30 Facts About Todd Grantham

Jeffrey Todd Grantham was born on September 13,1966 and is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for Oklahoma State.

Todd Grantham has previously served as defensive coordinator at the University of Florida.

Todd Grantham played for Frank Beamer in Beamer's first season as head coach.

Todd Grantham graduated from Virginia Tech in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management.

Todd Grantham earned Second Team All-South Independent, All-American honors his senior year at tackle.

From 1990 to 1995 Todd Grantham worked as a coach at his alma mater.

Todd Grantham worked as the defensive line coach for Michigan State in 1996 and 1997.

Todd Grantham's D-Line was one of the catalysts of the biggest turnaround in league history, ultimately helping the Colts defense compile 56 sacks in two years, which was a club record since moving to Indianapolis.

Todd Grantham was given much talent to work with from the start, as the Texans acquired Pro Bowl defensive end Gary Walker and nose tackle Seth Payne from the Jacksonville Jaguars in the expansion draft.

Todd Grantham's first year as coordinator of the Browns defense under head coach Romeo Crennel was an eclectic mix of good and bad.

Todd Grantham was fired on January 11,2008, after the 2007 season with the Browns defense ranking 25th against the pass, 27th against the run, and 30th in total yards allowed among 32 teams.

Todd Grantham served as the defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys until the end of the season when he joined the coaching staff at the University of Georgia as defensive coordinator.

Todd Grantham's defense forced 26 takeaways, over twice as many as Georgia had in 2009, and helped them move from 118th nationally in 2009 to 19th in 2010 in turnover margin.

Georgia's defense under Todd Grantham finished the 2011 season ranked 5th nationally in total defense, 10th in pass defense and 11th in rush defense.

Todd Grantham's defense had some of the top talent in the country with playmakers at every position including linebackers Jarvis Jones and Alec Ogletree, defensive linemen John Jenkins and Kwame Geathers, cornerback Sanders Commings, and All-American free safety Bacarri Rambo.

Jones was Todd Grantham's star player and was a consensus All-American in 2012, finishing the regular season leading the nation in tackles for loss, and 3rd in sacks.

Todd Grantham is perhaps most famous for giving University of Florida kicker, Chas Henry, the "choke" sign as Henry lined up for the winning kick in the 2010 Florida-Georgia game.

Todd Grantham was shown on TV in a confrontation with Vanderbilt coach James Franklin after the 2011 Vandy game.

Todd Grantham later acknowledged that his actions embarrassed the university and were "unfortunate".

In 2014 Todd Grantham was hired by Bobby Petrino to be his defensive coordinator at the University of Louisville.

Todd Grantham was given a five-year guaranteed contract worth $1 million per year.

In 2017 Todd Grantham was hired by Dan Mullen to be the defensive coordinator at Mississippi State University.

Todd Grantham was given a multi-year deal, with financial details not disclosed.

On November 30,2017, Mullen officially hired Todd Grantham to be his defensive coordinator at Florida.

Todd Grantham had previously served as Mullen's defensive coordinator at Mississippi State during the 2017 season.

In February 2019, the Cincinnati Bengals zeroed in on Todd Grantham to be their next defensive coordinator.

Todd Grantham ultimately rejected the Bengals' offer and decided to stay at Florida.

On November 7,2021, Todd Grantham was let go by head coach Dan Mullen.

In February 2022, Todd Grantham agreed to joined Nick Saban's staff at Alabama as a defensive analyst.

On December 9,2024, Oklahoma State hired Todd Grantham to serve as their defensive coordinator.