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Janarion
Grant
#3 Wide Receiver
Janarion
Grant
#3 Wide Receiver
Height 5'9
Weight 175 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1993-11-20 (31)
Born Fort Trilby, FL
School Rutgers
Status AMER
Receptions 9
Yards 52
Touchdowns 0
Average 5.8

CFL: 6

Argos: 2

Acquired: Signed as a free agent May 28, 2024

2024: Played 16 games with Toronto Argonauts. Caught 9 passes for 52 yards. Rushed 2 times for 15 yards. Returned 41 kickoffs for an average of 24.4 yards and 1 touchdown. Returned 67 punts for an average of 14.8 yards and 3 touchdowns. Finished second in the CFL with 2,162 combined yards. Named CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. Named Argos Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. Named All-CFL returner. Named East Division All-Star returner. Playoffs: Returned 3 punts for an average of 10.3 yards, returned 3 kickoffs for an average of 24.3 yards in Eastern Semi-Final win over Ottawa. Caught 2 passes for 57 yards, rushed 1 time for 12 yards, returned 3 kickoffs for an average of 20.7 yards, returned 2 punts for an average of 42.5 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown in Eastern Final win in Montreal. 111th Grey Cup: Caught 2 passes for -4 yards, returned 1 kickoff for 25 yards, returned 4 punts for an average of 8.3 yards in 41-24 win over Winnipeg in Vancouver.

2023: Played 8 games with Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Caught 4 passes for 36 yards and 1 touchdown. His first CFL touchdowns catch was a 11-yard pass from Zach Collaros on October 6 at BC. Returned 19 kickoffs for an average of 22.5 yards with a long of 43. Returned 36 punts for an average of 13.1 yards with a long of 92 yards and 1 touchdown. Playoffs: Returned 5 punts for an average of 10.4 yards with a long of 23 in Western Final win over BC. 110th Grey Cup: Returned 5 kickoffs for an average of 23.8 yards with a long of 39, returned 3 punts for an average of 7.7 yards with a long of 9 in a 28-24 loss to Montreal in Hamilton.

2022: Played 16 games with Winnipeg.  Caught 6 passes for 54 yards. Returned 31 kickoffs for an average of 25.2 yards with a long of 97 and 1 touchdown. Returned 63 punts for an average of 13.0 yards with a long of 94 with 2 touchdowns. Named CFL All-Star. Named West Division All-Star. Voted Winnipeg’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. Playoffs: Returned 2 kickoffs for an average of 29.0 yards, returned 6 punts for 107 yards including one for a 92-yard touchdown. 109th Grey Cup: Returned 3 kickoffs for 71 yards, returned 6 punts for 152 yards including a Grey Cup record 102-yard touchdown in a 24-23 loss to Toronto.

2021: Played 6 games with Winnipeg. Returned 12 kickoffs for an average of 23.6 yards with a long of 33. Returned 34 punts for an average of 11.0 yards with a long of 63 with 1 touchdown. Playoffs: Returned 3 kickoffs for an average of 20.7 yards and a long of 30. Returned 3 punts for an average of 5.0 yards with a long of 7 in Western Final win over Saskatchewan. 108th Grey Cup: Returned 4 kickoffs for an average of 23.3 yards with a long of 36, returned 6 punts for an average of 8.2 yards with a long of 14 in a 33-25 win over Hamilton in Hamilton.

2020: No season.

2019: Released by Baltimore Ravens January 7…Signed with Hamilton Tiger-Cats June 3, released June 18…Signed with Winnipeg July 23. Played in 11 games with Winnipeg. Caught 2 passes for 6 yards. Returned 25 kickoffs for an average of 24.0 yards with a long of 74, returned 41 punts for an average of 14.4 yards with a long of 83 and 3 touchdowns. Playoffs: Returned 3 kickoffs for an average of 17.0 yards, and 5 punts for an average of 10.0 yards in Western Semi-Final win at Calgary. Returned 1 kickoff for 23 yards, returned 3 punts for an average of 10.7 yards in Western Final win at Saskatchewan. 107th Grey Cup: Returned 2 punts for an average of 20.0 yards in a 33-12 win over Hamilton in Calgary.

2018: Signed with Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent May 7.

College: Attended Rutgers University (2013-17). Played 49 games. Caught 99 passes for 1,062 yards and 2 touchdowns. Returned 5 kickoffs and 3 punts for touchdowns. Graduated as Rutgers all-time leader in kickoff return yardage with 2,857. Tied the NCAA career record with 8 combined return TDs. Second Team All-ACC in 2013, Second Team All-Big-Ten in 2015.

