Usage / Role
82%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020UCF
Richie Grant
DB • 6'0" • 194 lbs • Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Richie Grant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
Richie Grant built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Fort Walton Beach, FL wearing No. 27, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Richie Grant's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 40
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Richie Grant, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UCF. Richie Grant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 284
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 2
Featured Highlight
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Richie Grant UCF Highlights
2020 · UCF · Player Highlight
Richie Grant college highlights at UCF.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Richie Grant quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · DB
- Career Tackles
- 284
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · UCF
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Choctawhatchee · UCF
- High school pipeline
- Choctawhatchee · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 2 · Pick 8 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · DB 13th (top 2%) · American Athletic 7th (top 2%) · National 101st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | UCF | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCF | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 101 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | UCF | 11 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 56 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 11 | 62 | 3 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 56 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 9 | 72 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66.6 |
Related Context
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Richie Grant played DB for UCF. Across 4 tracked seasons, Richie Grant recorded 284 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
UCF paired 13.5 primary output with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · UCF
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
46.5
Usage
9
Consistency
44.7
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. East Carolina: 1. Tulsa: 1. Memphis: 0. Tulane: 2. Houston: 3. Temple: 1. Cincinnati: 3.5. South Florida: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 9 by 37.5. East Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Tulsa: 9 by 47.5. Memphis: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 11 by 65.8. Houston: 7 by 59.2. Temple: 6 by 35. Cincinnati: 16 by 85. South Florida: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
85 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/27 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 58-46 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Cincinnati10+ tackles · Splash game | L 33-36 | 16 | 10 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Temple | W 38-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 44-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Tulane10+ tackles · Splash game | W 51-34 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Memphis | L 49-50 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Tulsa | L 26-34 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ East Carolina | W 51-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Georgia Tech | W 49-21 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Richie Grant story
Richie Grant built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Fort Walton Beach, FL wearing No. 27, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Richie Grant's career was his defensive production: 284 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 10 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 88 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Richie Grant's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UCF
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | UCF | 3 | 13.6 | 2.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCF | 3 | 13.6 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | UCF | 12 | 42.6 | 7.7 | 9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 12 | 42.6 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | UCF | 11 | 37.3 | 5.9 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 11 | 37.3 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 13.5 | 46.5 | 9 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 12 · L 33-36 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
@ Houston
Week 9 · W 44-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Tulane
Week 8 · W 51-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Stanford
Week 3 · W 45-27
3
Havoc Plays
73 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73 takeover score.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 14 · W 56-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · UCF
13.5 primary output · 46.5 efficiency · 9 usage
66.6
#2
2018 Postseason · UCF
64.3
12 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UCF
64.3
12 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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