Grant Schallock

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-7
Weight:
225
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Webster, N.C.
High School:
Smokey Mountain

Enters the season as the starting punter • Has a strong leg, but would like to improve his consistency.

2009 - Sophomore Season
Walk-on who won the starting job in the spring and was awarded a scholarship • Ranked sixth in the ACC with a 40.3 punting average • Struggled early, but was fairly consistent over the last half of the season • Had 65 punts for 2,621 yards, an average of 40.3 • Had a long of 55 yards at Georgia Tech • Had eight punts longer than 50 yards and downed 13 inside the 20-yard line • Punted at least three times in every game • Punted three times for an average of 41.3 yards, including a long of 49 yards, vs. Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Booted four punts for a 41.0 average, including a long of 53, at NC State • Had seven punts for a 33.7 average at Boston College • Kicked six times for a 38.5 average, including a long of 46, in the win over Miami • Had just three punts for a 36.3 average, including a long of 48, vs. Duke • Booted five punts for a 39.6 average, including a long of 47, at Virginia Tech • Had five punts for a 45.4 average, including a long of 51, vs. Florida State • Had six punts for a 43.5 average, including a long of 49, vs. Georgia Southern • Had a season-high eight punts for a 42.9 average, including a long of 54, vs. Virginia • Punted five times for a 47.2 average with a long of 55 at Georgia Tech • Punted four times for a 31.2 average vs. East Carolina • Had six punts for a 40.7 average, at Connecticut • Punted three times for a 41.0 average, including a long of 52, in his career debut vs. The Citadel.

2007-08
Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the 2007 season but did not play in a game his first two years.

Smoky Mountain High School
Played for coach Dale Galloway at Smoky Mountain High School • Was the Western North Carolina special teams player of the year • Averaged 39 yards per punt as a senior and made 6 of 11 field goals and 18 of 19 extra point attempts • Earned all-conference honors at punter • Played soccer, baseball and swam in high school • Was All-Western North Carolina two years in soccer.

Personal
Born April 4, 1989 in Martinsville, Va. • Psychology major.