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11/11/2006
Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina - November 11, 2006
Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina - November 11, 2006 (photos courtesy of Associated Press)
AT TECH:A veteran, talented running back whose senior season came to an end with a lower leg injury vs. Army (Oct. 20)... ran for more than 100 yards in that Army game and was poised to play his best football before the unfortunate injury... missed the first two games of the 2007 season with a hamstring injury... has good speed and he is an elusive runner... a good receiver out of the backfield or in the slot.
2007: Played in six games... missed the first two games of the season with a hamstring injury... suffered a lower leg injury in the Oct. 20 Army game that caused him to sit out the remainder of the regular season... ran for 231 yards on 39 carries (5.9 yards per carry)... had just one carry that went for negative yardage... had three pass receptions for 32 yards... made his season debut vs. Boston College (Sept. 15) with three carries for 23 yards... caught one pass for 19 yards and rushed nine times for 27 yards at Maryland... was enjoying one of his top career games vs. Army until suffering a season-ending injury... rushed 11 times for 119 yards and one touchdown... also had two receptions for 16 yards against the Black Knights.
2006: Georgia Tech's fourth-leading rusher with 177 yards on 36 carries (4.9-yard average) and one touchdown . . . Made his biggest impact in the Jackets' win over Troy when he rushed for 51 yards on just two carries, including a 26-yard touchdown, and had two catches for eight yards . . . Added 44 yards rushing against Samford . . . Gained 27 yards against UNC to help Tech clinch the ACC Coastal Division . . . Had seven kickoff returns for 116 yards.
2005: Played in five games . . . Carried the ball just eight times for 32 yards . . . Took over the kickoff return duties for three games (Wake Forest, Virginia and Miami) before he was sidelined for the Georgia game . . . Also missed the first three games of the season . . . Averaged 24.2 yards on six returns . . . Longest return was a 31-yarder against Wake Forest.
2004: Freshman All-ACC selection by The Sporting News . . . Tech's second-leading rusher . . . Named ACC Rookie of the Week after Tech's win at NC State . . . Rushed for 122 yards on 20 carries to help the Jackets to a 24-14 victory . . . That was the 11th-best single-game rushing total ever by a Tech freshman . . . Got his chance against the Wolfpack because starter P.J. Daniels missed the game and backup Chris Woods was injured early in the first quarter . . . Made his first start the following week against Connecticut and gained 73 yards on 19 carries . . . Rushed for 75 yards in relief of Daniels in Tech's season-opening win over Samford . . . Injured against Georgia and left the game after carrying just six times for 25 yards . . . Was not healthy to play against Syracuse in the Champs Sports Bowl . . . Redshirted in 2003.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the nation's No. 2 all-purpose running back by Rivals, which tabbed him the No. 64 prospect overall . . . Ranked the No. 13 running back in the nation by Tom Lemming and No. 16 by TheInsiders.com . . . Tabbed to the Super Southern 100 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . . Member of the Florida Times-Union Florida Super 75 and Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100 . . . Rated the No. 20 player in Florida by BorderWars.com . . . Prep Star Dream Team all-America. . . Second-team all-state (Class 4-A) by the Florida Sportswriters Association . . . Senior season at Jefferson High was ended by a broken ankle but still rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns in just eight games . . . Also had 18 catches for 330 yards and two punt returns for scores . . . Had 1,127 yards rushing, 456 yards receiving and 19 scores as a junior . . . Added 936 yards rushing as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: Full name is Rashaun Adari Grant . . . Son of James and Yvonne Robinson . . . Born Oct. 6, 1984 . . . Majoring in management.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2007 Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds LP Virginia 4 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston College 3 23 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clemson 6 29 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maryland 9 27 0 8 1 16 0 16 0 0 0 Miami 6 23 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Army 11 119 1 24 2 16 0 13 0 0 0
TOUCHDOWNS: 24ARMY
20+ RUNS: 24ARMY
2006 Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds LP Notre Dame 3 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 18 18 Samford 4 44 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 19 19 Troy 2 51 1 26 2 8 0 11 1 14 14 Virginia 3 10 0 7 1 6 0 6 1 10 10 Va Tech 5 10 0 5 1 (-1) 0 -- 0 0 0 Maryland 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 39 21 Clemson 3 7 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miami 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 16 NC State 2 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNC 8 27 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duke 4 -1 0 4 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wake DNP West Va 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 9 1 14 0
TOUCHDOWNS: 26TR (rush) 20+ RUNS: 23SAM, 26TR, 25TR
2005 Rsh Yds TD LP KOR Yds TD LP Auburn DNP-INJURED UNC DNP-INJURED UConn DNP-INJURED Va Tech 3 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 NC State DNP Duke 5 24 0 10 0 0 0 0 Clemson DNP Wake 0 0 0 0 2 62 0 31 Virginia 0 0 0 0 3 56 0 24 Miami 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 27 Georgia DNP-INJURED Utah 2 12 0 9 5 104 0 41
2004 Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP Samford 17 75 0 10 1 5 0 5 Clemson 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 UNC 2 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 Miami 7 21 0 11 0 0 0 0 Maryland DNP Duke 4 34 0 33 0 0 0 0 Va Tech 2 -4 0 _ 0 0 0 0 NC State 20 122 0 33 1 -4 0 _ UConn* 19 73 0 19 3 20 0 16 Virginia* 16 65 0 17 4 35 0 13 Georgia* 6 25 0 12 0 0 0 0 Syracuse DNP-Injured
CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2004 10-3 94 425 4.5 0 33 10 62 6.2 0 16 2005 6-0 10 44 4.4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2006 13-0 36 177 4.9 1 26 7 34 4.0 0 11 2007 6-0 39 231 5.9 1 24 3 22 10.7 0 16 Total 35-3 179 877 4.9 2 57 20 118 5.9 0 16
Year G KOR Yds Avg TD LP 2004 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 6 11 249 22.6 0 41 Total 15 11 249 22.6 0 41
CAREER HIGHS Rush Att: 20 vs. NC State, 2004 Yards: 122 vs. NC State, 2004 TD Rush: 1 vs. Army, 2007 Long: 33 vs. NC State, Duke 2004 Receptions: 4 vs.Virginia, 2004 Yards: 35 vs. Virginia, 2004 Long: 16 vs. Connecticut, 2004 KOR: 5 vs. Utah, 2005 Yards: 104 vs. Utah, 2005 Long: 41 vs. Utah, 2005
