd – 195.6), time of possession (3rd – 32:13), first downs (3rd – 291) and passing yards per completions (4th – 14.16)…The offense scored 20+ points in 11 of the team’s 14 games…A First Team All-AAC selection.

Prior to Tulane: Transferred in during the summer of 2024 from Texas A&M after playing his first three years at Troy

2023
Played and started all 14 games

2022
Played in 12 games with 112 offensive snaps … Served as Troy's sixth offensive lineman in run blocking situations … Played a season-high 19 snaps in Troy's win at South Alabama … 90-of-112 snaps came on running plays … Also played 49 snaps on special teams

2021
Played in a pair of games … Played 17 snaps in the opener against Southern and three against App State … Redshirted

2020
Became the first Troy true freshman to start on the offensive line since Deontae Crumitie in 2015 … Started the final nine games at right tackle … In first start (Texas State), graded out at 86.3 percent per Pro Football Focus; second best on the Troy squad behind Austin Stidham's 86.4; played all 83 snaps and did not allow a pressure all game … Did not allow a pressure in 99 pass blocking opportunities in his first two starts … Allowed just two sacks in 432 pass blocking situations, the fourth fewest nationally by a freshman (min. 400 snaps) … Played a total of 672 overall snaps on the offensive line, which was the third most nationally by a true freshman … Graded out at 74.3 percent as a pass blocker per Pro Football Focus, second-best among true freshmen nationally … Did not allow a sack his final five games … Key starter on an offensive line that ranked second nationally per PFF with a 93.0 pass blocking efficiency rating (teams at least 300 pass attempts)

High School
Helped lead Lake Minneola High School to a 9-4 record, a district title and a berth in the Florida 6A Regional Finals (state quarterfinals) … Named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 8 Team … Named all-area as a senior and junior … Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN … All-area and all-district selection in weightlifting

Personal
Son of Kara Cheese and Derrick Graham … Father, Derrick Graham, Sr., played nine seasons in the NFL for the Raiders, Seahawks and Chiefs … Has one brother, Deltrice, and a sister, Kenina.