Jaydon Grant
No. 40 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-15) June 15, 1998
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:West Linn (West Linn, Oregon)
College:Oregon State (2016–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jaydon DeVon Grant (born June 15, 1998) is an American football safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). 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

After not being selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Grant signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent.[21][22] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[23][24] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[25]

References

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