The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Ta'Quon Graham
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Temple, Texas
- Weight:
- 294
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Temple
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
A four-year defensive lineman who played in 48 career games with 24 starts … earned honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition as a defensive lineman in 2020 … made his collegiate debut versus Maryland in 2017 … named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team in 2020 … a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2019, spring 2020) … was a high school All-American … also named all-state and a three-time all-district performer … played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.
SENIOR (2020)
Played in and started all nine regular season games … recorded 23 tackles (12 solo), seven tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback hurries and recovered one fumble … made two tackles in the season opener versus UTEP … totaled three tackles, all solo stops, and two tackles for loss at Texas Tech … logged four tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and one quarterback hurry versus TCU … recorded two tackles in the AT&T Red River Showdown versus Oklahoma … logged one sack and one quarterback hurry in a home win over Baylor … secured five tackles (three solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and recovered a fumble in a comeback road win over No. 6 Oklahoma State … returned his fumble recovery 33 yards … posted four tackles against West Virginia … made one tackle against both No. 13 Iowa State and at Kansas State.
JUNIOR (2019)
Played in and started all 13 games … logged 31 tackles (16 solo), 12.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one pass breakup … made two tackles, and logged a sack, against No. 6 LSU … racked up three tackles, including one for a loss, at Rice … totaled season highs with four tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma State … made three tackles, including one for a loss, against No. 6 Oklahoma … posted one tackle for loss against Kansas… registered five tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss against the Wildcats… tallied two solo tackles and one tackle for loss against the Cyclones…. Registered two tackles against the Bears… finished with two solo tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack against the Red Raiders … racked up four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah.
SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in 14 games and started two (Maryland, Texas Tech) … finished the season with 12 tackles and two sacks … added a forced fumble … made his first career start in the season opener at Maryland and had one assisted tackle for loss … registered two solo tackles in a win over Tulsa .. .had one tackle in a win over USC … had one tackle in the win over TCU … helped the Longhorns to a 19-14 victory at Kansas State .. .contributed to a big win over No. 7 Oklahoma .. .totaled two solo tackles in the 23-17 win over Baylor … played in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State … had one solo tackle which was a TFL in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … recorded one tackle including a TFL and a half sack in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech … had one tackle in UT’s victory over No. 18 Iowa State … played in the 24-17 road win over Kansas … played in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma … made two tackles and forced a fumble in the 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
FRESHMAN (2017)
Played in 12 games … made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Maryland … also played in a 56-0 win during week two against San Jose State … played in the Longhorns 17-7 victory at Iowa State to open Big 12 play … also played in a double-overtime win against Kansas State … totaled two tackles in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … matched his career high with two tackles against Oklahoma State … registered his first career tackle for loss in the Longhorns 38-7 win at Baylor … played in a 42-27 win over Kansas and the road victory at West Virginia … had a sack for 11 yards against Texas Tech.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Scott Steward at Temple High School … an All-American, all-state and three-time all-district defensive end from Temple … played in the 2016 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … named first team 5A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association … was a first team All-District 18-5A player at defensive end … also named to the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 2016 Super Team … ranked as the No. 56 player in Texas and the No. 22 WDE nationally by Rivals … 247Sports rates him as the No. 214 (No. 15 DE) player nationally and the No. 29 player in Texas … rated by ESPN at No. 146 on the ESPN300 as well as No. 13 at his position and No. 25 in Texas … rated No. 147 (No. 12 DE) nationally and No. 3 in both Texas and the region at his position … ranked No. 12 at his position, No. 3 in Texas and also the No. 147-ranked player in the country by Scout … listed at No. 26 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 … No. 1 in the Tribune-Herald’s Centex 25 … DCTF’s Tops in Texas on the defensive line … battled injuries throughout the season, but helped his Temple team to an appearance in the 5A Division I state championship game … totaled two tackles in each of the season’s first two wins against Belton and Round Rock … was back on the field in a win over A&M Consolidated where he had two tackles and a sack … registered two tackles in a win over Rudder … had five tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack in a three-point win over Waco … had three tackles and a sack against College Station … had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a QB hurry against College Station in the regular-season finale … made a huge impact with four sacks in a 24-10 win over Corsicana in the first round of the 5A Division I state playoffs … totaled six tackles and a sack in a three-point win over Pflugerville Connally … defeated Port Arthur Memorial with five tackles, a sack and a QB hurry in the win … totaled five tackles with a sack in a one-point win over Manvel to advance to the state semifinals … registered seven tackles in a semifinal win over Foster … despite a loss in the state championship game to Highland Park, managed two tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry … was named to DCTF’s preseason Super Team prior to his senior season … named first team All-State by the Associated Press Sports Editors as a junior in 2015 … also named first-team All-State by the Texas Football Writers Association … was named MVP of District 17-5A … totaled 23 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and forced three fumbles … helped Temple to a 12-2 record, including a 6-0 district record … was a regional finalist in the 5A Division I playoffs … as a sophomore, was named District 17-5A Newcomer of the Year … Temple made an appearance in the 5A Division I state championship game against Aledo in 2014.
PERSONAL
Son of Forestine Thompson and Phillip Graham … has one older brother, Broderick Thompson … was born in Killeen.
