 High School: Played running back, quarterback and defensive back at Poly Prep Country Day School for Head Coach Dino Mangiero...high school teammate of fellow UD sophomore Eddie Lugo...led team to 11-6 record over the last two seasons...first team All-New York City at running back and cornerback as a junior in 2005 and second team All-Brooklyn as a quarterback and cornerback in 2006...earned team’s Jack James Memorial Trophy as team Most Valuable Player each of the past two seasons...rushed for 972 yards and passed for 650 yards as a quarterback in 2006 when he also had two interceptions on defense...rushed for 1,172 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior in 2005 when he also had six interceptions...also competed in track and field and was team Most Valuable Player and an all-league selection as a junior...three-time All-Ivy Conference indoor and outdoor all-star selection...competed in Yale Cup...earned school’s Emmett Gold Toutt Cup as the most improved senior in academics.
At Delaware: Second-year team member as a sophomore...key member of a deep and talented Blue Hen defensive secondary that returns all four starters...will serve as a backup cornerback behind fellow sophomore Anthony Walters and will see time as a fifth defensive back in passing situations...also a key component of Blue Hen special teams unit...outstanding athlete with good speed...recorded three tackles and two pass breakups in spring game.
2007 Season: One of only seven true freshmen to see action for Blue Hens...led team to an 11-4 record and a berth in the FCS national championship game under head coach K.C. Keeler...collected 18 tackles, including 12 solo stops...played in 14 games in a backup role...did not play in NCAA semifinal win over Southern Illinois due to a hamstring injury but returned for the national championship game...posted season-high four tackles each vs. Monmouth and James Madison and two each vs. West Chester and New Hampshire...forced a fumble in collegiate debut vs. William & Mary...one of four defensive backs in 2007 Delaware recruiting class.
Personal: Tyrone Daniel Grant...born Jan. 31, 1989...son of Tyrone and Tawana Grant...one of four children...business management major at Delaware...would like to own a business after graduation...has worked as a counselor at high school during the summer months...hobbies include listening to music, watching movies, and collecting sneakers.
| YEAR |
G/S |
Tackles (Solo) |
TFL |
Sacks |
PD |
Int. |
| 2007 |
14/0 |
18 (12) |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
|
