Jon McGraw

Jon McGraw

No. 38, 40, 47
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1979-04-02) April 2, 1979
Place of birth:	Manhattan, Kansas
Height:
Weight:
Career information
College:	Kansas State
NFL draft:	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57
Career history
New York Jets (2002–2004) Detroit Lions (2005–2006) Kansas City Chiefs (2007-2011)
Career highlights and awards
Ed Block Courage Award (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 360 Interceptions: 10 Sacks: 2.0 Player stats at NFL.com

Jon Michael McGraw (born April 2, 1979 in Manhattan, Kansas) 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 1997-2001. 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 an 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

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 barely caught in the endzone for a touchback. This would also lead to a 39-yard Hail Mary touchdown from Tyler Palko to Dexter McCluster.

NFL stats

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Fumble Return Yards	Interceptions	Interception Return Yards	Yards per Interception Return	Longest Interception Return	Interceptions Returned for Touchdown	Passes Defended
2002	NYJ	15	39	30	9	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2003	NYJ	6	31	20	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	NYJ	12	39	31	8	0.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6
2005	DET	8	21	16	5	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	DET	16	44	34	10	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2007	KC	13	10	9	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	KC	16	44	35	9	0.0	2	0	0	1	4	4	4	0	1
2009	KC	14	46	42	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	27	27	27	0	1
2010	KC	12	39	30	9	0.0	0	0	0	2	4	2	4	0	6
2011	KC	10	47	31	16	1.0	1	0	0	3	4	1	4	0	6
Career		122	360	278	82	2.0	5	4	0	10	39	4	27	0	24

External links

• Official Website of Jon McGraw
• Kansas City Chiefs bio