Janarion Grant, 2022
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Receiver, Rutgers, 2013–⁠17

Janarion Grant

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
178 lb
Hometown
Trilby, FL
Born
Nov 20, 1993, in Trilby, Florida

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Janarion Grant played receiver at Rutgers (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

105rushing yards, career highvs. Howard, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Howard, 20169catches, career highat Washington, 2016105receiving yards, career highat Maryland, 2014

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Rutgers2189.0014
2014Rutgers2531212.5053
2015Rutgers3535210.1140
2016Rutgers2021010.5076
2017Rutgers1616710.4140
Career981,05910.8276

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013Rutgers215171171561
2014Rutgers3691006450
2015Rutgers419843121671
2016Rutgers61951131121
2017Rutgers122510101080
Career1162,8575585883

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Rutgers55210.4024
2015Rutgers88010.0029
2016Rutgers161388.6358
2017Rutgers77410.6165
Career363449.6465

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Rutgers1WR
2014Rutgers1WR
2015Rutgers1WR
2016Rutgers1WR
2017Rutgers1WR5′10″178

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Rutgers20.28––0.6–
2014Rutgers470.4437th (n=496)0.5220.87%
2015Rutgers550.6063rd (n=465)0.5333.37%
2016Rutgers470.4537th (n=489)0.5221.215%
2017Rutgers330.2814th (n=507)0.529.28%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Rutgers 7 games, 16 catches, 167 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.WashingtonL 14–⁠3032014691
Sep 9vs.Eastern MichiganL 13–⁠1689101223
Sep 16vs.Morgan StateW 65–⁠0120––2
Oct 14atIllinoisW 35–⁠243490––3
Oct 21vs.PurdueW 14–⁠12150131–
Oct 28atMichiganL 14–⁠35–––247–
Nov 11atPenn StateL 6–⁠35–––4821
2016 Rutgers 4 games, 20 catches, 210 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atWashingtonL 13–⁠489560376–
Sep 10vs.HowardW 52–⁠14224031195
Sep 17vs.New MexicoW 37–⁠284320––8
Sep 24vs.IowaL 7–⁠145980–––
2015 Rutgers 12 games, 35 catches, 352 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Norfolk StateW 63–⁠1316031172
Sep 12vs.Washington StateL 34–⁠37565061952
Sep 19atPenn StateL 3–⁠284220181
Sep 26vs.KansasW 27–⁠142330248–
Oct 10vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠31270486–
Oct 17atIndianaW 55–⁠5243701182
Oct 24vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠49100564–
Oct 31atWisconsinL 10–⁠48211051021
Nov 7atMichiganL 16–⁠49326051701
Nov 14vs.NebraskaL 14–⁠3145802381
Nov 21atArmyW 31–⁠213310161
Nov 28vs.MarylandL 41–⁠46456161321
2014 Rutgers 11 games, 25 catches, 312 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28atWashington StateW 41–⁠38448061311
Sep 6vs.HowardW 38–⁠25390––1
Sep 13vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠132340242–
Sep 20atNavyW 31–⁠241−10353–
Oct 4vs.MichiganW 26–⁠243870112–
Oct 18atOhio StateL 17–⁠563806105–
Oct 25atNebraskaL 24–⁠42–––144–
Nov 1vs.WisconsinL 0–⁠37–––3881
Nov 15vs.IndianaW 45–⁠23–––41663
Nov 22atMichigan StateL 3–⁠451220481–
Nov 29atMarylandW 41–⁠38810506188–
2013 Rutgers 12 games, 38 returns, 673 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atFresno StateL 51–⁠52–––21132
Sep 7vs.Norfolk StateW 38–⁠0–––––5
Sep 14vs.Eastern MichiganW 28–⁠10–––––1
Sep 21vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠24–––1164
Oct 5atSMUW 55–⁠52–––248–
Oct 10atLouisvilleL 10–⁠24–––324–
Oct 26vs.HoustonL 14–⁠492180––1
Nov 2vs.TempleW 23–⁠20–––––1
Nov 16vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠52–––3511
Nov 21atUCFL 17–⁠41–––4751
Nov 30atUConnL 17–⁠28–––3631
Dec 28 ✦vs.Notre DameL 16–⁠29–––3127–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′9¼″
Weight177 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9″
Wingspan71⅛″
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.70 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats *
2019–⁠23CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers
2024–CFLToronto Argonauts

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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