Graham Harrell is an American football

American football

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 quarterback

Quarterback

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. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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 and is currently on their scout team

Scout team

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. He played college football

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 at Texas Tech

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Harrell played at Ennis High School in Ennis, Texas

Ennis, Texas

Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Dallas. The population was 16,045 at the 2000 census.In 1871, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad purchased of land in Ellis County at a price of , establishing the line's northern terminus. On May 8, 1872,...

, where he was coached by his father, Sam Harrell. He was the starting quarterback for three seasons and led the Fighting Lions to a state Class 4A title as a sophomore. He also played in the 2004 Oil Bowl

Oil Bowl (high school)

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, receiving the offensive MVP award.

Harrell set Texas high school records in the following categories:

• Single-season passing yards (4,825 in 2003 over 15 games; the next two quarterbacks on the list set their records over 16-game seasons).