The 6-foot-5, 270-pound senior defensive tackle and offensive guard recorded 63 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks this past season, leading the Jaguars to the Class 2A state championship. Graves also averaged 38.0 yards per punt and helped block for an offense that scored 38.6 points per game. A three-time First Team All-State selection, he was also named District Defensive MVP twice.
Graves has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at the University of Iowa next fall.
Graves has volunteered locally on behalf of youth summer camps, Meals on Wheels and food-donation drives.
