2022 Phil Steele Preseason All-AAC First Team
2022 Athlon Preseason All-AAC First Team
2021 All-AAC Second Team Selection
2021 Pro Football Network All-Conference First Team
2021 Athlon All-Conference Third Team
2020 All-AAC Second Team Selection
2022: Saw action in three games and made two starts…missed most of the season (nine games) with injuries…posted 21 tackles (12 solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss… led the team with 10 tackles vs No.18 Florida (9/17) and assisted on a tackle for loss... had eight tackles vs Louisville (9/24).
2021: 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 and 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 (11/12)...led USF with 12 tackles vs. Houston (11/6) a week after posting 12 tackles at ECU (10/28)...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 (10/16) 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 (10/23)...posted eight tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss at NC State (9/2)...had seven tackles vs. Florida (9/11)...posted 10 tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss at SMU (10/2)...had nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at UCF (11/26).
2020: 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 (9/12) to earn American Athletic Conference Honor Roll recognition...had nine tackles and a sack at Cincinnati (10/3)...led USF with 10 tackles and added two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble vs. ECU (10/10)...led USF with 10 tackles at Memphis (11/7)...posted nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss vs. UCF (11/27).
2019: 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 (11/16) and a career-high 11 at UCF (11/29)…totaled a career-high two sacks for a combined loss of 13 yards vs. BYU (10/12) …made a season-high 2.5 tackles for a loss of 6 yards, while also forcing a fumble at UConn (10/5).
2018: Made eight tackles (six solo) with a fumble recovery in 12 games, playing mostly on special teams…set a career high with three tackles and recovered a fumble at UMass (10/6)…had three tackles at Cincinnati (11/10).
MAYS HS: 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: Born on Jan. 18, 2000 in Atlanta...son of Antonio Grier and Mary Wright...has four sisters and one brother...enjoys working out and playing video games...his cousin, Randrecous Davis, is a wide receiver at South Carolina...graduated with a degree in criminology in the fall of 2021...named to the 2020 Athletics Spring Honor Roll....serves as lead mentor for the Hillsborough County Juvenile Detention Center - regularly mentoring at risk youth at the center...served as president of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity - Upsilon Delta Chapter and Men of High Aspirations - responsible for organizing fundraising events and programming, building partnerships, and collaborating with the surrounding community...spends time with the Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay where he mentors and has the opportunity to work with the youth through activities and motivational speaking...a mentor for the Just Gents Mentorship Program, where he assists in the mentoring program at Ernest E. Just Elementary School providing guidance and tutorial assistance to 4th and 5th graders in the Hillsborough County School area...Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Chair for USF Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)...campus liaison for BSAC (Black Student-Athlete Council).
GRIER’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 14, vs. Cincinnati (11/12/21)
TFL 2.5, (2X), last vs. Houston (11/6/21)
Sacks 2.0, vs. BYU (10/12/19)
FF 2, at UMass (10/6/18)
FR 1, (2X), last vs. Tulsa (10/16/21)
Def. TD 1, vs. Tulsa (69yd INT) (10/16/21)
INT, 1 (2X), last vs. Temple (10/23/21)
PBU 1, at East Carolina (10/26/19)
GRIER GAME-BY-GAME stats
2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (8-5-3); Florida (7-3-4); FAMU (1-0-1); BYU (5-2-3); SMU (10-3-7); Tulsa (7-6-1); Temple (3-2-1); ECU (12-5-7); Houston (12-8-4); Cincinnati (14-13-1); Tulane (4-2-2); UCF (9-5-4)
2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
The Citadel (10-2-8); Notre Dame (4-4-0); Cincinnati (9-5-4); ECU (10-6-4); Temple (3-2-1); Tulsa (4-2-2); Memphis (10-7-3); UCF (9-6-3)
2019 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Wisconsin (2-1-1); Georgia Tech (2-0-2); South Carolina State (2-2-0); SMU (3-2-1); UConn (7-2-5); BYU (2-2-0); Navy (3-2-1); East Carolina (4-1-3); Temple (6-4-2); Cincinnati (10-6-4); Memphis (6-4-2); UCF (11-9-2).
2018 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
East Carolina (1-1-0); UMass (3-3-0); UConn (1-1-0); Cincinnati (3-1-2).
