Brandon Graham Article on his High School Career

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https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/29/brandon-graham-eagles-detroit-super-b…
Graham blossomed into the top-ranked player in the state his junior season, a 6' 2", 240-pound linebacker who could out-run most of the running backs they faced (he would later be clocked at 4.43 seconds in the 40-yard dash at a Nike summer camp). The Crockett coaches had a policy that each season the players had to earn the “C” they wore on their helmets, by meeting certain performance or effort benchmarks. These were marks Graham would easily meet, but one year, he told his teammates that neither he nor anyone else on defense would wear the emblem until everyone earned it. So for the first couple games of the season, the best high-school player in Michigan played with a blank helmet.

what would Bo do

January 30th, 2018 at 7:58 AM ^

My team almost played him my Junior year.  They lost to Lumen Christi the week before we did.  The first time I saw him on film (he rarely played offense), was to punt.  In case you were wondering, he has a boot.  My DC said something like, "that's a big damn punter!" and my head coach said completely stone faced, "Yeah, that kid's good.  He makes over 30 tackles in this game and is going to Michigan."  I followed his career closesly after that.

Obligatory: Cool story, bro!

Yard Dog

January 30th, 2018 at 10:50 AM ^

I will question his punting:  I did see him hit a punt for -1 yards in a HS playoff game.  Had another one for 11 yards.  Wasn't his forte.  

I did see him leap over the line one time without touching anyone and absolutely swallow an extra point, however.  Unreal.