Ryan Grant (wide receiver)
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Grant with the Washington Redskins in 2014 | |||||||||
| No. 14 Washington Redskins | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 19, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Beaumont, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Beaumont (TX) West Brook | ||||||||
| College: | Tulane | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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Ryan Joseph Grant (born December 19, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Redskins in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulane.
Early life
Grant was born in Beaumont, Texas and attended West Brook Senior High School, where he was a three-year letterman. He helped the Bruins win the District 21-5A title as a senior and advance to the state playoffs all three years. He was named first-team all-district as a senior after hauling in 42 receptions for 717 yards and seven touchdowns. As a junior, he caught 41 passes for 658 yards and four scores.
He was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[1]
College career
Grant attended Tulane University from 2009 to 2013. During his career, he played in 47 games, catching 196 passes for 2,769 yards and 21 touchdowns.[2] He led the Conference USA in receiving yards in 2012 with 1,149. He was named a first-team All-C-USA selection twice, receiving the honor consecutively between his junior and senior seasons.[3]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in | 199 lb | 31 in | 9 5⁄8 in | 4.64 s | 4.11 s | 6.68 s | 35.5 in | 9 ft 11 in | 8 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine.[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Grant was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[5] On May 16, 2014, he signed a four-year, $2.36 million contract with the Redskins.[6]
In 2015, Grant recorded his first career touchdown in the Week 7 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[7] In the last game of the regular season against the Dallas Cowboys, Grant recorded his second career touchdown.[8]
References
- ↑ Ryan Grant – Yahoo Sports
- ↑ College Stats
- ↑ Four Tulane football players are named All-C-USA first team
- ↑ NFL Combine Profile
- ↑ Redskins draft Tulane WR Ryan Grant 142nd overall
- ↑ Jones, Mike (May 16, 2014). "Redskins sign six of eight draft picks to rookie deals". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ Czarda, Stephen (October 27, 2015). "Ryan Grant Snags First Career NFL Touchdown". Redskins.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Czarda, Stephen (January 3, 2016). "Young Trio Of Receivers Ball Out Against Cowboys". Redskins.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.