Hampden-Sydney College

2025: Fourth-year team member, first-year team captain ... has started five of 21 career games ... returning starter at safety ... has 69 career total tackles, including 38 solo and 31 assists, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup ... has 118 career rushing yards on 30 career rushing attempts and two career rushing touchdowns ... career long rush of 12 yards ... has four career receptions for 36 career receiving yards and one career receiving touchdown ... career long reception of 15 yards.

2024: Started final five games as a junior after a preseason injury ... fourth on the team with 52 total tackles, including 28 solo and 24 assists, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup ... had two games with at least 10 tackles, including a career-high 16 tackles at Shenandoah on November 9. 

2023: Played in all 10 games as a sophomore ... had 93 rushing yards on 23 attempts and two rushing touchdowns ... career long rush of 12 yards ... had four receptions for 36 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown ... career long reception of 15 yards ... had 11 total tackles on special teams, including six solo and seven assists.

2022: Played in six games as a freshman ... had 25 rushing yards on seven attempts ... career long rush of 12 yards ... had four total tackles on special teams, including four solo.

High School: 2022 graduate of E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg ... All-State, All-Region, All-District and team captain as a senior ... also participated in lacrosse and track ... team captain in lacrosse and track, as well.

Personal: Son of Mark Graves and Shalita Franklin … has two sisters (Asia, Zakera) and one brother (Marquel) ... majoring in psychology … favorite TV shows include Avatar: The Last Airnbender, Stranger Things and DBZ ... favorite movies include Marvel Movies, the Harry Potter film series, Remember the Titans and A Football Life ... favorite professional sports teams include the Indianapolis Colts and the Oklahoma City Thunder ... favorite sports figures include Barry Sanders along with the late Sean Taylor and Pat Tillman ... greatest sports moment was scoring on a 63-yard game-winning touchdown run in high school ... hobbies include writing, reading and fishing.

Why H-SC: “It feels like home"