Usage / Role
6%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2023-2025Maryland
LB • 6'2" • 221 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Darius Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.7 disruption score.
Usage / Role
6%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a linebacker
Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland
Snapshot
Darius Grimes, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland. Darius Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.7 disruption score.
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Maryland | 8 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
Related Context
Darius Grimes played LB for Maryland. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darius Grimes recorded 15 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Maryland.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Maryland paired 0 primary output with 5.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 5.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
5.7
Usage
1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Towson: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 0. UCLA: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Towson: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Michigan State
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Maryland
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | -1 |
#1 Featured game
vs Villanova
Week 4 · W 38-20
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 14 · L 28-38 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
7.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.5 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 4 · W 27-10 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 1 Indiana
Week 10 · L 10-55 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
0
Havoc Plays
6.4 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 1 · W 50-7
0
Havoc Plays
4.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Maryland
0 primary output · 5.7 efficiency · 1 usage
38.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Maryland
35.6
1 primary · 8.9 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
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Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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