Deon Grant
1999
Defensive Back
Augusta, Ga.

Deon Grant tied for the NCAA lead in 1999 with nine interceptions for 167 return yards, propelling him to All-America status his junior year.

Grant finished the 1999 campaign with 69 tackles and eight pass breakups. He had two picks in three different games and earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week after intercepting three passes versus Auburn. His leaping interception in UT's overtime win over Florida in 1998 was one of the biggest plays of in the Vols' march to the national title.

Grant left Tennessee after his junior year to go to the NFL, but left his mark as one of the Vols' all-time great defensive backs. His nine picks in 1999 tied him for second on the single-season interception chart, and he stood fifth on the career list with 14.

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