Tim Grant-Randall is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Massachusetts.
Grant-Randall wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Chris Creighton, Shane Montgomery and Joe Harasymiak. On tape: 4 tackles against Central Michigan, Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 27 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 27 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 28 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 100 | 37 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-42vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-27vs Bryant | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 7-47@ Iowa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-42@ No. 20 Missouri | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-21vs Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-42@ Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-38@ Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-45vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-45vs Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
7%2 hurries27 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
54.2%
415 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #127 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #13 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Creighton, Don Brown and Joe Harasymiak.
