PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers wide receiver and return specialist Janarion Grant was named to the Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list, it was announced Monday. This marks his second watch list for Grant who was cited in the preseason for the Maxwell Award the previous week.
 
The 2017 Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse, is given annually by the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) to the most versatile player in major college football. The fifth-year senior returns as the nation's active career leader in combined punt and kick return yardage with 3,086.
 
Grant, who was in the midst of a record-breaking season in 2016, suffered an injury to his right leg in the second quarter against the Hawkeyes. In the first four games, he accounted for six total touchdowns, including a passing score. A three-time Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, Grant scored both a kick and punt return touchdown in 2016.
 
In 42 consecutive game appearances, Grant has amassed 270 rushing yards and 895 receiving. He is fourth all-time in the Rutgers record books with 4,251 all-purpose yards and first with 2,606 kickoff return yards. Grant is tied for first in NCAA FBS history with eight career combined kick return touchdowns (five kickoff, three punt).
 
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