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Marvin Grant

Position Safety
Height 6'2"
Weight 210 lbs.
Class RS-Sophomore
Hometown Detroit, Mich.
High School Martin Luther King
Previous School Purdue

2023 (RS-Jr.): Missouri State: Produced a career-high two tackles for loss and a total of four tackles in the season opener … Illinois: Recorded two solo tackles and two assists totaling four tackles at safety … Also had one pass breakup … at Nevada: Totaled four total tackles for the third time this season along with a solo tackle for loss … Forced a fumble, totaling two in his Kansas career … BYU: Totaled one tackle, assisted … at Texas: Totaled three tackles (two solo, one assist) … UCF: Recorded three solo tackles throughout the game. at Oklahoma State: Totaled four tackles, including two solo tackles… Oklahoma: Recorded eight total tackles in the win over the Sooners, seven of those tackles were solo…  at Iowa State: Assisted on a tackle in the win over the Cyclones… Texas Tech:  Totaled six tackles (all solo), including a tackle for loss in the contest… Kansas State: Recorded three tackles (all solo) in the contest… at Cincinnati: Tallied five tackles in the victory over the Bearcats…

2022 (RS-Jr.): Tennessee Tech: Recorded two solo tackles in season-opener … at West Virginia: Compiled three tackles against the Mountaineers (two solo, one assisted) … at Houston: Recorded a tackle (solo) against the Cougars … Duke: Logged four tackles (three solo, one assisted) and a pass break-up in win over the Blue Devils … Iowa State: Recorded four tackles (two solo, two assisted) in win over the Cyclones … Grabbed two tackles against the Horned Frogs (one solo, one assisted) … at Oklahoma: Compiled six tackles against the Sooners (three solo, three assisted) … at Baylor: Led both sides with 11 tackles (seven solo, four assisted) for his season high … Oklahoma State: Recorded two tackles (one solo, one assisted) against the Cowboys … at Texas Tech: Made a solo tackle against the Red Raiders … Texas: Logged six tackles (five solo, one assisted) … One TFL for two yards … at Kansas State: Had five total tackles (four solo, one assisted) vs the Wildcats … Also had half a TFL … Arkansas: Finished with five total tackles (two solo, three assisted) against the Razorbacks … He also forced a fumble late in the game.

2021 (R-So. at Purdue): Started all 13 games for the Boilers in the secondary…Finished the season with 75 total tackles (52 solo, 23 assists)…Also contributed 2.5 TFLs and 3 passes defended…Posted a season-high nine tackles at Ohio State, including five solo stops…Finished with eight tackles apiece against Notre Dame, Illinois, Iowa and Northwestern…Picked up a tackle-for-loss at UConn and at Notre Dame…Combined for a tackle-for-loss versus Wisconsin…Broke up one pass each against Oregon State, Iowa and Indiana.

 2020 (R-Fr. at Purdue): Played in four games as a reserve safety…Finished with 14 tackles (13 solo) and three tackles-for-loss…Had a memorable performance at Illinois on Halloween, recording four tackles and forcing a fumble that led to a touchdown…Also forced a fumble against Northwestern…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2019 (Fr. at Purdue): Played in three games as a reserve, preserving redshirt status…Posted two tackles in the three games.

High School: Rated as a four-star defensive back by Rivals.com, 247 Sports and ESPN…Named 2018 Detroit Public Schools League Defensive Player of the Year…Earned All-Detroit Area as a senior…Named 2018 first-team Division 3-4 All-State by the Associated Press…Martin Luther King High School went 12-2 during Grant’s senior year, capturing the Michigan Division 3 state championship…Teammates on the 2018 team with current Jayhawk linebacker Rich Miller.

 

Personal: Full name is Marvin LaMarison Grant Jr.