Aaron Graves (born July 14, 2003) is an American football defensive lineman for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
| Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 95 | |
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| Position | Defensive lineman |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Exercise Science |
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| Born: | July 14, 2003 Dayton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Southeast Valley (Gowrie, Iowa) |
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Early life and high school
editGraves attended Southeast Valley High School, where he was a four sport athlete playing football, basketball, track and field, and wrestling.[1][2] In Graves freshman season, he tallied 67 tackles with 15 being for a loss, and ten sacks.[3] During Graves senior season he totaled 18.5 tackles for loss, and eight and a half sacks.[4] For his performance athletically, in his senior season Graves was named the MaxPreps Male National Athlete of the Year.[5][6] Graves decided to commit to play college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[7][8]
College career
editGraves made his collegiate debut in week two of the 2022 season versus Iowa State.[9] Graves finished his freshman season in 2022 notching 15 tackles with six being for a loss, and three sacks.[10] During the 2023 season, Graves 37 tackles with four and a half going for a loss, two and a half sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[11]
References
edit- ^ Gray, Rob. "Iowa football recruit Aaron Graves is a star in wrestling and basketball, too". The Gazette. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Batterson, Steve (October 27, 2022). "Graves learning on the field in true freshman season for Iowa". Globe Gazette. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Reister, Scott (June 9, 2022). "Future Hawkeye Aaron Graves named Male National Athlete of the Year". KCCI.com. 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.
- ^ Ramos, Gus (March 5, 2021). "Iowa Commit Aaron Graves to Play in 2022 All-American Bowl". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Steppe, John. "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.