Usage Score
2.2
Player Dossier
2020-2025North Carolina
Tony Grimes
DB • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tony Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Efficiency
16
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
9.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 4
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- North Carolina • Texas A&M • UNLV • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Tony Grimes, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina. Tony Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
North Carolina paired 11 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 4 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, Texas A&M, UNLV, Purdue.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
16
Usage
2.2
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 0. Unknown: 0. USC: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Illinois: 0. Minnesota: 3. Northwestern: 1. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 0. Indiana: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. USC: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 4 by 46.7. Northwestern: 8 by 43.3. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Losses0.5 · n=10
First Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=12
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Indiana | L 3-56 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Washington | L 13-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Ohio State | L 10-34 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Michigan | L 16-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Rutgers | L 24-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Northwestern | L 0-19 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Minnesota | L 20-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Illinois | L 27-43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Notre Dame | L 30-56 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs USC | L 17-33 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Ball State | W 31-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
North Carolina
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Texas A&M
2023
Transition stop
- 3
UNLV
2024
Peak year stop
- 4
Purdue
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20202020202120212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 6.5 | 15.4 | 4.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 6.5 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 11 | 25.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 25.5 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7 | 20 | 2.2 | -4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UNLV | 5 | 14.8 | 1.6 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 16 | 2.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas A&M
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.
#2
NC State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.
#3
Minnesota
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
#4
Miami
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#5
Georgia Tech
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · North Carolina
11 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage
29.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · North Carolina
29.3
11 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · North Carolina
22.6
7 primary · 20 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9859
Princess Anne · Virginia Beach, VA
- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
4
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
151
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 52 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.