55 - Graham Whinery
Graham Whinery
Height: 6-4
Weight: 297
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Arlington, TX
High School: Martin
Position: OL

Hoof Prints: A tough, aggressive offensive lineman...exspected to return to his starting guard job for the upcoming season and can also play center...father played at Auburn and grandfather played at Notre Dame.

Junior (2011): Started in all 12 games on the offensive line... helped clear the way for Branden Oliver’s program-record 1,395 yards rushing and 13 rushing touchdowns... helped the team average 155 rushing yards per game (4.3 per rush), boosting the team’s 2010 total of 113 rushing yards per game and 3.1 yards per carry... the team’s total of 1,860 yards rushing are the ninth most in a single season in program history... also helped in the passing game, improving on the 2010 total (from 184 ypg to 210 ypg)... helped Chazz Anderson set the program’s Division I record for passing yards in a single game as he threw for 404 yards against Northern Illinois (10/22)... helped Branden Oliver set the Division I record for rushing yards in a single game (235) against Akron (11/19).

Sophomore (2010): Was a mainstay on the Buffalo offensive line, starting all 12 games... one of only 10 players on the team and one of three offensive linemen to start in every game.

Redshirt Freshman (2009): Appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman...saw action against Pittsburgh (9/12), Temple (9/26),  Gardner-Webb (10/10) and Miami (OH) (11/18).

Freshman (2008): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo.

High School: A two-year letterwinner for head coach Bob Wagner at Martin High School...named All-District First Team as a left tackle...had 72 pancake blocks, including 14 in a single game, during his senior season...chose Buffalo for its academics.