Player Dossier

2022-2024

Michigan

Kenneth Grant

DL • 6'3" • 339 lbs • Merrillville, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kenneth Grant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

54%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

74

High-end production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

61

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

89

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Player Story

Kenneth Grant built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Merrillville, IN wearing No. 78, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Kenneth Grant's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8881

Merrillville · Merrillville, IN

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2025
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 13
Overall
No. 13
NFL Team
Miami Dolphins

Kenneth Grant, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan. Kenneth Grant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
67
TFL
10.5
Sacks
5.5
QB hurries
8
Passes defended
8

Quick Answers

Kenneth Grant quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · DL
Career Tackles
67
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · Michigan
Top game
UNLV
Recruit profile
3-star · Merrillville · Michigan
High school pipeline
Merrillville · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2025 · Round 1 · Pick 13 · Miami Dolphins
Latest roster
No. 78 · Junior
2024 Tackles rank
32 tackles · DL 144th (top 14%) · Big Ten 170th (top 21%) · National 1,313th (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan58-0--039.6
2023 PostseasonMichigan131-0--052.5
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan132642.553052.5
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan12326.5335054.6

Related Context

Kenneth Grant played DL for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kenneth Grant recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Michigan paired 17.5 primary output with 25.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 25.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: USC

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2024 Regular Season · Michigan

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

25.7

Usage

6.3

Consistency

40.3

Best Game by takeover score

USC

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Texas: 0. Arkansas State: 1. USC: 4. Minnesota: 3. Washington: 1. Illinois: 1. Michigan State: 1. Oregon: 0. Indiana: 1. Northwestern: 3. Ohio State: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 0 by 10. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 18.3. USC: 2 by 48.3. Minnesota: 3 by 42.5. Washington: 4 by 26.7. Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Michigan State: 2 by 18.3. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 3 by 42.5. Ohio State: 4 by 31.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.1 · Games = 7 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -1.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

USC

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs USC

Result
Sat 11/30@ Ohio StateW 13-10400.5000
Sat 11/23vs NorthwesternSplash gameW 50-633110
Sat 11/9@ IndianaL 15-2042001
Sat 11/2vs OregonL 17-3831000
Sat 10/26vs Michigan StateW 24-1721100
Sat 10/19@ IllinoisL 7-2143100
Sat 10/5@ WashingtonL 17-2743100
Sat 9/28vs MinnesotaSplash gameW 27-2432111
Sat 9/21vs USCSplash gameW 27-2422111
Sat 9/14vs Arkansas StateW 28-1821001
Sat 9/7vs TexasL 12-3110000
Sat 8/31vs Fresno StateW 30-1000001

Player Story

Kenneth Grant story

Kenneth Grant built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Merrillville, IN wearing No. 78, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Kenneth Grant's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Kenneth Grant's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan06.71.4
2023 PostseasonMichigan15.521.45.915.5
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan15.521.45.90
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan17.525.76.32

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 2 · W 35-7

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#2

vs USC

Week 4 · W 27-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Northwestern

Week 13 · W 50-6 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

72.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Minnesota

Week 5 · W 27-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Maryland

Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

58.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Michigan

17.5 primary output · 25.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage

54.6

#2

2023 Postseason · Michigan

52.5

15.5 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Michigan

52.5

15.5 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games