Kylen Granson

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Kylen Granson
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Granson with the Indianapolis Colts in 2022
No. 83 – Indianapolis Colts
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998 (age 25)
DeMotte, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school: Westlake
(Austin, Texas)
College: Rice (2016–2017)
SMU (2018–2020)
NFL Draft: 2021  / Round: 4 / Pick: 127
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2020)
  • Second-team All-AAC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:72
Receiving yards:776
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Kylen Granson (born March 27, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rice and SMU before being drafted by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Early years

Granson was born in DeMotte, Indiana, and grew up in Austin, Texas, where he attended Westlake High School. Granson was named second-team All-District 14-6A as a senior. [1] He was not heavily recruited and committed to play college football at Rice over an offer from Harvard. [2]

College career

Granson began his collegiate career playing wide receiver for the Rice Owls. As a freshman he caught 33 passes for 381 yards and two touchdowns followed by 18 receptions for 241 yards in his sophomore season. [3] Granson left the program following the firing of Rice head coach David Bailiff and enrolled at Austin Community College, hoping to join the Texas Longhorns as a walk-on. Granson had a chance encounter with Bailiff on the University of Texas campus, who did not know that he had left Rice and began contacting college coaches on Granson's behalf. SMU coach Sonny Dykes offered Granson a spot as a walk-on. [2]

Granson sat out his first season at SMU per NCAA transfer rules and was awarded a scholarship. [2] As a redshirt junior, he caught 43 passes for 721 yards and nine touchdowns and was named second-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC). [4] He was named first-team All-AAC after finishing his redshirt senior season with 35 receptions for 536 yards and five touchdowns. [5] Granson's 14 touchdown receptions set a new school record for tight ends. [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+12 in
(1.87 m)
241 lb
(109 kg)
32+58 in
(0.83 m)
9+38 in
(0.24 m)
4.63 s1.61 s2.62 s4.40 s6.93 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)
10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
16 reps
All values from Pro Day [7] [8] [9]

Granson was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round with the 127th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. [10] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Indianapolis on May 19, 2021. [11]

Granson scored his first NFL touchdown in September 2023 against the Houston Texans. [12]

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