Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Purdue
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.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 4
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- North Carolina • Texas A&M • UNLV • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Tony Grimes built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Virginia Beach, VA, spending time with North Carolina, Purdue, Texas A&M, and UNLV. The clearest part of Tony Grimes' career was...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Tony Grimes, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina. Tony Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 151
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 29
Quick Answers
Tony Grimes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · DB
- Career Tackles
- 151
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Princess Anne · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Princess Anne · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DB 274th (top 29%) · Big Ten 143rd (top 19%) · National 1,189th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 8 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 41 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 36 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | UNLV | 9 | 20 | - | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 34 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 22 |
Related Context
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Tony Grimes played DB for North Carolina, Texas A&M, UNLV, and Purdue. Across 6 tracked seasons, Tony Grimes recorded 2 receiving yards and 151 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with North Carolina.
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.
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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
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 0. Southern Illinois: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Southern Illinois: 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
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 10 · +0.5 vs Wins
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 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | 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 Southern Illinois | W 34-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Ball State | W 31-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tony Grimes story
Tony Grimes built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Virginia Beach, VA, spending time with North Carolina, Purdue, Texas A&M, and UNLV. The clearest part of Tony Grimes' career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 52 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tony Grimes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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 Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 7.5 | 16.7 | 4.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7.5 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 11 | 25.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 25.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7 | 20 | 2.2 | -4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UNLV | 6 | 15.9 | 1.8 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 16 | 2.2 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas A&M
Week 1 · L 27-41 · Postseason
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ NC State
Week 13 · L 30-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 9 · L 34-44
1
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 70 Minnesota
Week 7 · L 20-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami
Week 7 · W 45-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · North Carolina
11 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage
54.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · North Carolina
54.7
11 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · North Carolina
38.8
7.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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