Kyle Graves

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Kyle Graves
Born: (1989-10-12) October 12, 1989 (age 34)
Barrie, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
University Acadia
High school Bear Creek Secondary
CFL Draft 2012 / Undrafted
Career history
As coach
2017 Acadia Axemen
2019–2020 Mount Allison Mounties
As player
2012* Montreal Alouettes
2013–2016 Montreal Alouettes
2017 Toronto Argonauts
*Offseason and/or practice roster only.
Awards 2011 AUS Most Valuable Player
2012 All-Canadian Team Punter and Second team Quarterback
Career stats

Kyle Graves (born October 12, 1989) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver who played for five years in the Canadian Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Montreal Alouettes after being bypassed in the 2012 CFL Draft. He played quarterback and punter for the Acadia Axemen in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football from 2008 to 2012. [1] He also spent time as the offensive coordinator for the Mount Allison Mounties of U Sports football.

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University career

Kyle Graves (#16) lined up under centre at quarterback for the Acadia Axemen against the Laval Rouge et Or during the 2012 CIS football season. Axemen football.jpg
Kyle Graves (#16) lined up under centre at quarterback for the Acadia Axemen against the Laval Rouge et Or during the 2012 CIS football season.

Graves was recruited by the Acadia Axemen and head coach Jeff Cummins in 2008 to play quarterback for their football program. [1] He played primarily as a back-up quarterback in 2008 and 2009, playing behind incumbent starter, Keith Lockwood. [2] In 2010, he became the team's starting quarterback, completing 110 passes out of 203 attempts (54.2%) for 1,120 yards for six touchdowns and ten interceptions. [3] Graves also became the team's punter that year, with 61 punts and a 34.5-yard average. [4] The team improved upon their 2-6 record in 2009 and finished 4-4 with a loss to the Saint Mary's Huskies in the Loney Bowl.

The 2011 season was a breakout year for Graves and the Axemen as he led the team to a 7-1 record (the best Acadia record in over 25 years) and led them to the first Jewett Trophy since 2006. The season ended with a defeat in the Uteck Bowl in Moncton Stadium to Kyle Quinlan's McMaster Marauders, who would go on to win the 47th Vanier Cup. [5] In regular season play, he completed 121 of 204 pass attempts (59.3%) for 1,856 yards with 17 passing touchdowns to five interceptions. [1] He also had 32 carries for 179 yards and a rushing touchdown as well as 64 punts with a 36.7-yard average. At season's end, he was named the AUS Most Valuable Player and a 2011 AUS All-star at quarterback and punter.

Graves led the Axemen to a 7-1 record in 2012 and a second consecutive Loney Bowl championship, before losing to the Laval Rouge et Or in the Uteck Bowl. He was named a first-team All-Canadian at punter after leading the AUS with a 40.3-yard punting average. [6] He was again named the AUS MVP and was also named a second-team All-Canadian at quarterback that year. In 2012, he threw for 2,012 yards with 14 passing touchdowns to four interceptions and completed 57.1% of his passes. [7]

He finished his CIS football career as Acadia's third all-time leading passer with 5,433 yards, finished second in pass completions with 418, and fourth in passing touchdowns with 39. [8] [9] [10]

Professional career

Montreal Alouettes

After going being bypassed in the 2012 CFL Draft, Graves was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on May 9, 2012. [11] He was signed shortly after the team signed Kyle Quinlan, another Canadian quarterback, with both players being brought to training camp to compete as quarterbacks. [12] Graves was released shortly after the Alouettes second pre-season game and returned to Acadia to play his fifth and final year of college eligibility. [13]

Graves re-signed with the Alouettes on February 6, 2013, but was cut during training camp in June that year. He re-joined the Alouettes on August 26, 2013 and dressed for his first game on September 21, 2013 in Touchdown Atlantic in Moncton Stadium, the same stadium he played in the Uteck Bowl in 2011. In total, he dressed for six games in 2013 as a reserve wide receiver, wearing number 88. [7]

In 2014, he dressed for 10 regular season games and two post-season games for the Alouettes as a back-up receiver, while also switching to number 81. He was on the team's injured reserve with a knee injury for most of the 2015 season, while being a healthy scratch for two games. In 2016, he dressed in all 18 regular season games as the team's field goal holder. He had his first reception in a game against the Ottawa Redblacks on June 30, 2016 and finished the year with two catches for 19 yards. [14] He also saw duty as the team's back-up punter that year, recording four punts with a 36.8-yard average. [15]

On February 13, 2017, one day before free agency, Graves signed a two-year contract extension with the Alouettes. [14] However, he was released on April 10, 2017. [16]

Toronto Argonauts

On April 21, 2017, it was announced that Graves had signed with the Toronto Argonauts. [17] [16] He made the team following training camp and played in the first four games of the season, but after being relegated to the practice roster, he was eventually released on August 7, 2017. [16]

Coaching career

Acadia Axemen

Graves began his coaching career with his alma mater, the Acadia Axemen, where he served as the co-offensive coordinator. [18]

Mount Allison Mounties

For the 2019 U Sports football season, Graves joined the Mount Allison Mounties as the team's offensive coordinator. [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 CIS Football Player Profile: Kyle Graves, Acadia Axemen
  2. ↑ AUS 2009 Passing Statistics
  3. ↑ 2010 AUS Passing Statistics
  4. ↑ 2010 AUS Punting Statistics
  5. ↑ Uteck Bowl: Marauders off to first Vanier Cup final since 1967
  6. ↑ AMJ Campbell All-Canadian banquet: All-Canadian teams announced
  7. 1 2 Montreal Alouettes bio
  8. ↑ AUS Most Passing Yards - Individual, Career
  9. ↑ AUS Most Passing Completions - Individual, Career
  10. ↑ AUS Most Passing Touchdowns - Individual, Career
  11. ↑ "Alouettes draft second Canadian quarterback Kyle Graves | CBC Sports". CBC News . 2012-05-09. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25.
  12. ↑ Kyle Graves’ addition sees Montreal stock up on Canadian QBs—and that might not be bad
  13. ↑ Canadian Quinlan leaves with reps under his belt
  14. 1 2 Hebert, Boulay, Graves flock back to Als
  15. ↑ Montreal Alouettes special teams stats 2016
  16. 1 2 3 2017 CFL transactions
  17. ↑ Argo add veteran Canadian Jeff Perrett to offensive line
  18. ↑ Acadia bio
  19. ↑ "Kyle Graves Added to Mounties Coaching Staff" . Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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