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2019 Football Roster

1 Grant LaPoint-Teate

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orange, TX
  • Highschool West Orange-Stark

Biography

Awards

  • All-ASC Second Team (2019)
  • ASC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21, 2019)

Career Highs

  • Tackles: 7, 2 times; last vs. UW-Platteville (8/30/18)
  • Solo Tackles: 5 vs. UW-Platteville (8/30/18)
  • Assisted Tackles: 5 at Sul Ross State (10/28/17)
  • TFL: 1 vs. McMurry (10/20/19)
  • Forced Fumbles: 1, 2 times; last at Belhaven (9/22/18)
  • Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Southwestern (09/17/16)
  • Interceptions: 3 vs. McMurry (10/20/19)
  • Pass Breakups: 4, 2 times; last vs. UW-Platteville (8/30/18)
  • Blocked Kicks:

Kick Returns

  • Returns: 1 vs. Hardin-Simmons (9/30/17)
  • Yards: 22 vs. Hardin-Simmons (9/30/17)
  • Longest Return: 22 vs. Hardin-Simmons (9/30/17)
Punt Return
  • Returns: 1 at Southwestern (9/16/17)

2019 (senior)

  • Played in 10 games
  • Recorded 28 tackles including six vs. Texas Lutheran (9/21/19)
  • Recorded a TFL at UMHB (10/12/19) and vs. McMurry (10/19/19)
  • Had four interceptions including three vs. McMurry (10/19/19)
  • Broke up six passes, including two at Southwestern (11/2/19)
  • Returned three punts for 10 yards

2018 (junior)

  • Played in 10 games
  • Recorded 26 tackles (18 solo, eight assists) including seven vs. Wisconsin-Platteville (8/3018)
  • Recorded a 1.0 TFL (10/13/18)
  • Forced and recovered a fumble at Belhaven (9/22/18)
  • Intercepted a pass vs. Southwestern (9/15/18)
  • Broke up seven passes, including four vs. Wisconsin-Platteville (8/30/18)

2017 (sophomore)

  • Played in 10 games
  • Recorded 31 tackles (17 solo, 14 assisted) including six vs. Louisiana College (10/21/17) and at Sul Ross State (10/28/17)
  • Intercepted a pass at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11/11/17)
  • Broke up nine passes including two vs. Belhaven (9/23/17)

2016 (freshman)

  • Played in 10 games, starting six.
  • Recorded 34 tackles (23 solo, 11 assisted) including seven at Louisiana College (10/29/16)
  • Recorded a half a tackle for loss at Louisiana College (10/29/16)
  • Forced a fumble at McMurry (10/08/16)
  • Recovered a fumble vs. Southwestern (09/17/16)
  • Intercepted two passes for nine yards; at McMurry (10/08/16), vs. Sul Ross State (11/12/16)
  • Broked up 14 passes, including four vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/15/16)

West Orange Stark High School

  • Played running back under head coach Cornell Thompson
  • Two-year letterman in football and baseball
  • First team all-district football in senior year, 2nd team all-district defense in football.
  • Led team to state championship game
  • Made playoffs every year in football.
  • Last person to rush for 1000 yards in a single season.

Personal

  • Son of Dana Teate
  • Born on July 19, 1996
  • Undecided on major
  • Dad played baseball at Sam Houston State
  • Grandfather played at Texas Southern for football and baseball
  • Uncle played football at Texas A&M
  • 1st cousin baseball at Northwestern State University
  • 2nd cousins played football for Texas and SMU
  • Jamaal Charles attended Texas and is currently playing for the Kansas City Chiefs

Favorites

  • FOODS: Hot wings
  • BOOK: Green Eggs and Ham
  • PERSON: My Brothers
  • SPORTS EXPERIENCE: Playing in the state championship games
  • VACATION PLACE: California
  • NUMBER: 23
  • PRIZED POSSESSION: Education
  • TV SHOW: Drake and Josh/Wayne Bros/Martin
  • MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE: Mother and Father
  • SPORTS MOVIE: Hardball
  • FAMOUS PEOPLE I HAVE MET: Eric Berry, LeBron James, Earl Thomas, J Cole, J Prince
  • MUSIC GROUP: OvO “Octobers very own”
  • ACTOR/ACTRESS: Seth Rogen
  • ATHLETE: LeBron James

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2016Freshman

    CB
    5'8" 180 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2017Sophomore

    CB
    5'8" 180 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2018Junior

    CB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    29
  • 1

    2019Senior

    CB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    1