Morgan State RB Graham Signs With Pittsburgh Steelers

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BALTIMORE, Md. — Morgan State star running back Alfonzo Graham confirms he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after their 2023 Rookie Minicamp. Graham will compete for a backup role to starter Najee Harris. He was in New Orleans at the HBCU Legacy Bowl alum and participated in the HBCU Combine in February 2023.

Graham played during the fall of 2019 at  Fullerton College in California before transferring to Morgan State as a walk-on in time for the 2020 season to be canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.

During his junior season as a backup running back, Graham ranked fifth in the MEAC in rushing at 506 yards and scored five touchdowns in nine games.

Since 2021, the 5-9 and 180-pound rusher has played twenty games with the Bears while rushing 250 times for 1,656 yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 31 receptions for a touchdown. The Baltimore native also played on special teams returning twenty kickoffs for 402 yards averaging 22.3 per return.