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Doran Grant
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Grant with the DC Defenders in 2020
No. 24, 21
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1992-11-30)November 30, 1992(age 31)
Akron, Ohio,U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Vincent–St. Mary(Akron, Ohio)
College:Ohio State
NFL draft:2015/ round: 4 / pick: 121
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats atPFR

Doran Grant(born November 30, 1992) is a formerAmerican footballcornerback.He playedcollege footballatOhio State.

Early life

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Grant attendedSt. Vincent–St. Mary High SchoolinAkron, Ohio.During his career, he had 203tacklesand sixinterceptionson defense and 88receptionsfor 1,115 yards and 25touchdownson offense. Grant was a four-star recruit byRivals.comand was ranked as the No. 3cornerbackin his class.[1]

Intrack & 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]

Grant's father, Ted Jones, playedcollege footballatMichigan State Universityin the 1980s.[3]

College career

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Grant played in all 13 games as atrue freshmanatOhio State Universityin 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

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Pre-draft measurables
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
5 ft10+1⁄4in
(1.78 m) 		200 lb
(91 kg) 		30+1⁄4in
(0.77 m) 		9+3⁄8in
(0.24 m)		 4.44 s 1.52 s 2.57 s 4.19 s 7.09 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		 21 reps
All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8]

Pittsburgh Steelers

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ThePittsburgh Steelersselected Grant in the fourth round (121st overall) of the2015 NFL draft.[9]The Steelers signed Grant on May 11, 2015,[10]but released him on September 6.[11]On September 7, 2015, Grant was signed to the Steelerspractice squad.[12]On November 4, 2015, Grant was signed to the Steelers active roster.[13]On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts.[14]

Buffalo Bills

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On September 5, 2016, Grant was signed to the Bills' practice squad.[15]He was released from the Bills' practice squad on September 13, 2016.

New York Giants

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Grant was signed to theNew York Giants' practice squad on September 27, 2016. He was released on October 19, 2016.[16]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On October 24, theJacksonville Jaguarssigned Grant to their practice squad.[17]He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 2, 2017.[18]

On September 2, 2017, Grant was placed oninjured reserve.[19]He was released on September 18, 2017.[20]

Chicago Bears

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On September 26, 2017, Grant was signed to theChicago Bears' practice squad.[21]He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 1, 2018.[22]

On September 1, 2018, Grant was waived by the Bears.[23]

Alliance of American Football

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On October 12, 2018, Grant signed with theArizona Hotshotsof theAlliance of American Football(AAF),[24]but eventually joined theAtlanta Legendsfor the2019 AAF season.[25]The league ceased operations in April 2019.[26]

DC Defenders

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Grant was selected by theDC Defendersof theXFLin the 4th round during phase four in the2020 XFL Draft.[27]He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[28]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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Grant signed with theWinnipeg Blue Bombersof theCanadian Football League(CFL) on May 28, 2020.[29]After the CFL canceled the2020 seasondue to theCOVID-19 pandemic,Grant chose to opt-out of his contract with the Blue Bombers on September 3, 2020.[30]

References

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  1. ^ESPN Recruiting Nation Profile
  2. ^"Doran Grant - Stats".Ohio MileSplit.
  3. ^"Ohio State notebook: Doran Grant sells his father on Buckeyes for a day".Archived fromthe originalon December 24, 2014.RetrievedDecember 9,2014.
  4. ^"No. 18, Doran Grant: Ranking the best Ohio State Buckeyes of 2013".December 12, 2013.
  5. ^"The two sides of Doran Grant".Archived fromthe originalon December 14, 2014.RetrievedDecember 9,2014.
  6. ^"Ohio State spotlight: CB Doran Grant".Archived fromthe originalon December 14, 2014.RetrievedDecember 9,2014.
  7. ^"Doran Grant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile".NFL.com.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  8. ^"2015 NFL Draft Scout Doran Grant College Football Profile".DraftScout.com.RetrievedAugust 8,2023.
  9. ^"Steelers select CB Doran Grant in the Fourth Round".Steelers.com.May 2, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2017.RetrievedOctober 20,2015.
  10. ^"Steelers sign Grant and Chickillo".Steelers.com.May 11, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2017.RetrievedOctober 20,2015.
  11. ^"Steelers sign Jordan Todman; Claim Caushaud Lyons".Steelers.com.September 6, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2017.RetrievedOctober 20,2015.
  12. ^Sager, Daniel (September 7, 2015)."Anthony Chickillo and Doran Grant signed to practice squad".USA Today.RetrievedOctober 20,2015.
  13. ^"Steelers promote CB Doran Grant to active roster".Steelers.com.November 4, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2017.RetrievedNovember 4,2015.
  14. ^Labriola, Bob (September 3, 2016)."Steelers cut to 53, trade for CB".Steelers.com.Archived fromthe originalon August 12, 2017.
  15. ^"Bills sign four to practice squad".BuffaloBills.com.September 5, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon February 24, 2018.
  16. ^"Giants Waive DB Doran Grant From Practice Squad, Sign LS Tyler Ott".October 18, 2016.
  17. ^Bouda, Nate (October 24, 2016)."Jaguars Waive DB Marcus Ball From Practice Squad, Sign DB Doran Grant".NFL Trade Rumors.RetrievedOctober 24,2016.
  18. ^"Jaguars Sign 6 Players To Futures Deals Including DB Doran Grant".NFLTradeRumors.com.January 2, 2017.
  19. ^Oehser, John (September 2, 2017)."Jaguars reduce active roster to 53 players".Jaguars.com.Archived fromthe originalon September 5, 2017.
  20. ^"Jaguars sign quarterback Ryan Nassib to active roster".Jaguars.com.September 18, 2017.
  21. ^Gantt, Darin (September 26, 2017)."Bears add two to practice squad, bringing back Tre McBride".ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  22. ^"Bears sign seven players to reserve/future contracts".247Sports.com.January 2, 2018.
  23. ^Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2018)."Bears announce 53-man roster".ChicagoBears.com.
  24. ^"AAF signs more players: Oct. 12, 2018".210 Football.October 12, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 6,2019.
  25. ^Eurich, Matt (February 1, 2019)."Former Bears currently on Alliance of American Football rosters".247Sports.com.RetrievedFebruary 4,2019.
  26. ^Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019)."Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football".ESPN.com.RetrievedJanuary 9,2024.
  27. ^"DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER".XFL.com.October 14, 2019.
  28. ^Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020)."XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue".SeattleTimes.com.RetrievedJuly 17,2020.
  29. ^"Bombers add two to roster".BlueBombers.com.May 28, 2020.RetrievedMay 28,2020.
  30. ^"Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs".CFL.ca.August 26, 2020.RetrievedOctober 5,2020.
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