Portrait of Grant Mattos

Grant Mattos

I am a man of my word. Survivor 22, E1

Played on

35 days played

Game record

Vote alignment82%of 11 ballots

78th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record2career immunity wins

88th percentile of 751 castaways

Occupation at casting Ex-NFL Player Hometown West Hollywood, California

Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Grant Mattos's one season ended on the jury: they went out as the 15th voted out on Survivor 22: Redemption Island after 35 days. Mattos's torch went out by a 4-1 vote. Before that, Mattos cast 11 tribal council votes in Survivor 22, 9 with the majority.

Get to know Grant Mattos

Grant Mattos's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Claim to fame
Playing in the NFL.
Hobbies
Largemouth bass fishing, surfing and writing.
Pet peeves
When someone uses the word "like" every other second.
Inspiration
My wife. With her in my life, I can do anything.
Why they wanted to play
It's a huge mental and physical challenge. I want to get to know my true self better.

Alliances fans have named

Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Fan poll Players

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Redemption Island Season 22, 2011 15th voted out Ometepe Murlonio 10 15

The vote that sent Grant Mattos home

Four of the five ballots named Grant Mattos on day 35 of Survivor 22: Redemption Island, a 4-1 vote.

Rob Mariano, Phillip Sheppard, Natalie Tenerelli and Ashley Underwood

Grant Mattos voted for Natalie Tenerelli.

Castaway network

Grant Mattos’s connections

The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.

17
castaway connections
8
tribemates
1
winner
5
returning players

Connections worth exploring

Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.

Survivor 22

Rob Mariano

5 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

The other 12 castaways

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Redemption Island Season 22, 2011 12 castaways View cast

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