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Player Dossier
2007-2010Arizona
Nic Grigsby
RB • 5'10" • Whittier, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nic Grigsby leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Nic Grigsby built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Whittier, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Nic Grigsby's career was his backfield work: 2,957...
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- Committed To
- Arizona
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Nic Grigsby, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Arizona. Nic Grigsby leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,465
- Rushing yards
- 2,957
- Receiving yards
- 508
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
Nic Grigsby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,465
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Paul · Arizona
- High school pipeline
- St. Paul · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 722 scrimmage yards · RB 98th (top 22%) · Pac-10 18th (top 11%) · National 226th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 904 | 704 | 200 | 4 | 64.6 |
| 2008 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 75.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 1,128 | 1,066 | 62 | 12 | 75.6 |
| 2009 Postseason | Arizona | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 616 | 559 | 57 | 5 | 47.2 |
| 2010 Postseason | Arizona | 12 | 85 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 637 | 474 | 163 | 9 | 59.9 |
Related Context
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Nic Grigsby played RB for Arizona. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nic Grigsby recorded 2,957 rushing yards, 508 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Arizona paired 1,215 primary output with 56.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win with 190 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Postseason · Arizona
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
93.5
Efficiency
56.6
Usage
30.4
Consistency
59
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 87. Idaho: 190. Toledo: 135. New Mexico: 71. UCLA: 71. Washington: 113. Stanford: 75. California: 13. USC: 69. Washington State: 189. Oregon: 57. Oregon State: 19. Arizona State: 126
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 20 by 45.3. Idaho: 22 by 86. Toledo: 20 by 70.3. New Mexico: 19 by 40.6. UCLA: 22 by 31.9. Washington: 14 by 83.6. Stanford: 17 by 45.9. California: 1 by 100. USC: 14 by 51.3. Washington State: 28 by 70.3. Oregon: 18 by 33.8. Oregon State: 7 by 22.8. Arizona State: 24 by 54.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins115.5 · Games = 8 · +57.3 vs Losses
Losses58.2 · Games = 5 · -57.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
100 vs California
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/21 | vs BYU | W 31-21 | 20 | 87 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Arizona State100 rush yards | W 31-10 | 22 | 114 | 5.20 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5.3 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Oregon State | L 17-19 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oregon | L 45-55 | 17 | 56 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Washington State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 59-28 | 28 | 189 | 6.80 | 1 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sun 10/26 | vs USC | L 10-17 | 14 | 69 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs California | W 42-27 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Stanford | L 23-24 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Washington100 rush yards | W 48-14 | 14 | 113 | 8.10 | 1 | — | — | 8.1 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ UCLA | W 31-10 | 20 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3.2 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ New Mexico | L 28-36 | 18 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3.7 |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Toledo100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-16 | 20 | 135 | 6.80 | 3 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Idaho100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 70-0 | 19 | 169 | 8.90 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8.6 |
Player Story
Nic Grigsby story
Nic Grigsby built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Whittier, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Nic Grigsby's career was his backfield work: 2,957 rushing yards, 572 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 508 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Arizona. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 508 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona.
The arc is straightforward: Nic Grigsby moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200820082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Arizona | 904 | 41.9 | 35.8 | — |
| 2008 Postseason | Arizona | 1,215 | 56.6 | 30.4 | 311 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Arizona | 1,215 | 56.6 | 30.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Arizona | 624 | 57.4 | 17.6 | -591 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Arizona | 624 | 57.4 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Arizona | 722 | 48.2 | 20 | 98 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona | 722 | 48.2 | 20 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 1 · W 70-0
Win with 190 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
190
Scrimmage Yards
92.4 takeover
190 scrimmage yards and 31.9 usage.
#2
@ Washington State
Week 11 · W 59-28 · Conference game
189
Scrimmage Yards
89.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
189 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.
#3
vs Northern Arizona
Week 2 · W 34-17
219
Scrimmage Yards
89.4 takeover
Win with 219 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
219 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 5 · W 48-20 · Conference game
262
Scrimmage Yards
88.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
262 scrimmage yards and 59.1 usage.
#5
vs The Citadel
Week 2 · W 52-6
116
Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Arizona
1,215 primary output · 56.6 efficiency · 30.4 usage
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#2
2008 Regular Season · Arizona
75.6
1,215 primary · 56.6 efficiency · 30.4 usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Arizona
64.6
904 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 35.8 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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