Grant Haley: CB · Penn State · #15.
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Grant Haley
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fourth year in the same secondary at Penn State. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Michigan State — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 9 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 40 | 27 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 39 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2015 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 79 | 51 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 12 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-14vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-19@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Indiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-39@ No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ No. 24 Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-44vs Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-3@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 35-28vs No. 12 Washington | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 27 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this season40 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks · 9 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under James Franklin — 36-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 79 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
