CHARLES GRANT

Charles Grant was a two-way player at Miller County and was best known as the running back who tied Herschel Walker’s state-record 45 rushing touchdowns in 1997. Grant scored 101 touchdowns over a three-year career in which Miller County was 29-7. As a junior in 1996, he was the AJC Class A Defensive Player of the Year and the GSWA Class A Player of the Year. Grant rushed for 2,530 yards and had 102 tackles as a senior for a 12-1 team that averaged 49.5 points per game, and was the 1997 GSWA Class A Player of the Year and AJC Class A Offensive Player of the Year. After a year at Hargrave Military, Grant moved on to UGA where he started across three seasons as a linebacker/defensive end. As a freshman, he recorded 33 tackles and seven sacks while also rushing for 79 yards and three touchdowns at fullback. He ended his collegiate career with 136 tackles, 27 tackles for losses and 15 sacks. The New Orleans Saints took Grant with the 25th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played eight NFL seasons with the Saints, and recorded 47 sacks and 66 tackles for losses in his career. In his final NFL season, Grant was a member of the Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV championship team for the 2009 season.