Jaydon Grant

Jaydon Grant
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-15) June 15, 1998 (age 26)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:West Linn (West Linn, Oregon)
College:Oregon State (2016–2022)
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2023
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jaydon DeVon Grant (born June 15, 1998) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Oregon State.

Early life

Grant was born in Portland, Oregon, and attended West Linn High School in West Linn.[1] In his high school career, he had 54 tackles, with one going for a loss, four interceptions, seven pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.[2] Grant would decide to walk on to play college football at the Oregon State.[3]

College career

In Grant's first two seasons he only played in two games. In 2016 he missed the whole season due to a shoulder injury he suffered in training camp, and then in 2017 after just two games he underwent season-ending surgery on both shoulders.[4] In those two games in 2017 he compiled three tackles.[5] After coming off injury in the past two seasons, Grant played in six games in 2018, tallying 16 tackles and two pass deflections.[6] After the conclusion of the 2018 season, Grant was awarded a scholarship.[7] However, in a practice before the 2019 season, on March 14, 2019, Grant was hospitalized after colliding with a fence during an 11 on 11 drill.[8] In week seven of the 2019 season, Grant intercepted a pass off quarterback Spencer Brasch with a little more than four minutes left, to help the Beavers seal the game and beat California.[9] Grant finished the year playing in 11 games, and making 40 tackles, with 2.5 going for a loss, a sack, two interceptions, three pass deflections, a forced fumble, and a touchdown.[10] In the 2020 shortened season, Grant played in seven games, racking up 29 tackles, two interceptions, and two pass deflections.[11] In a Week 11 game against Stanford, Grant intercepted a pass to help Oregon State win 35-14 and become bowl eligible for the first time since 2013.[12] Grant had a breakout season in 2021 finishing the year with 71 tackles, with three being for a loss, two interceptions, six pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[13] Grant opened up the 2022 season strong against Boise State, as he had four tackles, two pass deflections, a forced fumble, and an interception, to help the Beavers win their season opener 34–17.[14] For his performance, he was named the Pac-12 defensive player of the week.[15][16] Grant finished the 2022 season as the best of his career, where he put up 64 tackles, with 4.5 going for a loss, a sack, three interceptions, six pass deflections, and a forced fumble.[17] For his performance he was named second team all Pac-12 and was presented the Thomas C. Hansen Conference medal, which is given to the school's top senior scholar-athletes.[18][19]

Grant finished his Oregon State career with 223 tackles, with ten being for a loss, 2.5 sacks, nine interceptions, 19 pass deflections, four forced fumbles, and a touchdown.[20]

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
5 ft 11+3⁄4 in
(1.82 m) 		190 lb
(86 kg) 		29+1⁄8 in
(0.74 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.73 s 1.61 s 2.72 s 4.38 s 6.87 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)
All values from Pro Day[21]

After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Grant signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent.[22][23] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[24][25] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[26]

On August 27, 2024, Grant was waived by the Raiders.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Jaydon Grant". Oregon State Beavers Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jaydon Grant Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Daschel, Nick. "Jaydon Grant: He entered Oregon State as a walk-on, 7 years later, leaves with honors and honor". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Eggers, Kerry. "Seven years later, one great Beaver says goodbye". KerryEggers.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "2017 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "2018 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Russell, Marcus. "Oregon State Football: Andre Bodden & Jaydon Grant placed on Scholarship". Building the Dam. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  8. ^ McCarty, Andrew. "Oregon State DB Jaydon Grant Hospitalized After Colliding With Fence". The Spun. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's late touchdown, interception lift Beavers past Cal: Game at a glance". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "2019 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "2020 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  12. ^ "Oregon State beats Stanford, 35-14, to become bowl eligible". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  13. ^ "2021 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  14. ^ "Jaydon Grant, Brandon Kipper, Jack Colletto earn Honors after Week 1 win". 750 The Game. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  15. ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's Jaydon Grant, Brandon Kipper earn Pac-12 player of the week honors". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pac-12 Players of the Week include Arizona QB de Laura, ASU K Brown". Arizona Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  17. ^ "2022 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  18. ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's Jaydon Grant, Sierra Bishop honored as school's top senior scholar-athletes". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  19. ^ "Jaydon Grant is Oregon State's 2022-23 male Tom Hansen Medal recipient". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  20. ^ "Jaydon Grant". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  21. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jaydon Grant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  22. ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State safety Jaydon Grant signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted NFL free agent". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  23. ^ Bonsignore, Vincent. "Raiders sign 9 undrafted free agents, including former UNLV lineman". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  24. ^ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season". Raiders.com. August 29, 2023.
  25. ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. August 30, 2023.
  26. ^ "Raiders announce 15 Reserve/Future signings". Raiders.com. January 8, 2024.
  27. ^ "Raiders make moves to bring roster to 53-player limit". Raiders.com. August 27, 2024.