Player Dossier

2009-2013

San José State

Noel Grigsby

WR • 5'11" • Los Angeles, CA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Noel Grigsby reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

99

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

62

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · San José State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
San José State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Player Story

Noel Grigsby built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Noel Grigsby's career was his receiving...

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Noel Grigsby, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · San José State. Noel Grigsby reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
3,121
Receptions
237
Touchdowns
17

Quick Answers

Noel Grigsby quick answers

Latest team and position
San José State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
3,121
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · San José State
Top game
Utah State
Latest roster
No. 23 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
106 receiving yards · WR 580th (top 63%) · Mountain West 81st (top 48%) · National 862nd (top 47%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonSan José State0-00-
2010 Regular SeasonSan José State1256822468.3
2011 Regular SeasonSan José State1289886277.2
2012 PostseasonSan José State139134086.7
2012 Regular SeasonSan José State13731,173986.7
2013 Regular SeasonSan José State210106264

Related Context

Noel Grigsby played WR for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Noel Grigsby recorded 4 rushing yards, 3,121 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with San José State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

San José State paired 1,307 primary output with 95.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 73.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Sacramento State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 50th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2013 Regular Season · San José State

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

53

Efficiency

73.1

Usage

22.9

Consistency

98.7

Best Game by takeover score

Sacramento State

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Sacramento State: 51. Stanford: 55

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins51 · Games = 1 · -4 vs Losses
Losses55 · Games = 1 · +4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Sacramento State

Best efficiency game

85 vs Sacramento State

Result
Sun 9/8@ StanfordL 13-346559.29.20117
Fri 8/30vs Sacramento StateW 24-045112.812.80126

Player Story

Noel Grigsby story

Noel Grigsby built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Noel Grigsby's career was his receiving role: 237 catches, 3,121 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with San José State. 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 4 rushing yards and 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.

The arc is straightforward: Noel 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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    San José State

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonSan José State0
2010 Regular SeasonSan José State82277.222.3822
2011 Regular SeasonSan José State88665.930.564
2012 PostseasonSan José State1,30795.123.9421
2012 Regular SeasonSan José State1,30795.123.90
2013 Regular SeasonSan José State10673.122.9-1,201

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Utah State

Week 11 · L 34-38 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

185

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

185 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Utah State

Week 7 · L 27-49 · Conference game

181

Receiving Yards

98.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

181 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Fresno State

Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game

114

Receiving Yards

94.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.

#4

vs BYU

Week 12 · W 20-14

132

Receiving Yards

91 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

132 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Hawai'i

Week 7 · W 28-27 · Conference game

126

Receiving Yards

90 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

126 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · San José State

1,307 primary output · 95.1 efficiency · 23.9 usage

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#2

2012 Regular Season · San José State

86.7

1,307 primary · 95.1 efficiency · 23.9 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · San José State

77.2

886 primary · 65.9 efficiency · 30.5 usage

Milestones

11

100+ receiving yards

10

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games