As Davon Grant prepares to graduate from DeKalb in December to enroll early at the University of Illinois, he leaves the football program as its all-time leader in catches and receiving yards.

On a week-in and week-out basis in the Southwest Valley Red, he saw double coverage against fellow NCAA Division I recruits and was still able to post the best numbers in school history.

“I’m going out there thinking I’m the best individual on the field,” Grant said. “I know I am. It just paves the way for having that mindset in college because I feel like without that mindset in college, you won’t succeed.”

Grant finished his career with a school record 153 catches for 2,711 yards, both surpassing Cole Tucker’s school records. Tucker, an NIU grad who went on to play in the Canadian Football L

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