Get ready for the 2025 NFL Draft with our spotlight on Kenneth Grant. Get the breakdown on his strengths and weaknesses in our scouting report, understand his potential with our draft profile, and see where experts predict he’ll land.
Kenneth Grant’s NFL Draft Scouting Report
Kenneth Grant is one of the most explosive DT prospects over 330 pounds to enter the NFL Draft. He fits into a rare player category with his high-level blend of size, burst, and power. With his size and lower body strength, he demands significant attention from opposing offensive lines on a snap-to-snap basis, particularly in the run game.
His physical profile is ideal for eating blockers, freeing up linemates and the linebackers navigating traffic behind him, and he can also ID blocks and stack-and-shed with his length.
On top of his easily visible run defense utility, Grant also flashes brightly as a pass-rusher, showcasing impressive agility, fluidity, and torquing freedom for his size. He has room to further refine his pass-rush ability, and conditioning will be a constant point of emphasis, but Grant is a unique two-phase talent at nose tackle, who could grow to be a high-end starter within his niche.
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Kenneth Grant’s Latest NFL Draft Projection
In PFSN’s most recent seven-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft, Ian Cummings projects Grant to be drafted at No. 33 overall to the Buffalo Bills (who acquired the pick from the Cleveland Browns).
Cummings said, “Trading just outside of Round 1, the Buffalo Bills get a defensive anchor in Kenneth Grant: A 6’4″, 331-pound behemoth with high-end run defense utility and enthralling pass-rush upside.”
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Kenneth Grant’s Draft Profile and Measurements
- Height: 6’3″
- Weight: 331 pounds
- Position: Defensive Tackle
- School: Michigan
- Arm: 3348
- Wingspan: 8258
Where Does Kenneth Grant Rank Among 2025’s DT Prospects?
Here are the top 10 DT rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to PFSN Draft Analyst Ian Cummings:
10. T.J. Sanders, South Carolina
9. Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
8. Darius Alexander, Toledo
7. CJ West, Indiana
6. Alfred Collins, Texas
5. Kenneth Grant, Michigan
4. Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
3. Derrick Harmon, Oregon
2. Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
1. Mason Graham, Michigan
Nose tackles aren’t often as productive as Grant, who amassed 6.5 sacks and 12 TFLs in his final two seasons. But there also aren’t many nose tackle prospects who resemble Grant on the NFL Draft circuit in any given cycle.
At 6’3 5/8″ and 331 pounds, Grant has quantifiably elite size-adjusted athleticism — as evidenced by a 5.13 40-yard dash (with a 82nd percentile 10-yard split) and a 31″ vertical. On tape, he’s explosive, agile, and surprisingly nimble and fluid on stunts.
Grant has all of the qualities you want from a 0-tech or 1-tech: He’s well-leveraged, strong at the point of contact, and hard to move against doubles and duo blocks. Additional pass-rush refinement and conditioning work is needed, but his potential is tantalizing.
Want more rankings? Here’s our NFL Draft Big Board for this year’s draft class. You can also make your own with the PFSN Big Board Builder.
Kenneth Grant’s College Stats
Career:
- Solo Tackles: 31
- Total Tackles: 69
- TFL: 12
- Sacks: 6.5
- Interceptions: 1
- Fumble Recoveries: 3
2024:
- Solo Tackles: 18
- Total Tackles: 32
- TFL: 7
- Sacks: 3