Nevada
A talented quarterback who will compete with Colin Kaepernick for the starting job at quarterback ... Coming back from a foot injury that ended his 2006 season.

2007: Named the team’s starting quarterback at the end of fall camp and started the first five games for the Wolf Pack ... Suffered a broken foot against Fresno State that cost him the rest of the season ... In four-plus games, threw for 1,119 yards and 10 touchdowns with just three interceptions ... Against Northwestern, he set career-highs in attempts (36 - since broken), completions (22), yards (337) and touchdowns (2 - since broken) ... Against Nicholls State, Graziano tossed five touchdowns in the 52-17 win, becoming the first Nevada player to throw for five scores in a game since David Neill did so against Cal Poly in 1998 ... Against UNLV, he threw three touchdown passes, including a 90-yard strike to Mike McCoy and the 43-yard game-winner to Kyle Sammons ... The pass play to McCoy was Nevada’s longest play from scrimmage since Zack Threadgill hit Nate Burleson for a 95-yard catch-and-run in a win over BYU in 2002.

2006: Selected to All-WAC Academic squad for the first time ... Played in eight games with no starts ... Saw time as a backup quarterback and also on special teams, where he recorded four tackles ... Completed 9-of-17 passes for 92 yards with one touchdown ... First career touchdown pass was a 16-yard strike to Mike McCoy in a 48-21 win over New Mexico State ... Saw playing time at quarterback against Miami in the MPC Computers Bowl where he completed his only pass attempt for a gain of 15 yards.

2005: Redshirted his first year at Nevada but did make the travel roster for every road game and was the third-string quarterback if needed.

High School
A graduate of Campolindo High School in Moraga, Calif. ... Threw for 5,991 yards and 71 touchdowns in two seasons and was an all-state selection as a senior ... Was a two-time all-league and all-county selection by the Contra Costa Times ... The Times also named him the league Player of the Year ... Was named an All-Bay Area selection by the San Francisco Chronicle and Offensive Player of the Year by the Oakland Tribune in 2004 ... His 2004 stats included 3,412 passing yards (fourth-best in the state of California) and 37 touchdowns (fifth-best in the state) ... Played linebacker early in his high school career before moving to quarterback full-time ... Also lettered twice in baseball, earning MVP honors and All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League accolades.

Personal
Born Nov. 15, 1987 ... Son of Rick and Barbara Graziano ... Earned Eagle Scout distinction in high school.

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