IRVING, Texas – Former New Mexico State football tight end Clayton Granch was named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society on Wednesday. Granch joins football student-athletes from 298 colleges and universities from all division.
 
He is just the fourth Aggie to earn the distinction, joining Josh Gibbs and Benson Browne from 2016 and David Romaka – who was named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society inaugural list.
 
The Hampshire Society is in its 11th year and is comprised of college football players from all division. The award recognizes senior football players who maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) through their college career.
 
Granch, a criminal justice major, saw action in all 12 games during his senior campaign and started in nine of the games. He finished the year with 101 yards on six receptions for two touchdowns.
 
The Long Beach, Calif., native spent two seasons in Las Cruces and compiled 135 total yards on nine catches for a total of touchdowns. The 6-3 tight end also took a kick return for eight yards his first season with Aggies.