Doran Grant

Doran Grant

Grant with the DC Defenders in 2020
No. 24, 21
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1992-11-30) November 30, 1992 (age 32) 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
Pittsburgh Steelers (2015) Buffalo Bills (2016)* New York Giants (2016)* Jacksonville Jaguars (2016–2017) Chicago Bears (2017–2018)* Arizona Hotshots (2019)* Atlanta Legends (2019) DC Defenders (2020) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2020)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFP national champion (2015) First-team All-Big Ten (2014)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Doran Grant (born November 30, 1992) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Ohio State.

Early life

Grant attended St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. During his career, he had 203 tackles and six interceptions on defense and 88 receptions for 1,115 yards and 25 touchdowns on offense. Grant was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the No. 3 cornerback in his class.^[1]

In track & 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, played college football at Michigan State University in the 1980s.^[3]

College career

Grant played in all 13 games as a true freshman at Ohio State University in 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

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 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m)	9+3⁄8 in (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 from NFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8]

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Grant in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2015 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 Steelers practice 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

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

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

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 24, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed 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 on injured reserve.^[19] He was released on September 18, 2017.^[20]

Chicago Bears

On September 26, 2017, Grant was signed to the Chicago 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

On October 12, 2018, Grant signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF),^[24] but eventually joined the Atlanta Legends for the 2019 AAF season.^[25] The league ceased operations in April 2019.^[26]

DC Defenders

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

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Grant signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 28, 2020.^[29] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grant chose to opt-out of his contract with the Blue Bombers on September 3, 2020.^[30]

References

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 from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 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 from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
6. "Ohio State spotlight: CB Doran Grant". Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
7. "Doran Grant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
8. "2015 NFL Draft Scout Doran Grant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
9. "Steelers select CB Doran Grant in the Fourth Round". Steelers.com. May 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
10. "Steelers sign Grant and Chickillo". Steelers.com. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
11. "Steelers sign Jordan Todman; Claim Caushaud Lyons". Steelers.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
12. Sager, Daniel (September 7, 2015). "Anthony Chickillo and Doran Grant signed to practice squad". USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
13. "Steelers promote CB Doran Grant to active roster". Steelers.com. November 4, 2015. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
14. Labriola, Bob (September 3, 2016). "Steelers cut to 53, trade for CB". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
15. "Bills sign four to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 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. Retrieved October 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 from the original on 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 from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
25. Eurich, Matt (February 1, 2019). "Former Bears currently on Alliance of American Football rosters". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
26. Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 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. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
29. "Bombers add two to roster". BlueBombers.com. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
30. "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

External links

• Ohio State Buckeyes bio