Jon McGraw
No. 38, 40, 47
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1979-04-02) April 2, 1979
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Riley County (Riley, Kansas)
College:Kansas State
NFL Draft:2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:360
Interceptions:10
Sacks:2.0
Player stats at NFL.com

Jon Michael McGraw (born April 2, 1979) is a former American football safety. He was selected by the New York Jets with a second-round pick in the 2002 NFL Draft out of Kansas State University. He has most recently played with the Kansas City Chiefs and also played with the Detroit Lions.

College career

McGraw played collegiately as a walk-on under head coach Bill Snyder at Kansas State University from 1997 to 2001. He was a non-scholarship redshirt his freshman year of 1997. McGraw became a starter in 2000 after getting action as a back-up in 1999. In 2000 as a junior, he was a Big 12 Honorable Mention by the AP and coaches. He led the Wildcats to a Cotton Bowl victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. 2001 would be McGraw's final season, a season that Wildcats struggled to a 6–5 record, after a loss to the Syracuse Orangemen in the 2001 Insight.com Bowl.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 208 lb
(94 kg)		 31.5 in
(0.80 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		4.48 s1.59 s2.57 s6.51 s39+1⁄2 in
(1.00 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[1]

McGraw was drafted in the second round, 57th overall by the New York Jets in the 2002 NFL Draft.[2] Prior to the start of the 2005 season, McGraw was traded by the Jets to the Detroit Lions for a 7th round draft choice in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Kansas City Chiefs

On March 29, 2007, McGraw signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. On September 13, 2009, McGraw scored his first touchdown after blocking a punt against the Baltimore Ravens. McGraw also had an interception when the ball was tipped in the air and he caught in the endzone for a touchback. This would also lead to a 39-yard Hail Mary touchdown from Tyler Palko to Dexter McCluster. In 2011, his final year in the NFL, McGraw was awarded the Chief's Ed Block Courage Award, an award voted by his teammates for role models of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage.

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesCombined TacklesTacklesAssisted TacklesSacksForced FumblesFumble RecoveriesFumble Return YardsInterceptionsInterception Return YardsYards per Interception ReturnLongest Interception ReturnInterceptions Returned for TouchdownPasses Defended
2002NYJ15393090.0000100001
2003NYJ63120110.0000000000
2004NYJ12393180.0100200006
2005DET8211650.0010000000
2006DET164434100.0110000002
2007KC1310910.0010000001
2008KC16443590.0200144401
2009KC14464241.0010127272701
2010KC12393090.0000242406
2011KC104731161.0100341406
Career122360278822.05401039427024

[3]

References

  1. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Jon McGraw". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jon McGraw Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 2, 2014.


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