Personal
Harrell is the son of Sam and Kathy Harrell. He was born in Brownwood, where his grandfather served as assistant coach to Gordon Wood. Harrell has an older brother, Zac, who was a receiver on Ennis High's 2000 State Championship team, and is a graduate of the University of North Texas and coaches football on the high school level as he serves as Offensive Coordinator at Van High School in Van, Texas. Graham also has a younger brother, Clark Harrell, who played a year at quarterback for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Clark transferred to Abilene Christian University after his freshman season at Tulsa and graduated from ACU in 2011.
Sam Harrell, Graham's father, was the highest paid high school coach in Texas as of the 2005-06 academic year. He coached at Reagan County (1990–1993) and Ennis (1994-2009). Sam Harrell retired from coaching duties in December 2010 due to health problems. Sam Harrell returned to the sidelines after over 2 years of aggressive treatment for Multiple Sclerosis and coaches in Brownwood under Bob Shipley, father of Cincinnati Bengals and former Texas Wideout Jordan Shipley.
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