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Grant Harner

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.

High School:
Bartram Trail

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 308

Position:
Offensive Line

Experience:
2L


05/01/2012

Four Pirates Sign Free Agent Contracts With NFL Organizations

Steven Baker, Dominique Davis, Emanuel Davis and Lance Lewis Earn Pro Opportunities

03/19/2012

McNeill's Spring Practice Press Conference

Head Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Start Of Spring Practice

03/19/2012

McNeill, Pirates Officially Open Spring Drills

East Carolina Starts 2012 Season With Two-Hour Workout

03/16/2012

2012 Pirates Ready To Start Spring Work Monday

Third-Year Head Coach Ruffin McNeill Welcomes Back 15 Returning Starters, 48 Lettermen

11/21/2011

McNeill's Weekly Press Conference

Head Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses Regular-Season Finale At Marshall

Career Statistics Get Acrobat Reader

Owns the most career starts (12) of any returning offensive linemen and is expected to enter his second-straight year as the Pirates' top right tackle and Conference USA honors candidate ... Rebounded from a late on-campus arrival with an impressive development and growth level under a new coaching staff and different offensive scheme ... Lauded for his quick acclimation to pass blocking assignments, fundamentals and work ethic in strength program ... A 2011 Preseason All-Conference USA choice (second-team) by Lindy's Magazine ... Enrolled at East Carolina on a full-time basis in January, 2009 (after signing nearly a year earlier) and participated in spring drills under previous staff.

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010: A Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection who blossomed during first year on the active roster ... Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts (SMU) at right tackle ... Helped the East Carolina offense establish 14 single-season records ... Provided pass protection for Pirate quarterbacks to set new standards in attempts (632), completions (408), completion percentage (64.6), yards (4,143), yards per game (318.7) and touchdowns (39) ... Opened holes for the offense to score a school-record 60 offensive touchdowns, surpassing the 2007 team's 50 offensive TDs ... Helped the offense to program bests with 478 overall points, 346 points in C-USA games and 36.8 points per contest ... Passing yardage against Tulsa (383) was the fi rst 300+ performance for the Pirates since tallying 406 against North Carolina Sept. 8, 2007, a span of 40 games ... Team threw for 300 or more yards nine times during the year ... Dating back to 2009, East Carolina has gained at least 350 yards of total off ense in 13 of the last 16 games ... Guided Pirates to a No. 8 national ranking in passing off ense (318.7 ypg) and a No. 16 standing in scoring (36.8 ppg) ... Unit ranked 20th at the FBS level in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.2) ... ECU finished second in Conference USA in passing off ense and fourth in scoring and total offense (437.6 ypg).

2009: Redshirted during initial full season in ECU program ... Contributed efforts on offensive line for scout team, preparing honors-winning defensive front on a weekly basis - including NFL draft choices Linval Joseph (DT) and C.J. Wilson (DE).

2008: Officially signed with the Pirates in February, 2008, but did not report in the fall.

High School: Played a key role in leading Bartram Trail High School to back-to-back district championships as a junior and senior ... Guided the Bears to a regional title in 2007 ... Earned two football letters at BTHS under coach Darrell Sutherland ... Also picked up a pair of letters as a standout golf performer.

Personal: Full name is Grant Gregory Harner ... Born August 1, 1990 at Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Greg and Margie Harner ... A communications major ... Lists current Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterback David Garrard as all-time favorite Pirate player ... Hobbies of choice are golf and fishing ... Always exceeded Pop Warner League size limitations as a child, thus was not allowed to play at the developmental level.