Ryan Grant (wide receiver)

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Ryan Grant
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Grant with the Washington Redskins in 2014
No. 14 Washington Redskins
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-12-19) December 19, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth: Beaumont, Texas
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Career information
High school: Beaumont (TX) West Brook
College: Tulane
NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-C-USA (2012, 2013)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Receptions: 30
Receiving yards: 336
Receiving TDs: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

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

2014 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 0 in 199 lb 31 in 9​58 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]

Washington Redskins

2014 season

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]

2015 season

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

  1. Ryan Grant – Yahoo Sports
  2. College Stats
  3. Four Tulane football players are named All-C-USA first team
  4. NFL Combine Profile
  5. Redskins draft Tulane WR Ryan Grant 142nd overall
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