Corey

Grant

The big-play threat suffered a Lisfranc injury last offseason then had trouble generating interest on the open market. Going on 28, getting cut loose at this stage of training camp is a poor sign for Grant’s NFL future.

Grant, 27, suffered a Lisfranc injury in Week 5 with the Jaguars last season and missed the rest of the year. In 2016-2017, Grant registered 62 carries in a very limited role and turned them into 412 yards (6.65 YPC) and three touchdowns. He’s also flashed in the receiving game and been a mainstay on special teams in his career. Grant has a real shot to make the roster.

Grant suffered a Lisfranc injury against the Chiefs in Week 5 and is done for the season. He should be healthy once free agency opens next spring.

Grant had to be carted off the field Sunday. He was hyped up over the summer as someone the Jaguars wanted to get more involved in the offense, but it never really happened as Grant got 13 carries and turned them into 40 scoreless yards. Grant nabbed nine catches for 67 yards. He’ll be a 27-year-old free agent next March coming off one of the most serious foot injuries.

Grant had his lower leg caught underneath a tackler at the end of a second-quarter run. He was not able to put weight on his left leg as he was helped off the field, and he was pretty quickly ruled out. With Leonard Fournette inactive, T.J. Yeldon should get as much work as he can handle against the Chiefs. Brandon Wilds is Jacksonville’s other active running back.

Grant started the game in place of Leonard Fournette (hamstring), but the Jags wound up going with T.J. Yeldon because Grant was so ineffective. Grant was barely even seen in the second half, while Yeldon finished with 13 touches to Grant’s 7. All in all, it was an abysmal offensive effort from a Jaguars team that played so well versus New England the week prior. Fournette was close to playing and figures to return in Week 4 against the Jets.

Grant ended up forming a near-even committee with T.J. Yeldon in Leonard Fournette’s absence. The Jags worked hard to exploit Grant’s play-making ability as a pass catcher. He was a spark plug who picked up a number of key first downs. Despite his big-play ability, Grant will be a low-end RB3/FLEX if Fournette remains sidelined for Week 3 against the Titans.

This is our first blurb on Grant since October 2015. Denard Robinson was supposed to get the start, but the Jags wisely went with second-year UDFA Grant. Grant was cannon-propelled on his 57-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, a scamper that alone would have doubled his career yardage total. Already 25, Grant is a straight-line speedster probably ill-suited to an early-down role, but perhaps he’ll be a part of Jacksonville’s 2017 committee.

Grant’s rushing statistics are slightly deceiving as his 51-yard rush came on a fake punt. Grant has put himself in a good position to make the roster, consistently creating explosive plays. Unfortunately, he is currently No. 4 on the depth chart behind Leonard Fournette, Chris Ivory, and T.J. Yeldon.

His highlight was a 79-yard touchdown run where Grant made an explosive cutback before outrunning the Patriots’ defense to the house. A 4.28 speedster who went undrafted out of Auburn in 2015, Grant also put on a show with an 18/122/1 rushing line last Week 17. Even in a crowded Jaguars backfield, Grant has put himself in position to claim a roster spot as a COP back and kick returner.