TWITTER: @gra89ham
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 28, 2010.
2011 (Houston 7/0):
Made his season debut vs. Indianapolis (9/11)
Inactive for nine games
Saw action at tight end and on special teams in seven games of the regular season
Caught his first career pass, a 24-yard gain in the third quarter vs. Tennessee (1/1/12) and saw action as a reserve outside linebacker late in the game
Inactive for both playoff games
TWITTER: @gra89ham
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 28, 2010.
2011 (Houston 7/0):
Made his season debut vs. Indianapolis (9/11)
Inactive for nine games
Saw action at tight end and on special teams in seven games of the regular season
Caught his first career pass, a 24-yard gain in the third quarter vs. Tennessee (1/1/12) and saw action as a reserve outside linebacker late in the game
Inactive for both playoff games
2010 (Houston 6/0):
Played in six games, primarily on special teams
Made his professional debut on special teams vs. Kansas City (10/17)
COLLEGE:
Started 33-of-40 games for the Badgers, catching 121 passes for 1,492 yards and 16 touchdowns
Became the 20th player in school history to gain over 1,000 yards receiving in a career and was the fifth Wisconsin tight end to accomplish that feat
His 16 touchdown catches topped the previous school all-time record for tight ends
Earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2009 from the media and second-team accolades from the league’s coaches and was named 2009 team co-MVP
Started 13 games catching a career-high 51 passes for 624 yards (12.24 ypc) and seven touchdowns
2008 All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection by the league’s media, The NFL Draft Report and CBS Sportsline, earning second team honors from the conference’s coaches
Led the team with a career-high 40 receptions for 540 yards and five touchdowns, as it marked the third-straight year a tight end led the team in catches
Started 10-of-13 games in 2007 in the team’s two-tight end formation and finished second on the team, catching 30 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns
PERSONAL:
Attended Brick Township Memorial (Brick, N.J.) High School and was named to the Associated Press, Newark Star-Ledger and Gannett News All-State teams as a junior and senior
New Jersey Top 25 and National Top 35 prospect selection, earning a four-star rating from Rivals.com
