Grant Delpit


Grant Joshua Delpit is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He played college football at LSU, where he was a two-time consensus All-America selection, winning the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in college football as a junior in 2019. He was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Early years

Born in New Orleans, Delpit and his family were displaced after Hurricane Katrina and eventually settled in Houston, Texas. Delpit attended St. Thomas High School for two years before transferring to Lamar High School as a junior. For his senior season, he transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was teammates with Dylan Moses. As a senior he had 47 tackles and five interceptions. He committed to Louisiana State University to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at LSU in 2017, Delpit played in all 13 games with 10 starts, recording 60 tackles and one interception. He returned to LSU as a starter in 2018. Following a junior season where he won the Jim Thorpe Award, Delpit announced that he would forgo his senior season and declared for the 2020 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Delpit was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round with the 44th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.