Defensive back, UCF, 2017–20
Richie Grant
- Number
- No. 27
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Born
- Nov 9, 1997, in Lumberton, Mississippi
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Richie Grant played defensive back at UCF (2017–20). The Atlanta Falcons took Grant in round 2, No. 40 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Cincinnati, 2020Team titles: National champions, 2017; American champions, 2017 and 2018
Defense
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2020 UCF 9 games, 72 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Georgia Tech | W 49–21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at East Carolina | W 51–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Tulsa | L 26–34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Memphis | L 49–50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Tulane | W 51–34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at Houston | W 44–21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Temple | W 38–13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Cincinnati | L 33–36 | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 27 | at South Florida | W 58–46 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2019 UCF 11 games, 72 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Florida A&M | W 62–0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Stanford | W 45–27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 4 | atCincinnati | L 24–27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.East Carolina | W 41–28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atTemple | W 63–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Houston | W 44–29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | atTulsa | L 31–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atTulane | W 34–31 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Marshall | W 48–25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 UCF 13 games, 108 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at UConn | W 56–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. South Carolina State | W 38–0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 56–36 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 45–14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. SMU | W 48–20 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atMemphis | W 31–30 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atEast Carolina | W 37–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Temple | W 52–40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Navy | W 35–24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Cincinnati | W 38–13 | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atSouth Florida | W 38–10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Memphis | W 56–41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 32–40 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 UCF 12 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Florida International | W 61–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Maryland | W 38–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Memphis | W 40–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atCincinnati | W 51–23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.East Carolina | W 63–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atNavy | W 31–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. Austin Peay | W 73–33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.UConn | W 49–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atTemple | W 45–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.South Florida | W 49–42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Memphis | W 62–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 34–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 24–27).
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.78 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 53 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 117 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 96 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 53 | 256 | 3 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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