Jakeem Grant
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| Positions | Wide receiver, return specialist | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 30, 1992 Mesquite, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | John Horn (Mesquite) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Texas Tech (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: 6th round, 186th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jakeem Grant Sr. (born October 30, 1992) is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft and has also played for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, where he set their all-time record for receiving yards. On December 12, 2021, Grant broke the Bears' franchise record for longest punt return for a touchdown by scoring on a 97-yard punt return in a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The return is the tenth longest punt returned for a touchdown in NFL history.