Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Gregory Grate
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 197
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, FL
- High School:
- Carol City Senior
Bio
2021 (Junior)
• Played and started all 13 games
• Ended the season second on the team with 90 tackles to go with three interceptions, four pass breakups and three forced fumbles
• Was second on the team with 979 snaps played and graded out a winner 11 times
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Named to the Senior Bowl Watch List
• Collected six tackles in win over Monmouth
• Added five stops at Virginia Tech
• Led team with 14 tackles at UTSA, including a career-best 10 solo stops and a forced fumble
• Led team with 10 stops and a forced fumble against Marshall
• Registered 12 tackles to go with an interception, a TFL and a pass breakup at Liberty
• Collected six solo stops and an interception in win over UConn
• Forced a fumble in win over FIU
• Recorded an interception in win over FAU
2020 (Junior)
• Named First Team All-C-USA
• Played and started all nine games
• Turned in a career year with 74 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, four interceptions, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and three forced fumbles
• Had seven or more tackles seven times
• Ranked second on the team with 701 snaps played while grading out a winner five times
• Had six stops at Army
• Added eight tackles against Troy and had an interception return for a touchdown brought back due to a penalty
• Enjoyed a stellar game at UTSA with seven stops, a forced fumble, an interception and a pass breakup
• Turned in seven tackles, including a forced fumble against WKU
• Had eight stops against FIU to go along with the game-saving interception with under one minute to play
• Turned in 11 tackles, including a sack, two TFLs, a forced fumble and a fumble return for a touchdown against North Texas
• Shared team lead in win over Rice with 14 tackles to go with an interception and a pass breakup
• Had eight tackles and an interception in the win over Troy
2019 (Sophomore)
• Played all 12 games and earned six starts
• Ended the year sixth on the team in tackles with 43, including 2.0 TFLs, three pass breakups and a forced fumble
• His 599 snaps played led all corners
• Started at Michigan and tallied four stops, a forced fumble and a pass breakup
• Turned in five tackles at Iowa, including four solos
• Also had five stops in win over Marshall
• Collected five tackles at FAU, including a TFL
• Added five stops at Charlotte
• Had three solo stops against Rice
• Finished with seven solo tackles and a pass breakup against ODU
2018 (Freshman)
• Played in 13 games and had two starts
• Finished with 25 tackles on the season, including a sack, interception and two pass breakups
• Had seven tackles and a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown against UTM
• Started at Georgia and had nine tackles
• Had a pass breakup against WKU
• Collected three tackles and a pass breakup at UTEP
• Started against UAB
High School
• Lettered in football at Carol City Senior High School
• Helped lead team to a state championship in 2016
• Played for Coach Benedick Hyppolite
Personal
• Full name: Gregory Grate Jr.
• Parents: Greg Grate and Leshawn Mears
• Born: 8/14/99
• Major: Criminal Justice Administration
• Played and started all 13 games
• Ended the season second on the team with 90 tackles to go with three interceptions, four pass breakups and three forced fumbles
• Was second on the team with 979 snaps played and graded out a winner 11 times
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Named to the Senior Bowl Watch List
• Collected six tackles in win over Monmouth
• Added five stops at Virginia Tech
• Led team with 14 tackles at UTSA, including a career-best 10 solo stops and a forced fumble
• Led team with 10 stops and a forced fumble against Marshall
• Registered 12 tackles to go with an interception, a TFL and a pass breakup at Liberty
• Collected six solo stops and an interception in win over UConn
• Forced a fumble in win over FIU
• Recorded an interception in win over FAU
2020 (Junior)
• Named First Team All-C-USA
• Played and started all nine games
• Turned in a career year with 74 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, four interceptions, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and three forced fumbles
• Had seven or more tackles seven times
• Ranked second on the team with 701 snaps played while grading out a winner five times
• Had six stops at Army
• Added eight tackles against Troy and had an interception return for a touchdown brought back due to a penalty
• Enjoyed a stellar game at UTSA with seven stops, a forced fumble, an interception and a pass breakup
• Turned in seven tackles, including a forced fumble against WKU
• Had eight stops against FIU to go along with the game-saving interception with under one minute to play
• Turned in 11 tackles, including a sack, two TFLs, a forced fumble and a fumble return for a touchdown against North Texas
• Shared team lead in win over Rice with 14 tackles to go with an interception and a pass breakup
• Had eight tackles and an interception in the win over Troy
2019 (Sophomore)
• Played all 12 games and earned six starts
• Ended the year sixth on the team in tackles with 43, including 2.0 TFLs, three pass breakups and a forced fumble
• His 599 snaps played led all corners
• Started at Michigan and tallied four stops, a forced fumble and a pass breakup
• Turned in five tackles at Iowa, including four solos
• Also had five stops in win over Marshall
• Collected five tackles at FAU, including a TFL
• Added five stops at Charlotte
• Had three solo stops against Rice
• Finished with seven solo tackles and a pass breakup against ODU
2018 (Freshman)
• Played in 13 games and had two starts
• Finished with 25 tackles on the season, including a sack, interception and two pass breakups
• Had seven tackles and a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown against UTM
• Started at Georgia and had nine tackles
• Had a pass breakup against WKU
• Collected three tackles and a pass breakup at UTEP
• Started against UAB
High School
• Lettered in football at Carol City Senior High School
• Helped lead team to a state championship in 2016
• Played for Coach Benedick Hyppolite
Personal
• Full name: Gregory Grate Jr.
• Parents: Greg Grate and Leshawn Mears
• Born: 8/14/99
• Major: Criminal Justice Administration
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