CAREER: Lettered four seasons (2016-17-18-19) ... in 45 career games (25 starts), posted 177 tackles, 3.5 tackles for lost yardage, eight pass breakups, two caused fumbles, four fumble recoveries and one quarterback pressure … three-time Academic All-MAC honoree (2017-18-19) … credited with 30 career games with 3+ tackles and 14 games with 5+ tackles, including a personal-high 10 stops at Eastern Michigan in 2017 … caused and recovered a fumble against BYU in the 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl … finished with a personal-best two pass breakups against Buffalo in 2017 and Eastern Michigan in 2018 … helped Western Michigan to three bowl appearances (2016 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic; 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; 2019 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl).
2019: Academic All-MAC … played in all 13 games with three starting assignments … compiled 51 tackles and two PBUs ... posted 3+ tackles in 11 games with a season-best seven versus Toledo and Ohio ... turned in four stops in four contests, including against Western Kentucky in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl … added a PBU in the bowl tilt … tallied other PBU against Georgia State ... on the field for 457 total snaps.
2018: Academic All-MAC … started all 13 games … finished with 56 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one caused fumble, one fumble recovery and four PBUs ... posted 3+ tackles in 11 games including a season-high nine versus Syracuse in the season opener ... carded a year second-best seven tackles against Ohio … turned in four stops, a caused fumble and fumble recovery against BYU in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl … booked 1.0 TFL apiece versus Delaware State and Central Michigan … tallied one PBU against Syracuse and Northern Illinois and added two versus Eastern Michigan ... on the field for 810 total snaps.
2017: Academic All-MAC … played in 11 games, only missing the Wagner tilt, and started nine … totaled 64 tackles, 1.5 TFL, one caused fumble, three fumble recoveries, two PBUs and one QB pressure … tied for fourth nationally with three fumble recoveries … had 2+ tackles in nine contests including a season-high 10 stops in the win at Eastern Michigan ... posted nine stops against Buffalo and eight tackles versus Michigan State, Idaho and Toledo ... logged 5+ tackles in seven games ... in seven-overtime contest against Buffalo, credited with two PBUs and a fumble recovery … tallied only career QB pressure against Eastern Michigan … versus Northern Illinois, caused a fumble, recovered a fumble and booked six tackles with 0.5 TFL … also recovered a fumble against Idaho … on the field for 693 total snaps.
2016: Played in nine games and booked six tackles primarily as a member of the special teams units … tallied first career stop, and finished with a year-high two, against Central Michigan … carded one stop apiece versus Ball State, Kent State and Toledo … a member of one of the best teams in Western Michigan history as it captured the MAC West Division title and Marathon MAC Championship Game crown and made an appearance in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic … team finished the regular season with a 12-0 record and only loss was to Wisconsin in the bowl tilt.
PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: Played both receiver and safety … receiver and safety … rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247sports.com and ESPN.com … Ranked as the 20th overall prospect in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com … set a school record with 62 catches and more than 665 yards including seven touchdowns in 2015 … tied school record with 101 career receptions … returned interception for school-record 95 yards … blocked school-record 11 kicks in career … first team All-State by USA TODAY and the Associated Press as a defensive back … Detroit News All-Metro East first team honoree.
PERSONAL: Born October 29, 1997 ... son of Tonya Grant and Graylyn Claiborne Sr. … majoring in business.
