Grant
Fact: Had
the
game-tying
two-point
conversion
catch
with
1:48
left
in
regulation
to
tie
the
score
in
the
2004
Wake
Forest
game,
a
game
Clemson
won
37-30
in
double
overtime.
Overview: Talented wide receiver who started five of the 11 games in 2004...won the Strength & Conditioning Award for wide receivers from Clemson's coaches for spring practice of 2005...had eight catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns in the 2005 Spring Game, the second-most reception yards in a Spring Game in Tiger history; his touchdown receptions were of four yards and 15 yards from Will Proctor; his performance also included a 52-yard catch from Proctor...one of the top all-around athletes on the team; his 40" vertical jump and 10'10" leap in the broad jump are best on the team in 2005...has 35 career receptions in 21 career games...has averaged 26.6 snaps per game over the last two years...has missed three games in the last two years...has 35 total receptions for his career, second among active Clemson receivers behind Curtis Baham...has one touchdown catch, at Wake Forest his freshman season...played 380 snaps for the year, but 218 came in the first four games of the season. 2004: Had 23 catches to rank third on the club...his 274 receiving yards were also third...started the year strong from a clutch catch standpoint; he caught a two-point conversion pass from Charlie Whitehurst with 1:48 left to tie the score against Wake Forest and send the game into overtime...had six catches for 80 yards the next week against Georgia Tech; the 80 yards were a career high...had a career-high seven catches the next week at Texas A&M; he had 63 receiving yards in that game...ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in receptions per game after the third game...had a strong game in the win over Maryland with four catches for 49 yards...added two catches for 25 yards at Miami (FL)...averaged 38 plays per game, but played just 21 plays the last two games. 2003: Had 12 receptions, but 10 of the 12 came in the final third of the season...had five catches for 36 yards and his first career touchdown catch at Wake Forest...added four receptions for 17 yards against Duke...played 179 snaps, including 101 over the last five games...played 14 snaps in the Peach Bowl...made his first collegiate catch against #9 Georgia...did not have a catch from September 13 to October 25...missed some time due to injury and played in 11 of the 13 games overall...tied for seventh on the team in receptions. 2002: Red-shirted. Before Clemson: All-American by SuperPrep, USA Today, and Tom Lemming...all-state, all-region, and all-area as a junior and senior...scored five touchdowns from kickoff returns, including an 88-yard touchdown return to win a game in the state playoffs as a senior...excellent jumper...caught 59 passes for 1,184 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior...had 45 catches for 887 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior...played in the Shrine Bowl...#2-ranked prospect in South Carolina...fourth-ranked receiver in the nation by SuperPrep...SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic Player-of-the-Year on the offensive side of the ball...Atlanta Journal Constitution top-50 player in the nation...rated among the Rivals100.com top-15 players in the nation...an Alliance Sports top-20 players in the country...Tom Lemming national top-10 receiver...led Camden High to the AAA state title in 2001...played under Jimmy Neal...chose Clemson over Georgia and South Carolina...born Kelvin V. Grant on May 17, 1984...majoring in pre-business. |
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