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2017 Football

2 Ashton Grant

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Manchester, Conn.
  • High School Manchester
  • Position WR
  • Major Criminology

Biography

School Records:

  • Most recieving yards in school history- 3,204
  • Most touchdown receptions in school history- 36
  • Most touchdown receptions in a single season in school history- 2016- 13

2017: Named NE10 First Team All-Conference… Named Second-Team All-Region by Don Hansen… Named All-Area First Team by Worcester Area Football Association… Appeared in 13 games, catching 59 passes for 874 yards and nine touchdowns… Ran two times for 13 yards… Had 887 all-purpose yards… He had his best game against Saint Anselm where he caught six passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns… His longest reception of the year was 55 yards against Merrimack.

2016: NE10 Offensive Player of the Year... NE10 First-Team All-Conference... Named 2016 Don Hansen Gazette Super All-Super Region One team… named to the Annual Steve "Merc" Morris All-Star Team… Named to the New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team... Named to All-Super Region 1 Second Team by the Conference Commissioner’s Association... Appeared in 10 games… Caught 69 passes for 919 yards and 13 touchdowns… Had three rushes for 20 yards… One kickoff return for 20 yards… 11 punt returns for 88 yards… Had his best game against Kutztown, where he caught 13 passes for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns.

2015: Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Second Team… Played in all 13 games for the Greyhounds… Had 71 receptions for 965 yards and 11 touchdowns on the year…  averaged 13.6 yards per catch… Had a season-high nine receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns in the NCAA playoff matchup vs Slippery Rock… Had two rushes for 16 total yards… Returned five punts for a total of 25 yards… Had six receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns vs Bowie State in the NCAA playoff game on 11/21/15.

2014: Worcester Area Football Rookie of the Year... Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie selection... Two-time Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll honoree... Featured on ESPN's SportsNation for his touchdown catch in a road game at Division I FCS member Sacred Heart University. Played in nine games on the year as a Freshman…  Had three touchdowns on the year…Recorded 446 receiving yards, which was second best on the team, with an average of 15.4 yards a catch… Averaged 49.6 yards per game…Had eight punt returns for a total of 51 yards… Had two touchdowns vs. LIU Post on 9/27/14 and 98 yards receiving… Had a season best 110 yards receiving against American International on 9/4/14… Finished with one tackle.

Prior to Assumption: Played football and ran track at Manchester High School... Also played at East Coast Prep... All-Conference at Manchester... Won the 2011-12 Tim Travis Award and the 2011 Outstanding Person Award... In his prep school season, he had 20 receptions for 511 yards, four touchdowns and 25.6 yards per catch... Volunteered during his senior year of high school with a sports drive to send sports equipment to Haiti.

Personal: Son of Glenford Grant and Jessica Chalk... Has one brother, Shawn, who plays football at Westfield State.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete? Kobe Bryant… Dream job? Professional football player… If you could meet anyone? Jay-Z… What celebrity do you get mistaken for? Cam Newton… Favorite sports memory? Winning the NE10 Championship in 2015.

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2014Freshman

    WR
    6'2" 200 lbs
    82
  • 2

    2015Sophomore

    WR
    6'3" 200 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2016Junior

    WR
    6'3" 200 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Senior

    WR
    6'2" 210 lbs
    2