Completed Event: Football versus #17 Kansas State on August 23, 2025 , Win , 24, to, 21
Final
Football
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#17 Kansas State
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Iowa State University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Grant, Jatairis
Jersey Number 21
Jatairis Grant
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Garfield
Bio
Awards and Honors
Defensive Scout Team Co-Player of the Year (2016)
2019
Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams … posted nine tackles.
2018
Played in all 13 games, recording 15 tackles, including seven solo stops … tallied a career-best three tackles vs. Oklahoma State and Drake.
2017
Played in 13 games on special teams and as a reserve defensive back … had 14 tackles, including nine solo stops … tallied six games with two tackles … had two solo stops vs. Akron and Memphis.
2016
Redshirted initial collegiate season … earned Defensive Scout Team Co-Player of the Year honors.
High School
Chose Iowa State over Cincinnati and others… three-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports … a top-50 player from Ohio … ranked as the 116th-best cornerback nationally by Scout … four-year starter and two-time all-district pick … named first team Division II all-state as a senior, posting 85 tackles, four TFL and six interceptions … named league defensive player of the year … team finished 7-3 … also had two fumble recoveries and two blocked extra points … as a receiver, caught 23 passes for 573 yards and 12 TDs … had 22 rushes for 211 yards and two TDs … as a junior, had 71 tackles and three interceptions … also had a combined 665 receiving and rushing yards with seven TDs … also lettered in basketball and track and field … coached by Bob Sax.
Personal
Born April 22, 1998 … guardian is Gary Dix … child, adult and family services major.
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