Education
Grant attended Saint Vincent–Saint Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.
Grant attended Saint Vincent–Saint Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.
He played college football at Ohio State. During his career he had 203 tackles and six interceptions on defense and 88 receptions for 1,115 yards and 25 touchdowns on offense. Grant was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the Number.
3 cornerback in his class.
In track & field, Grant competed as both a hurdler and a sprinter. He had personal-bests of 11.38 in the 100m, 23.4 in the 200m, 8.05 in the 60m hurdles and 14.22 in the 110m hurdles.
Gran"ts father, Ted Jones, played college football at Michigan State University in 1980s. Grant played in all 13 games as a true freshman at Ohio State University in 2011.
As a sophomore in 2012, he played in 12 games with one start and had one interception.
Grant became a starter for the first time his junior season in 2013. He started all 14 games, recording 58 tackles and three interceptions. He returned as a starter his senior season in 2014.
On May 2, 2015, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Grant in the 4th round with the 121st selection in the 2015 NFL draft.
The Steelers signed Grant on May 11, 2015, but released him on September 6. On September 7, 2015, Grant was signed to the Steelers practice squad.
On November 4, 2015, Grant was signed to the Steelers active roster.