2017 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 10 games started nine contests as a defensive tackle...was credited with 27 total stops, 19 of which were solos...had four TFLs and three QB hurries...all 27 tackles came in MVFC play...had a season-high six tackles, including five solos at Southern Illinois...had five solo tackles in season finale against Missouri State...also had five tackles (a solo and four assists) against UNI...had four tackles (two solos, two assists) against Illinois State...registered a pair of solo tackles vs. North Dakota State...had two stops against South Dakota State and Indiana State...had TFLs against SDSU, South Dakota, SIU and MSU...had two hurries vs. the Sycamores...broke up passes against NDSU and Indiana State...earned his third letter.
2016 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 15 games and made 12 starts as a defensive tackle...was credited with 39 total tackles, including 29 solo stops...had 10.5 TFLs, including five sacks...also had three quarterback hurries...finished with 13 tackles in the playoffs...had six tackles on two occasions...against South Dakota had six total tackles, five of which were solos...had a sack-fumble for an eight-yard loss against the Coyotes in the fourth quarter...at Jacksonville State had six tackles (two solos and four assists) and a QB hurry...in win against UNI had five tackles, all of which were solos...had two sacks against the Panthers...had one for a 12-yard loss while the other was a five-yard loss that came on the second-to-last play of the game before a hailmary attempt...in title game against James Madison had four tackles, including two TFLs...against Robert Morris had three solo stops and a sack for a 10-yard loss...had two solo tackles against West Virginia and South Dakota State...had a sack for a four-yard loss against SDSU...had single stops in six other contests...knocked down passes against UNI and Samford...earned his second letter.
2015 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in seven games as a reserve defensive tackle...credited with nine tackles on the season which included three solo stops and six assisted tackles...had a season-high three tackles, including two solos, in victory over Missouri State...also had a tackle for a four-yard loss against the Bears...had a pair of assisted stops at Western Illinois...had a solo tackle in win over Saint Francis (Pa.)...credited with assisted tackles against Pittsburgh, North Dakota State and South Dakota...earned his first letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: A first-team New York Class AA all-state selection by the NYSSWA...All-Central New York large schools Player of the Year as a senior...played defensive tackle...credited with 60 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, nine sacks, nine hurries, three forced fumbles, and a punt block…the Black Knights had an undefeated regular season, won the section III Class AA title and advanced to the Class AA state semifinals...Henninger won its first Section III title in six seasons and finished No. 7 in the state polls...as a junior was a fourth-team Class AA all-state pick and an All-CNY selection...coach was David Kline.
PERSONAL: Parents are Sharon Smith and Anthony Grainger...has three bothers and two sisters...major is communication studies...is the 2018-19 recipient of The Joseph L. Nudo Family Scholarship endowment.
