Garrett Bradley Grayson (born May 29, 1991) is a former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State.

Early years

Grayson attended Heritage High School in

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, where he was a three-sport standout in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-year starting

and three-year letterwinner, also played free safety, cornerback and wide receiver, and served two seasons as a team captain. He guided the Timberwolves to three straight Class 4A playoff berths and a GSHL championship in 2008. He broke most of Washington's Class 4A state passing records, and had the nation's highest completion percentage as a senior (73.2 percent), topping over 10,000 yards in total offense during his career. He garnered consecutive Greater St. Helens League MVP honors, in 2008 and 2009. Also a standout

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athlete, Grayson lettered all four years competing in sprinting, hurdling, jumping and relays events. His personal records include 110 hurdles (15.20 s) and 300 hurdles (40.57 s) In sprints, he ran the 100-meter dash in 11.03 seconds and the

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in 24.00 seconds. In addition, he also clocked a 4.6-second

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, bench-pressed 290 pounds, squatted 430 and had a 38-inch

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. Grayson was ranked by ''

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'' as a three-star recruit and the 22nd best

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in his class. He was ranked the No. 17 overall prospect from the state of Washington. He chose to attend Colorado State over scholarship offers from Miami (OH),

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, and Idaho State.

College career

As a true freshman at Colorado State University in 2011, Grayson started three of four games he played in. He completed 43 of his 77 pass attempts for 542 yards, two

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, and six interceptions. Grayson entered his sophomore season in 2012 as the starter until he was injured in the team's fifth game against

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. He appeared in only one game as a backup after that. Overall, he appeared in six games, going 78 of 138 for 946 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. Grayson started all 14 games as a junior in 2013. He finished the year with a school record 3,696 passing yards. He also had 23 touchdowns. Grayson returned as a starter in 2014. In the game against Utah State, Grayson passed

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to become Colorado State's all-time passing yards leader.

Statistics

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Professional career

New Orleans Saints

The

drafted Grayson in the third round, 75th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft. He did not appear in a game for the Saints during his rookie year. On September 7, 2016, Grayson was released by the Saints and was re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 2, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

Atlanta Falcons

On October 17, 2017, Grayson was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. He was released on November 8, 2017, but was re-signed six days later. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 15, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Grayson was waived by the Falcons.

Denver Broncos

On October 25, 2018 Grayson was signed to the

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' practice squad. On January 2, 2019, Grayson was re-signed to reserve/future contract. On May 2, 2019, the Broncos waived Grayson.

Retirement

On August 8, 2019, it was reported that Grayson confirmed he was "stepping away" from football after declining an offer from the Atlanta Falcons.

References

External links

Colorado State Rams bio
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