 Grant with the Washington Redskins in 2014 | |||||||||
| No. 14, 11, 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | (1990-12-19)December 19, 1990 (age 34) Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | West Brook (Beaumont, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Tulane | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014: 5th round, 142nd pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Ryan Joseph Grant (born December 19, 1990) is an American former professionalfootballwide receiver. He playedcollege football atTulane and was selected by theWashington Redskins in the fifth round of the2014 NFL draft.
Grant was born inBeaumont, Texas and attendedWest Brook Senior High School, where he was a three-yearletterman. 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 42receptions for 717 yards and seventouchdowns. As a junior, he caught 41 passes for 658 yards and four scores.
He was considered a two-star recruit byRivals.com.[1]
Grant attendedTulane University from 2009 to 2013. During his career, he played in 47 games, catching 196 passes for 2,769 yards and 21 touchdowns.[2] In the 2012 season, he led theConference USA (C-USA) in receiving yards 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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.53 s | 1.59 s | 2.53 s | 4.11 s | 6.68 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 8 reps | |
| Sources:[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Grant was selected by theWashington Redskins in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the2014 NFL draft.[6] On May 16, 2014, he signed a four-year, $2.36 million contract with the Redskins.[7]
In 2015, Grant recorded his first career touchdown in the Week 7 win against theTampa Bay Buccaneers which helped the Redskins comeback by its biggest deficit in Redskins franchise history.[8] In the last game of the regular season against theDallas Cowboys, Grant recorded his second career touchdown.[9] In a Week 2 game against theLos Angeles Rams in September 2017, Grant caught a touchdown pass from quarterbackKirk Cousins late in the fourth quarter, helping the Redskins win by a score of 27–20.[10]
On March 13, 2018, theBaltimore Ravens announced their intention to sign Grant to a four-year, $29 million contract with $14.5 million guaranteed.[11] However, he failed his physical the next day, and the deal was voided making him a free agent.[12][13] Grant ended up passing theIndianapolis Colts physical and signed a one-year, $5 million deal with them on March 20, 2018.[14] In 2018, Grant appeared in 14 contests and made a career-high 10 starts for the Colts. In the regular season, he tallied 35 receptions for 334 yards, marks that each ranked fifth on the squad, while adding one receiving touchdown.
On April 3, 2019, Grant signed with theOakland Raiders.[15]Grant made his debut with the Raiders in week 1 against theDenver Broncos. In the game, Grant made 3 catches for 16 yards in the 24–16 win.[16] He was released on September 25, 2019.[17]
On October 16, 2019, Grant signed with theGreen Bay Packers.[18]
On February 3, 2021, Grant signed with theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League.[19] He was placed on the suspended list on July 10, 2021.[20] He was released on August 2, 2021.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
| 2014 | WAS | 16 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | WAS | 16 | 5 | 23 | 268 | 11.7 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | WAS | 16 | 1 | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | WAS | 16 | 7 | 45 | 573 | 12.7 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | IND | 14 | 10 | 35 | 334 | 9.5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | OAK | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 26 | 123 | 1,333 | 10.8 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source:NFL.com | ||||||||||
