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Grant Jr
Grant Jr

Tyrell Grant Jr. Season 2025-26

PositionDB
Weight190 lbs
Height6-1
ClassFreshman
HometownSuffolk, Va.
High SchoolNansemond River

Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:
Army West Point, Navy and Syracuse

247sports: ★★★ |  ESPN: ★★★ |  Rivals: ★★★

High School:  Three-year captainFour-year letterwinner ... Played primarily quarterback at Nansemond River ... As a senior, completed 78 of 129 passes for 1,655 yards and 23 touchdowns ... rushed 33 times for 510 yards and a score ... During his junior season, completed 77 of 122 passes for 1,455 yards ... Threw for 1,385 and 12 TDs as a sophomore while rushing for 210 yards and a score ... Was a part of a state championship track team in the spring of 2025, and a state runner-up during the 2025 indoor season ... Co-led Nansemond River to the combined 33-14 record spanning his career ... Helped the Warriors make four consecutive Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 5 Region B postseason appearances (2022-25), including three region semifinal berths (2022-24) and one region runner-up result (2022) ... Rated as a three-star athlete by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked as the nation’s No. 33 overall athlete by Rivals; No. 95 overall athlete by 247Sports; No. 104 by ESPN … Ranked as the No. 28 overall athlete from Virginia by Rivals; No. 31 overall recruit from Virginia by 247Sports; No. 37 by ESPN … Ranked as the No. 3 overall athlete from Virginia by 247Sports and ESPN and Rivals.

Personal: Son of Tyrell Grant, Sr. And Angela Grant ... Has a sister, Shamaria, and a brother Tristan ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Enjoys reading and playing golf in his free time ... Plans to major in biology (pre-med) at Tech and hopes to become an anesthesiologist.