Kenneth Grant is an American football star who plays as a defensive tackle for the Michigan Wolverines. One of the best defensive tackles in American college football, Grant has been in formidable form this season. In this article, we will take a look at Grant’s weight and how he has been a key performer for the Wolverines.
Kenneth Grant was born in 2003 in Merrillville, Indiana, to father Kenneth Grant Sr., and mother Ewana Chatman. He started his football career at Merrillville High School where he used to play as an offensive and defensive lineman. He played a crucial role in leading Merrillville to an undefeated regular season. Following the completion of his high school, Grant enrolled at the University of Michigan.
Look how fast 340-pound DT Kenneth Grant can run downfield 👀
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Grant has already become an indispensable player for the Michigan Wolverines. His extraordinary physical attributes have helped the Wolverines to remain undefeated in their ten games so far this season. While the 20-year-old defensive tackle stands at 6’3″, he has also lost around 20 pounds before this season and currently weighs 339 pounds.
However, despite his 339 pounds weight, Kenneth Grant is as quick as a dart while running downfield. He has also registered a verified time of 5 seconds in the 40-yard dash. For football players with Grant’s physical attributes, it’s extremely difficult to record such time. However, with his ability to expertly haul his weight around, along with his rock-solid physical stature, Grant surely has a bright future ahead of him when gets into the NFL.
Kenneth Grant discusses his 20 pounds weight loss
During the last season, the Wolverines star Kenneth Grant weighed around 359 pounds. However, in this year’s roster, Grant has become 20 pounds lighter. In an interview, Grant spoke about his weight loss and how it has had a huge impact on his game and performances this season. He said, “It changed me a lot, I could be on the field a lot more. I have a lot more stamina.“
Kenneth Grant discusses how his weight loss (down from 359 to 339!) has changed him as a player #GoBlue
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He further credited the conditioning test for the improvement in his performance, which he had passed comfortably. He admitted that losing weight has helped him become much more agile and is helping him to contribute more in games. Lastly, Grant also spoke about how there’s a healthy competition between him and his teammate, Mason Graham, as both of the Wolverines’ defensive tackles are vying to be the starter.
Kenneth Grant’s high school stats
Kenneth Grant had an incredible high school football career. As already mentioned, he had helped his team to an undefeated regular season and a 12-1 overall record. In his junior year, he just played a single game had one fumble recovery, and registered one touchdown. In his senior year, Grant came to life and put in some impressive statistics.
As a senior, Grant registered 38 tackles, 13.4 tackles for loss, and 5.4 sacks. Moreover, he also had eight blocked kicks which included four field goal attempts, two punts, and two extra point attempts. In addition to this, he further registered one touchdown (via MaxPreps).