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Tennessee Titans sign linebacker Curtis Grant

By Will Lomas

Aug 22, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Marion Grice (23) carries the ball to score a touchdown as San Diego Chargers linebacker Curtis Grant (49) and defensive back Adrian Phillips (31) defend during the second half at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 22, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Marion Grice (23) carries the ball to score a touchdown as San Diego Chargers linebacker Curtis Grant (49) and defensive back Adrian Phillips (31) defend during the second half at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with linebacker Curtis Grant.

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For those who don’t know who Grant is (and to be fair not many of you should based on his time in the NFL). Here is a little rundown of who Curtis Grant is.

Background:

-Top rated inside linebacker coming out of high school according to Rivals. He chose to go to Ohio State.

-Despite playing with ultra productive linebackers like Darron Lee and Ryan Shazier at Ohio State, Curtis Grant still managed to be very effective ending up with three 10+ tackle games in his final two years at Ohio State.

-Was a starter in 15 games during Ohio State’s championship run.

-Athletic for his size. At 6’3″ 240 lb. he ran a 4.65, had a 36 inch vertical jump, 10 foot 5 inch broad jump, and a 7.15 3-cone drill at the Ohio State pro day.

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    • NFL career to date:

    -Curtis Grant has only spend one year in the NFL and was an undrafted free agent coming out of college. He landed with the San Diego Chargers post draft.

    -After being waived right before the season he was later picked up by the Atlanta Falcons, where he was likely noticed by Tennessee Titans new offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie.

    Where he fits with the Titans:

    While the Tennessee Titans have two mobile linebackers in Wesley Woodyard and Sean Spence, but only one guy that you really want to meet a fullback in the hole: Avery Williamson. What I imagine the idea for Curtis Grant is, have someone who can come in and be a run defender if anything happens at the linebacker position.

    He also makes a lot of sense as a special teams player where he will likely carve out his niche on this team if he makes it. Straight line speed, aggression, size, and desire are huge factors in special teams players and you can definitely see how Grant should have all of those things.

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    Quick scouting report:

    As you may know I have been posting scouting reports up on Titan Sized leading up to the 2016 NFL Draft. While I won’t spend as much time on this, Draft Breakdown does have two videos of Curtis Grant up so I’ll watch them and jot down some notes here.

    -Loves to hit. Whether that means blowing up blockers or tackling the ball carrier, he is definitely not afraid to stick his nose in.

    -Takes some bad steps in coverage. Needs to be slightly more disciplined there.

    -Was born to be a fullback but he is just too athletic.

    -Not a terrible blitzer, but he does get too involved with hitting the blocker at times.

    -Does have some serious issues in coverage either understanding or just not being able to keep his eyes on the QB and feel the receiver.

    -All in all he seems like the perfect special teams linebacker to take a chance on. He can be an up-back, lead blocker and can play on kickoff teams. Getting a young guy with a lot of college experience at a big talented school who can play special teams is almost always a good signing.

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