Jon McGraw

Jon Michael McGraw (born April 2, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the New York Jets with a second-round pick in the 2002 NFL draft. He also played with the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions.

College career McGraw played collegiately as a walk-on under head coach Bill Snyder at Kansas State University from 1997 to 2001. He was a non-scholarship redshirt his freshman year of 1997. McGraw became a starter in 2000 after getting action as a back-up in 1999. In 2000 as a junior, he was a Big 12 Honorable Mention by the AP and coaches. He led the Wildcats to a Cotton Bowl victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. 2001 would be McGraw's final season, a season that Wildcats struggled to a 6–5 record, after a loss to the Syracuse Orangemen in the 2001 Insight.com Bowl.

Longtime Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson credited McGraw with inspiring him to intentionally pursue a career in the NFL, as they attended the same high school (Riley County), with McGraw a few years ahead of Nelson and they both succeeded as walk-ons at Kansas State.

Professional career

McGraw was selected in the second round, 57th overall by the New York Jets in the 2002 NFL draft. Prior to the start of the 2005 season, McGraw was traded by the Jets to the Detroit Lions for a 7th round draft choice in the 2006 NFL draft.

Kansas City Chiefs On March 29, 2007, McGraw signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. On September 13, 2009, McGraw scored his first touchdown after blocking a punt against the Baltimore Ravens. McGraw also had an interception when the ball was tipped in the air and he caught in the endzone for a touchback. This would also lead to a 39-yard Hail Mary touchdown from Tyler Palko to Dexter McCluster. In 2011, his final year in the NFL, McGraw was awarded the Chief's Ed Block Courage Award, an award voted by his teammates for role models of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage.

NFL statistics Year Team Games Combined tackles Tackles Assisted tackles Sacks Forced fumbles Fumble recoveries Fumble return yards Interceptions Interception return yards Yards per interception return Longest interception return Interceptions returned for touchdown Passes defended 2002 NYJ 15 39 30 9 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2003 NYJ 6 31 20 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 NYJ 12 39 31 8 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 2005 DET 8 21 16 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 DET 16 44 34 10 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2007 KC 13 10 9 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2008 KC 16 44 35 9 0.0 2 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 1 2009 KC 14 46 42 4 1.0 0 1 0 1 27 27 27 0 1 2010 KC 12 39 30 9 0.0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 6 2011 KC 10 47 31 16 1.0 1 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 6 Career 122 360 278 82 2.0 5 4 0 10 39 4 27 0 24