Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Richie Grant was born November 9, 1997, in Lumberton, Mississippi. He is a safety in the National Football League.

Grant attended Choctawhatchee High School, where he ran track and played defensive back and wide receiver on the football team. Grant was rated a two-star recruit by 247Sports and committed to play college football at Central Florida over offers from Georgia State, Tennessee-Chattanooga, the Citadel, and Kennesaw State. Grant redshirted his true freshman season and was in the defensive backfield rotation as a redshirt freshman. Grant was named a starter going into his redshirt sophomore season and was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) after leading the Knights with 109 tackles and six interceptions along with three forced fumbles and nine passes defended. He was again named first-team all-conference after recording four tackles for loss, eight passes defended, one forced fumble, and an interception the following season. As a redshirt senior Grant was named first-team All-AAC for a third straight season after leading the team with 72 tackles along with 3.5 tackles for a loss, three interceptions, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. He was taken 40th in the draft by the Atlanta Falcons.