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Delaware State University

2022 Football Roster

DSU Athletics/Rodney Adams

25 Jawain (J.D.) Granger

  • Position Defensive back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown New Castle, Del.
  • Highschool Caravel Academy

Biography

2022: Post-season and Pre-season All-MEAC Third Team ... appeared in 10 games as a starting cornerback ... tied for second on the Hornets with six pass break-ups ... credited with 11 total tackles, including six unassisted.  

2021: All-MEAC Third Team honoree … Named to 2021 Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List … 2021 Preseason All-MEAC First Team … competed in al 11 games as a starting cornerback … 11th on the Hornets with 24 total tackles, including 19 solo stops … tied for second on the team and second in the MEAC with three interceptions … also tied for fourth in the MEAC in passes defended at 0.73 per game (8 total) … tallied four tackles (each solo), including two sacks (-16), an interception and forced fumble vs. Virginia Lynchburg (Oct. 9) … also recorded INTs vs. Morgan State (Nov. 4) and NC Central (Nov. 20) … credited with two pass break-ups vs. Georgetown (Sep. 11) … had season-high five tackles, four solo, vs. SC State (Oct. 23) 

2020 (spring 2021): Recorded five solo tackles, four pass break-ups and an interception in four games for the Hornets last spring. 
2019: Competed in all 12 games as a key member of the secondary. Tallied 35 tackles (8th on the team), including two tackles for loss… 12 pass breakups a team high and third most in the conference... Best game(s): Career high three pass breakups and two tackles at Delaware (Aug. 29)… Career high nine tackles and two pass breakups vs. Merrimack (Oct. 19)… Three tackles and two pass breakups at NC Central (Oct. 26).
2018: Appeared in nine games as a reserve in the secondary, and on special teams ... recorded seven tackles, each unassisted ... 
had five solo tackles vs. Morgan State (Nov. 10) ... posted solo tackles at Howard (Oct. 13) and South Carolina State (Oct. 20)

High School: Four-year varsity football letterman … recipient of Caravel’s Playmaker Award during senior season.

Personal: Son of Deborah Hawkins … has one brother and one sister … born 12/30/98 in New Castle, Del. …majoring in Business … previously attended Eastern Christian Academy in Elkton, Md.
 
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive back
    5'9" 160 lbs
    42
  • 25

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive back
    5'9" 160 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Defensive back
    5'9" 160 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Defensive back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Defensive back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    25