Justin Grant

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Franklin, Va.
High School:
Franklin

2014
• Started all 14 games for the Spiders
• Totaled 88 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one interception and five pass breakups on the year
• Picked up 10 tackles at Coastal Carolina
• Recorded seven tackles and his first interception of the season against Morgan State in the first round of the playoffs
• Made six tackles in the win at William & Mary
• Picked up 10 tackles and one tackle for a loss against James Madison
• Had six tackles at Maine
• Picked up seven tackles and a tackle for a loss in the No. 3 Villanova win
• Made three tackles in the win at Albany
• Had six tackles in the win at Liberty
• Made six tackles and a pass breakup against No. 7 New Hampshire
• Picked up six tackles and two break ups in the win over Hampton
• Recorded seven tackles and a career-high 1.0 TFL at Virginia
• Totaled a game-high 10 tackles in the season-opening win against Morehead State
• Preseason All-CAA Third-Team by College Sports Madness
• Named to the CFPA FCS Kick Returners Award Watch List

2013
• Appeared and started all 12 games
• Finished with 80 tackles - 43 solo, 1.5 tackles for a loss, three interceptions, three breakups and a forced fumble
• His three interceptions landed him second on the team
• Totaled six tackles, an interception and three breakups in the win over William & Mary
• Picked up four tackles in the win at Delaware
• Made seven tackles in the win at Stony Brook
• Totaled six tackles in the win against Albany
• Led the team with 11 tackles and collected 89 yards off five kick returns against No. 6 Towson
• Picked up seven tackles and an interception at Rhode Island
• Totaled seven tackles, 0.5 tackles for a loss and grabbed an interception at James Madison
• Recorded seven tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against the Black Bears
• Returned four kicks for 80 yards with a long of 31 against Maine
• Recorded six tackles in the win against Liberty
• Totaled six tackles and 0.5 tackles for a loss at Gardner-Webb
• Registered a career-high eight tackles at NC State
• Tied his then career-high five tackles, including three solos and a breakup in the season opener against VMI
• Preseason All-CAA First-Team by College Sports Madness
• Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele
• Named to the CFPA FCS Kick Returners Award Watch List

2012
• Second-Team All-CAA as kick returner
• College Sports Madness First-Team All-CAA
• Appeared in 10 games
• Averaged a CAA-best 32.3 yards a kickoff return
• Also ranked third in the nation with that average
• Ran the opening kickoff at VMI back 90 yards for a touchdown
• As a DB, totaled 16 tackles on the season
• Had five tackles, two solo, at Virginia
• Tallied three stops in win over Gardner-Webb
• Three tackles in wins over No. 2 James Madison and Rhode Island
• Had a 76-yard kickoff return to set up a score at No. 12/13 New Hampshire
• One tackle against No. 4 Old Dominion and Delaware

2011
• Played in eight games, rushing for 15 yards on four carries

High School
• A multi-sport standout at Franklin High that has earned team MVP honors from football, basketball and track
• Earned All-Regional honors at receiver, tight end and returner and was also an Honorable Mention All-State pick as a returner
• Franklin won the a football state championship in 2008 and reached the state semifinals last season
• Played in the same district as incoming freshman Trevor Jones (Charles City), and in the same region as incoming freshman Aaron Roane (West Point)
• In basketball, he shattered a backboard dunking in a game as a junior

Personal
• Son of Mike Grant and Gloria Baker