No. 62 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
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Position: | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. | June 1, 2002
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Ravenwood (Brentwood) |
College: | Duke (2020–2023) |
NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Graham Barton (born June 1, 2002) is an American professional football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils, earning all-conference honors in 2022 and 2023, and All-American honors in the latter year. Barton was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Barton was born on June 1, 2002, in Brentwood, Tennessee, and attended Ravenwood High School. [1] His parents are Philip and Heather Barton. Graham also has one sibling, Anna Barton. Considered a three-star recruit by the 247Sports rankings, Barton was listed as the No. 14 offensive guard in 2020, and the No. 10 prospect in the state of Tennessee. He committed to play college football at Duke over offers from Michigan State and Vanderbilt. [2] [3]
Barton first saw playing time during his freshman season at Duke after both the first and second string centers suffered season-ending injuries. [4] He started the Blue Devils' final five games of the season and was named a second team Freshman All-America by The Athletic . [5] Barton was named Duke's starting left tackle entering his sophomore season. [6] He was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a junior. [7] [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | ||||
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6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.97 s | 1.68 s | 2.82 s | 4.55 s | 7.31 s | ||||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10] |
Barton was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 26th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. [11]
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