_(cropped).jpg) Grant with the Cleveland Browns in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | October 30, 1992 Athens, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | John Horn (Mesquite, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas Tech (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 6 / pick: 186 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jakeem Grant Sr. (born October 30, 1992)[1] is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist who is a free agent. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft and has also played for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Texas Tech, where he set their all-time record for receiving yards. On December 12, 2021, Grant broke the Bears' franchise record for longest punt return for a touchdown by scoring on a 97-yard punt return in a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The return is the tenth longest punt returned for a touchdown in NFL history.[2]
- ^ https://media.miamidolphins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Grant-Jakeem.pdf Archived June 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Medina, Luis (December 12, 2021). "Jakeem Grant Just Went 97-Yards For a Punt Return TD - Bleacher Nation". Bleacher Nation. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.