Doran Grant
| No. 24 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Cornerback | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | November 30, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Akron, Ohio | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Akron (OH) St. Vincent–St. Mary | ||
| College: | Ohio State | ||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121 | ||
| Career history | |||
| |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
| |||
Doran Grant (born November 30, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Ohio State.
High school career
Grant attended St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. During his career he had 203 tackles and six interceptions on defense and 88 receptions for 1,115 yards and 25 touchdowns on offense. Grant was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the No. 3 cornerback in his class.[1]
In track & field, Grant competed as both a hurdler and a sprinter. In 2010 Grant won the state title in the 60m hurdles indoors, and the 110m hurdles outdoors. He had personal-bests of 11.38 in the 100m, 23.4 in the 200m, 8.05 in the 60m hurdles and 14.22 in the 110m hurdles.[2]
Gran'ts father, Ted Jones, played college football at Michigan State University in 1980s.[3]
College career
Grant played in all 13 games as a true freshman at Ohio State University in 2011. As a sophomore in 2012, he played in 12 games with one start and had one interception. Grant became a starter for the first time his junior season in 2013. He started all 14 games, recording 58 tackles and three interceptions.[4] He returned as a starter his senior season in 2014.[5][6]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10 in | 176 lb | 30 1/4 in | 9 3/8 in | 4.44 s | 4.33 s | 4.18 s | 33 in | 10 ft 5 in | 21 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine and The Ohio State University Pro Day[7] | |||||||||||||||||||
On May 2, 2015, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Grant in the 4th round with the 121st selection in the 2015 NFL draft.[8] The Steelers signed Grant on May 11, 2015,[9] but released him on September 6.[10]
On September 7, 2015, Grant was signed to the Steelers practice squad.[11]
On November 4, 2015, Grant was signed to the Steelers active roster.[12]
References
- ↑ ESPN Recruiting Nation Profile
- ↑ http://oh.milesplit.com/athletes/262506-doran-grant/feed#.VOs5GmjF9U0
- ↑ Ohio State notebook: Doran Grant sells his father on Buckeyes for a day
- ↑ No. 18, Doran Grant: Ranking the best Ohio State Buckeyes of 2013
- ↑ The two sides of Doran Grant
- ↑ Ohio State spotlight: CB Doran Grant
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/doran-grant?id=2552440
- ↑ "Steelers select CB Doran Grant in the Fourth Round". NFL.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Steelers sign Grant and Chickillo". NFL.com. May 11, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Steelers sign Jordan Todman; Claim Caushaud Lyons". NFL.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ Sager, Daniel (September 7, 2015). "Anthony Chickillo and Doran Grant signed to practice squad". USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Steelers promote CB Doran Grant to active roster". Steelers.com. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
External links
| ||||||
| ||||||||||||||