Player Dossier

2022-2025

Wake Forest

Wesley Grimes

WR • 6'2" • 193 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Wesley Grimes reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

14.5

Efficiency

84

Consistency

59.1

Season Value

64.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Wake Forest • NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

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.

Wesley Grimes, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Wesley Grimes reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

NC State paired 458 primary output with 84 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 84 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, NC State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · NC State

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

41.6

Efficiency

84

Usage

14.5

Consistency

59.1

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 48. East Carolina: 121. Virginia: 33. Wake Forest: 19. Virginia Tech: 36. Unknown: 34. Notre Dame: 0. Pittsburgh: 45. Georgia Tech: 49. Florida State: 12. North Carolina: 61

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. Memphis: 3 by 100. East Carolina: 4 by 100. Virginia: 2 by 100. Wake Forest: 3 by 42.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 80. Unknown: 2 by 100. Pittsburgh: 4 by 75. Georgia Tech: 4 by 81.7. Florida State: 1 by 80. North Carolina: 5 by 81.3

Split Comparison

Wins49 · n=7 · +22 vs Losses
Losses27 · n=3 · -22 vs Wins
First Half48.5 · n=6 · +15.1 vs Second Half
Second Half33.4 · n=5 · -15.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

East Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs Memphis

Result
Fri 12/19vs MemphisW 31-73481616131
Sun 11/30vs North CarolinaW 42-1956112.212.20118
Sat 11/22vs Florida StateW 21-111121212012
Sat 11/1vs Georgia TechW 48-3644912.312.30024
Sat 10/25@ PittsburghL 34-534458.411.30037
Sat 10/11@ Notre DameL 7-36
Sat 10/4vs Unknown2341717027
Sat 9/27vs Virginia TechL 21-233361212027
Thu 9/11@ Wake ForestW 34-243196.36.30014
Sat 9/6vs VirginiaW 35-3123316.516.50021
Thu 8/28vs East Carolina100 receiving yardsW 24-17412130.330.30148

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    NC State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest33507.1
2023 Regular SeasonWake Forest33988.313.7306
2024 PostseasonNC State31977.411.7-20
2024 Regular SeasonNC State31977.411.70
2025 PostseasonNC State4588414.5139
2025 Regular SeasonNC State4588414.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Stanford

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65

Primary metric

65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

East Carolina

121

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Unknown

76

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Virginia Tech

59

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.

#5

Duke

44

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · NC State

458 primary output · 84 efficiency · 14.5 usage

64.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · NC State

64.4

458 primary · 84 efficiency · 14.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest

61.7

339 primary · 88.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8996

Millbrook · Raleigh, NC

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,149

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
1,149