BREAKING: MTSU transfer Punter Grant Chadwick signs with LSU
Middle Tennesee State transfer punter Grant Chadwick has signed with LSU.
Chadwick played this season as a true freshman this season and will have three more years of eligibility.
“The facilities speak for themselves,” Chadwick said of his commitment to LSU. "It’s a place that you know will develop you into the best athlete you can be. The staff and coaches were all great. Importantly, I got along well with the other specialists. It’s going to be a fun 3 years. Geaux Tigers!"
On 51 punts he averaged 43.4 yards per punt with a long of 60 yards, which was good enough to place him on the Ray Guy Award watchlist.
Here’s more information from his MTSU bio:
Honors
• 2024: Ray Guy Award Watch List, MTSU Special Teams Player of the Week 10/17, MTSU’s co-Special Teams Player of the Week 11/3, Honorable Mention All-CUSA
2024 (Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games
• Finished the year with 51 punts for a 43.4-yard average which was the sixth best for a single game in MTSU history and the best ever by a true freshman
• Also had 13 kicks go 50 or more yards and 21 were downed inside the 20-yard line
• Punted twice in his first collegiate game against Tennessee Tech for a 35.5 average
• Handled punting and had his first kickoff at Ole Miss (four punts for 39.8 average)
• Punted just once against WKU but it went for 46 yards
• Enjoyed a great day against Duke with five punts for a 48.8 yard average and four of the five were downed inside the 20-yard line (had a 60 yard boot)
• Put four of his seven punts inside the 20-yard line against Memphis
• Had five punts for a 44.6 average and a long of 54 yards at LA Tech
• Punted seven times for 323 yards and a 46.1-yard average in win over KSU
• Placed three of his four punts inside the 20-yard line against Liberty
High School
• Lettered in football, soccer and basketball at Tullahoma High School
• Two-time all-state and all-region selection
• Named a 2023 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Semifinalist
• Rated the No. 11 punter in the nation according to Kohl’s Pro Camps
• Selected to the Senior TACA All-Star game
• Named the 4A All-Star Kicker of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for the 2022 season
• As a senior he averaged 42.0 yards on 46 punts with 20 going inside the opponents 20-yard line while making 9 of 16 field goals (long of 53)
• Made 7 of 9 field goals as a junior, including a long of 46 yards while also averaging 42 yards a punt and putting 90 percent of his kickoffs in the endzone
• Tullahoma won the 2021 4A state championship
• Played for Coach Coy Sisk
Personal
• Full name: Grant Benjamin Chadwick
• Parents: Richie and Cara Chadwick
• Born: 7/21/2005
• Major: Undecided