One of three team captains in 2008 ... Started more than half of Miami's game at left cornerback last season.
2008 (JUNIOR): Started seven of 13 games at left cornerback ... Tallied 25 tackles (22 solo, three assisted), 1.5 tackles for loss and six pass breakups ... Had a season-high four tackles against North Carolina ... Registered at least three tackles in games against Florida, Texas A&M, UCF, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech ... Forced a fumble against UCF.
2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played as the nickel back all season ... Started five games, playing in all 12 contests ... Set season highs with 26 tackles (21 solo), adding his second career interception ... Started the season opener against Marshall as the nickel back and saw action in 52 plays, making three solo tackles ... Made his first interception of the season against FIU just before halftime, returning it 43 yards ... Saw extensive defensive action on 45 plays agains Duke, tallying two tackles (one solo) and a QB pressure ... Made a career-high six solo tackles at Boston College.
2006 (FRESHMAN): Played as a true freshman in 12 games, making five starts ... Played as the team's nickel back most of the season ... Tallied 24 tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, one QB pressure, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three pass deflections ... His two takeaways were key plays in two of the team's seven victories ... Named the team's Defensive Rookie of the Year ... Played in his first collegiate game as a reserve cornerback vs. Florida A&M ... Played most of the game as a nickel and dime back vs. Houston, tallying three tackles (two solo), including one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery that stopped a Houston drive on the 8-yard line in the third quarter ... Made his first collegiate start at nickel back against North Carolina and saw action on 38 plays, making two solo tackles ... Made his first-ever start at left cornerback at Duke, seeing action on all 70 defensive plays making three solo tackles and forcing a fumble that led to a TD ... Started as the nickel back vs. Boston College and made two assisted tackles ... Started as the nickel back in the MPC Computers Bowl vs. Nevada and totaled four tackles (two solo) ... Also made a diving interception of a pass at the 33-yard line on the final play of the game to clinch the victory.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Booker T. Washington to three consecutive state semifinal appearances ... Made six interceptions as a senior in 2005, three as a junior and four as a sophomore in 2003 ... Also intercepted a pass in the CaliFlorida Bowl ... Received the Academic Award at the Dade-Broward All-Star game ... Rated the No. 32 cornerback in the country and the No. 75 overall player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 27 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com ... Selected All-Dade County by the Miami Herald and ranked the No. 15 player on Miami Herald's list of the state's top 25 players ... Ranked No. 23 on the Orlando Sentinel's Florida Top 100 ... Coached by Tim Harris Sr.
CHAVEZ GRANT'S CAREER STATISTICS
TACKLES
FUMBLES
Year
GP/GS
TT
UT
AT
TFL
QBP
Sacks
FF
FR
PBU
Int
2006
12/5
24
15
9
2-3
1
0-0
1
1-8
3
1-0
2007
12/5
26
21
5
1-1
1
0-0
0
0-0
2
1-43
2008
13/7
25
22
3
1.5-2
0
0-0
1
0-0
6
0-0
Career
37/17
50
36
14
3-4
2
0-0
1
1-8
5
2-43
Additional statistics: 3 punt returns for 12 yards in 2006, 1 punt return for 11 yards in 2007
CHAVEZ GRANT'S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 6 (at Boston College 2007) Solo: 6 (at Boston College 2007) Interceptions: 1, twice (vs. FIU 2007, vs. Nevada 2006)
