Today, CFC features Class 2014 star wide receiver from the LaSalle Warriors, Jaylan Grandison. Jaylan started playing football at the age of six.

Jaylan Grandison

Positions:
Wide Receiver, Safety

Height/Weight:
6’4, 200 lbs

Teams:
LaSalle Warriors (midget)
North Shore Lions (bantam: QBFL)
Team Quebec

Commitment:
None

Consideration:
Champlain-Lennoxville (CEGEP) Vanier (CEGEP), Buffalo (NCAA), Maryland (NCAA), Michigan (NCAA), Rutgers (NCAA), Temple(NCAA), UCLA (NCAA), UNLV (NCAA), Virginia (NCAA), Open

Class:
2014

Jaylan began his football career with his hometown team, the LaSalle Warriors. Then, the wide receiver moved on to play for the North Shore Lions of the Quebec Bantam Football League (QBFL). Last year, he came back home and once again suited up for the Warriors.

During his time with the Lions, Jaylan experienced a special moment on the field.

“My most memorable football moment was suiting up against my hometown team in 2010 and winning a provincial championship with the North Shore Lions the same year while going undefeated,” comments the offensive standout.

This upcoming summer, Jaylan will represent his home province as a member of Team Quebec that will compete at the Football Canada Cup in London, Ontario. Among the awards he’s received during his gridiron career include team outstanding receiver (2010), league outstanding receiver (2010), team MVP receiver (2011) and league MVP receiver (2011).

Come the fall, Jaylan hopes to attend a prep school south of the border. It will either be in Michigan, Virginia or Georgia.

With all the success the star wide receiver has achieved in such a short span of time, there are many individuals he credits for being positive influences in his life on and off the field.

“My mom is definitely the most influential person in my life,” explains Jaylan. “The most influential people in footballf or me are my trainer/mentor Andre Clarke, my coach when I was with the North Shore Lions (2009-2010), Terry Gaudreault, and my mentor Victor Tedondo who’s helping me a lot with the recruiting process.”

Moreover, he says that he looks up to and is inspired by five football players who’ve committed or are playing for NCAA schools. They include fellow LaSalle native Anthony Thompson (safety UCLA Bruins), Akeel Lynch (Penn State commit), Tevaun Smith (Iowa commit), Chris Mulumba (Maine commit) and Eli Ankou (UCLA commit).

Even though he is still a couple years shy of graduating from high school, Jaylan is already thinking about possible academic and career avenues. Three potential fields he’s interested in are business management, communications and sports medicine/science.

From the game of football, the offensive gun has learned many things which enable him tackle with all aspects of life.

“Trust your teammates, because without trust there can’t be any teamwork,” says Jaylan. “To be disciplined and work hard because there are going to be many distractions in life, but it’s ultimately up to you not to get derailed and to continue striving towards your goal.”

“Perseverance is another important lesson, things won’t always go as planned; however, if you stick with it there will be a payoff in the end.”



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