NSD23: Antonio Grier

December 22, 2022

2022 (Graduate Student at USF): Phil Steele Preseason All-AAC First Team … Athlon Preseason All-AAC First Team … Played in three games with two starts … Earned a redshirt after suffering a season-ending hand injury … Totaled 21 tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss on the year … Made three tackles in the season opener against BYU (Sept. 3) … Racked up 10 tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss at Florida (Sept. 17) … Carded eight stops at Louisville (Sept. 24).

2021 (Senior at USF): Second Team All-AAC selection … Pro Football Network All-Conference First Team and Athlon Third Team … Started all 12 games he played … Led the team with 92 tackles, including 52 unassisted … Led the team with eight tackles for loss and three sacks … Tied for the team lead with two interceptions and two forced fumbles … Added a fumble recovery and team-best four quarterback hurries … Led the Bulls with a career-best 14 tackles at No. 2 Cincinnati (Nov. 12) … Led USF with 12 tackles vs. Houston (Nov. 6) a week after posting 12 tackles at ECU (Oct. 28) … Posted 38 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack in a three-game stretch vs. ECU, Houston and Cincinnati … Posted interceptions in back-to-back games vs. Tulsa and Temple and forced a fumble at ECU to give him three straight games with a turnover forced … Returned his interception at Tulsa (Oct. 16) 69 yards for his first career defensive touchdown … Also added a fumble recovery and seven tackles in the game to earn AAC Honor Roll recognition … Had a sack, three tackles and an interception vs. Temple (Oct. 23) … Posted eight tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss at NC State (Sept. 2) … Had seven tackles vs. Florida (Sept. 11) … Posted 10 tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss at SMU (Oct. 2) … Had nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at UCF (Nov. 26).

2020 (Junior at USF): Second Team All-AAC selection … Played in eight of the Bulls’ nine games and started seven on the year, missing one start due to a targeting penalty and another due to injury … Led USF with 59 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two forced fumbles … Ranked 10th in the AAC in tackles and tied for 16th in sacks while standing eighth in forced fumbles … Led USF in tackles in three games, all with 10 tackles … Posted 10 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the season-opening win vs. The Citadel (Sept. 12) to earn American Athletic Conference Honor Roll recognition … Had nine tackles and a sack at Cincinnati (Oct. 3) … Led USF with 10 tackles and added two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble vs. ECU (Oct. 10) … Led USF with 10 tackles at Memphis (Nov. 7) … Posted nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss vs. UCF (Nov. 27).

2019 (Sophomore at USF): Played in all 12 games and made four of his six total starts at middle linebacker … Totaled 58 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a combined loss of 34 yards, 4.0 sacks for a combined loss of 28 yards, one forced fumble and a pass breakup … Ranked sixth on the team and 47th in The American in tackles … Was first on the team and 19th in the league in sacks … Stood fourth on the team in tackles for loss … Had two games with double-digit tackles with 10 vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 16) and a career-high 11 at UCF (Nov. 29) … Totaled a career-high two sacks for a combined loss of 13 yards vs. BYU (Oct. 12) … Made a season-high 2.5 tackles for a loss of 6 yards, while also forcing a fumble at UConn (Oct. 5).

2018 (Freshman at USF): Made eight tackles (six solo) with a fumble recovery in 12 games, playing mostly on special teams … Set a then-career high with three tackles and recovered a fumble at UMass (Oct. 6) … Had three tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 10).

High School: Played for head coach Tony Slaton at Mays High School in Atlanta, Ga. … Named all-region defensive player of the year as a senior … In three seasons, totaled 214 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, six sacks, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and three interceptions … As a senior, posted 109 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles … As a junior, registered 47 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception, earning Atlanta-Journal Constitution Class 6A honorable mention honors.

Personal: Son of Antonio Grier and Mary Wright … Has four sisters and one brother … Cousin, Randrecous Davis, played football at South Carolina … Birthdate: Jan. 18, 2000.