Personal: Attended Pasco High School.  In his senior season he missed the first 6 games with a broken hand but scored 20 touchdowns in the 7 games he did play. Named 5A First Team All-State. Helped the Pirates go 25-2 in his final two seasons. In his senior season he lined up at quarterback, running back, and receiver, while playing defensive back and returning kicks. Scored 22 TDs, including 18 on receptions, as a junior.

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2019
WPG 11 2 2 6 6 0 3.0 6
2021
WPG 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
WPG 16 10 6 54 50 0 9.0 22
2023
WPG 8 4 4 36 36 1 9.0 15
2024
TOR 16 10 9 52 39 0 5.8 14
Total
57 26 21 148 131 1 7.0 22

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2019
WPG 11 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021
WPG 6 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
WPG 16 8 74 0 9.3 23
2023
WPG 8 2 15 0 7.5 13
2024
TOR 16 2 15 0 7.5 9
Total
57 12 104 0 8.7 23

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
WPG 11 41 591 14.4 83 3
2021
WPG 6 34 375 11.0 63 1
2022
WPG 16 63 817 13.0 94 2
2023
WPG 8 36 473 13.1 92 1
2024
TOR 16 67 989 14.8 96 3
Total
57 241 3245 13.5 96 10

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
WPG 11 25 600 24.0 74 0
2021
WPG 6 12 283 23.6 33 0
2022
WPG 16 31 782 25.2 97 1
2023
WPG 8 19 427 22.5 43 0
2024
TOR 16 41 1000 24.4 103 1
Total
57 128 3092 24.2 103 2

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2019
WPG 11 1 1 1 14
2021
WPG 6 0 1 1 8
2022
WPG 16 0 1 1 18
2023
WPG 8 0 1 1 10
2024
TOR 16 1 1 1 19

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-09
1 BC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-22
3 EDM 1 1 14 0 14.0 14
06-28
4 MTL 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-05
5 SSK 1 1 14 0 14.0 14
07-11
6 MTL 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
07-20
7 HAM 2 2 13 0 6.5 7
07-27
8 WPG 3 3 9 0 3.0 7
08-04
9 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-09
10 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-22
12 SSK 1 1 9 0 9.0 9
09-02
13 HAM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-07
14 OTT 1 1 -7 0 -7.0 -7
09-14
15 BC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-28
17 MTL 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-12
19 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-19
20 OTT 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
9 10 52 0 6.6 44

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-09
1 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-22
3 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-28
4 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-05
5 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-11
6 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-20
7 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-27
8 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-04
9 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-09
10 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-22
12 SSK 1 6 0 6.0 6
09-02
13 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-07
14 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-14
15 BC 1 9 0 9.0 9
09-28
17 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-12
19 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-19
20 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
2 15 0 7.5 15

Punt Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
06-09
1 BC 3 43 14.3 16 0
06-22
3 EDM 5 62 12.4 23 0
06-28
4 MTL 2 20 10.0 12 0
07-05
5 SSK 6 132 22.0 84 1
07-11
6 MTL 5 97 19.4 43 0
07-20
7 HAM 8 120 15.0 96 1
07-27
8 WPG 1 6 6.0 6 0
08-04
9 CGY 3 22 7.3 10 0
08-09
10 CGY 4 103 25.8 86 1
08-22
12 SSK 3 67 22.3 48 0
09-02
13 HAM 3 16 5.3 10 0
09-07
14 OTT 5 65 13.0 31 0
09-14
15 BC 7 140 20.0 80 0
09-28
17 MTL 3 15 0.7 13 0
10-12
19 WPG 5 71 14.2 46 0
10-19
20 OTT 4 10 2.5 7 0
Total
67 989 14.8 96 3

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
06-09
1 BC 4 92 23.0 25 0
06-22
3 EDM 4 107 26.8 47 0
06-28
4 MTL 1 16 16.0 16 0
07-05
5 SSK 3 92 30.7 37 0
07-11
6 MTL 2 145 72.5 103 1
07-20
7 HAM 4 79 19.8 25 0
07-27
8 WPG 2 36 18.0 22 0
08-04
9 CGY 3 54 18.0 27 0
08-09
10 CGY 2 49 24.5 39 0
08-22
12 SSK 2 28 14.0 15 0
09-02
13 HAM 2 43 21.5 26 0
09-07
14 OTT 5 115 23.0 31 0
09-14
15 BC 1 21 21.0 21 0
09-28
17 MTL 1 0 0.0 0 0
10-12
19 WPG 2 52 26.0 35 0
10-19
20 OTT 3 71 23.7 33 0
Total
41 1000 24.4 103 1

Player Transactions

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