Richie Grant

CAREER

• Has seen action in 33 games with 17 starts while totaling 151 tackles (92 solo) with nine passes defensed, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hit.
• In 2023, he appeared in all 17 games (15 starts), recording 102 tackles (65 solo),six passes defensed, five quarterback hits, three sacks, three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one interception.
• One-of-two defensive backs (Antoine Winfield Jr.) to finish the season with at least 100 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles.
• Started all 17 games, recording career highs in tackles (122), passes defensed (seven), tackles for loss (three) and interceptions (two), while adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hit in 2022. He also contributed on special teams, registering one special teams tackle and one blocked punt.
• Finished third in the NFL among all defensive backs with 122 tackles in 2022.
• Recorded his first career interception vs. Seattle in Week 3. His interception sealed the Falcons first victory of the 2022 season.
• Finished with a career-high 11 tackles (five solo), one pass defense and one interception, his second of the 2022 season and of his career in Week 9 vs. LA Chargers. He recorded double-digit stops three times this season.
• Played in 16 games totaling two passes defensed, 29 tackles (23 solo), two tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one special teams fumble recovery and six total special teams tackles (five solo) as a rookie in 2021.
• Recorded five tackles (three solo) on defense and a career-high two special teams tackles in Week 7 vs. Dolphins last year.

COLLEGE

• Played four seasons (2017-20) at the University of Central Florida after redshirting his freshman year in 2016.
• Tallied 291 tackles, 29 pass breakups, 10 interceptions, 11.5 tackles for loss and seven forced fumbles over four seasons, earning first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors for three consecutive years (2018-20).
• Started eight of nine games at safety as a senior in 2020 and led the Knights in tackles (72), interceptions (three) and fumble recoveries (two), while adding 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and two forced fumbles.
• Earned first-team All-AAC honors and was a Jim Thorpe Award finalist as a redshirt senior in 2020.
• Finished with 78 tackles, eight pass breakups, four tackles for loss, one interception and one forced fumble in 13 games (12 starts) as a junior in 2019 and earned first-team All-AAC honors for a second consecutive season.
• Started all 13 games at safety as a sophomore in 2018 and led the Knights in tackles (109) and interceptions (six), earning first-team All-AAC honors.
• Led the American Athletic Conference and ranked third in the nation with six interceptions as a sophomore.
• Appeared in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2017, recording 32 tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and two pass breakups.

PERSONAL

• Attended Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., where he lettered in football and track.
• Named to the 2015 Associated Press Florida Class 6A All-State Second Team as a senior after tallying 37 solo tackles, four interceptions, more than 1,000 receiving yards, three punt return touchdowns and one kickoff return touchdown.
• Ran the 100M and 400M events for Choctawhatchee's track team.