Aaron Graves
| No. 59 – Baltimore Ravens | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 14, 2003 Gowrie, Iowa, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 292 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southeast Valley (Gowrie) |
| College | Iowa (2022–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Aaron Graves (born July 14, 2003) is an American professional football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
Early life
[edit]Graves attended Southeast Valley High School, where he participated in football, basketball, track and field, and wrestling.[1] As a freshman, he tallied 67 tackles with 15 being for a loss, and ten sacks.[2] As a senior, Graves totaled 18.5 tackles for loss, and eight and a half sacks.[3] He was named the MaxPreps Male National Athlete of the Year.[1] Graves committed to play college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[4]
College career
[edit]Graves made his collegiate debut in week 2 of the 2022 season versus Iowa State.[5] He finished his freshman season in 2022 notching 15 tackles with six being for a loss, and three sacks.[6] In 2023, Graves 37 tackles with four and a half going for a loss, two and a half sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[7]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) | 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 5.32 s | 1.79 s | 3.04 s | 4.69 s | 7.50 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | 22 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[8] | ||||||||||||
Graves signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2026.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Dochterman, Scott (June 8, 2022). "Iowa DL signee Aaron Graves named MaxPreps National Male Athlete of the Year". The Athletic. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ Roering, Kenna (September 7, 2023). "Iowa football's Aaron Graves fulfills his dream as a Hawkeye". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ Dochterman, Scott (June 21, 2021). "Iowa football recruiting analysis: Aaron Graves, Caden Crawford and the Hawkeyes' 2022 class". The Athletic. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ Dochterman, Scott (December 14, 2021). "Why 4-star Aaron Graves never wavered on his Iowa pledge and what makes the small-school star so dominant: 'He's a force'". The Athletic. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ Steppe, John (October 25, 2022). "Iowa's Aaron Graves works ahead of schedule on football field, in classroom". The Gazette. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ Roering, Kenna (April 22, 2023). "Iowa football defensive lineman Aaron Graves making strides throughout spring practice". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Aaron Graves 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Aaron Graves College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Chip (April 25, 2026). "Texas defensive end Ethan Burke signing undrafted free agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens". 247Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
