Player Dossier

2023-2025

Maryland

Darius Grimes

LB • 6'2" • 221 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

1

Efficiency

5.7

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Darius Grimes, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland. Darius Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.7 disruption score.

Player insights

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 is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Maryland

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

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Unknown: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 0. UCLA: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 0

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. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 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

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=5 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Michigan State

Result
Sun 11/30@ Michigan StateL 28-3821000
Sat 11/1vs IndianaL 10-5520000
Sat 10/18@ UCLAL 17-2011000
Sat 10/11vs NebraskaL 31-3411000
Sat 10/4vs WashingtonL 20-2410000
Sat 9/20@ WisconsinW 27-1022000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown11000
Sat 8/30vs Florida AtlanticW 39-711000

Career Arc

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

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    Maryland

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMaryland0
2024 Regular SeasonMaryland18.931
2025 Regular SeasonMaryland05.71-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

#2

Michigan State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#3

Indiana

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#4

Wisconsin

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#5

UConn

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Maryland

0 primary output · 5.7 efficiency · 1 usage

35.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Maryland

7.8

1 primary · 8.9 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Maryland

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darius Grimes quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
15