Grant Delpit

Career Transactions 

Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (44th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.  

Key Notes 

• Spent the entire 2020 season on the Browns' injured reserve list after suffering an Achilles injury during training camp. 
• 2019 Thorpe Award winner for the nation's top defensive back, becoming just the third LSU Tiger to win the award.  
• Two-time first team All-American in 2018 and 2019. 
• Became the first LSU player named first team Walter Camp All-America in consecutive seasons (2018-19) since running back Charles Alexander in 1977-78 
• Unanimous All-America in 2018 and a consensus All-America in 2019. 
• Just the ninth player in LSU history to earn Unanimous All-America distinction. 
• First team All-SEC selection (coaches) in 2018 and 2019, as well as earning the same honor by AP in 2018 and second team in 2019. 
• Played in 40 games with 37 starts. Finished career with 199 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks and eight interceptions. 
• Had six tackles and a sack for a 10-yard loss against Clemson in the CFP National Championship Game en route to a victory.

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (44th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Awards/Honors

• Browns 2021 Ed Block Courage Award.

Key Notes

• In NFL debut, logged six tackles and sack-fumble on the Texans' final drive of the game against Houston on Sept. 19, 2021.
• Recorded first career interception at Baltimore on Dec. 12, 2021.
• Spent the entire 2020 season on the Browns' injured reserve list after suffering an Achilles injury during training camp.
• 2019 Thorpe Award winner for the nation's top defensive back, becoming just the third LSU Tiger to win the award.
• Two-time first team All-American in 2018 and 2019. Became the ninth player in LSU history to earn Unanimous All-America distinction.

Personal

• Native of Houston, Texas and prepped at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., after transferring from Lamar High School in Houston.
• Majored in sports administration.
• Lived in New Orleans, La. until Hurricane Katrina displaced his family in 2005 when they moved to Houston where they still reside.

Beyond Football

• Supported "It Takes All of Us" as part of the NFL's social justice helmet decal initiative.
• Rewarded 30 kids from the Ohio Elite Seminoles youth football program in September 2021 with free prizes and toys of their choosing in partnership with Meijer for their excellence in school attendance.
• After a rare ice storm hit Texas in February 2021, donated $10,000 toward house repairs for Jesecia Johnson. Johnson, a mother of two, had flood damage throughout her house. Made several visits to the house to make sure the family had everything they needed.