Jakeem Grant
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: 6th round, 186th pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jakeem Grant Sr. (born October 30, 1992) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist. 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.