Biography
2024 (Junior):
All-MEAC Second Team selection … Played in all 12 games as the starting placekicker … Made 7-of-12 field goals and 27-of-31 PAT’s … Went 4-of-5 on field goal attempts of 40 yards or longer …. Knocked down a 47-yard field goal against Delaware State.
2023 (Sophomore):
Played in all 11 games for the Spartans primarily as the starting kicker… Made 12-of-17 field goals and 28-of-29 PAT’s … Became only the fourth player in school history to make a 50+ yard field goal with a 50-yarder against Howard …. Went 3-3 on field goals against Howard and Delaware State … Punted only twice, with the longest being 43 yards … Recorded one tackle in the game against Morgan State.
2022 (Freshman):
Played in all 11 games as a kicker and punter … Went 3-of-5 on field goals for the season and was a perfect 24-of-24 on PAT’s … Made season long filed goal of 46 yards at North Carolina A&T … Punted 45 times for 1,474 yards with a 32.8-yard punting average … Pinned the opposing team inside their own 20 seven times.
High School:
Played one year of football and four years of varsity soccer … Went 30-of-32 on extra points in the regular season and 6-of-8 on field goals … Helped Vanguard win the District 5-6A football championship … Won the John Williams Award, given to North Central Florida’s best place kicker.
Personal:
Grandin Marvin Willcox was born on May 26, 2004 … Son of Dan and Laurie Willcox … Majoring in exercise science … Likes to play golf in his free time.
Career Highs:
Longest Punt: 58 Yards (at Marshall 9-3-22)
Longest Field Goal: 50 Yards (at Howard 10-21-23)
Most Field Goals in Game: 3 (x2 at Howard 10-21-23, at Delaware State 11-11-23)
