Jaiden Grimes

DL • 6'2" • 285 lbs • Marietta, GA, USA

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Jaiden Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.5 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Kennesaw State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 2
Program Path: Kennesaw State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

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Jaiden Grimes built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Marietta, GA wearing No. 96, spending time with Kennesaw State. The clearest part of Jaiden Grimes' career was his defensive...

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Class 2024 · Rating 0.82

Pope · Marietta, GA

Committed To: Kennesaw State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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Latest team and position: Kennesaw State · DL
Career Tackles: 32
Tracked sample: 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 16 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Kennesaw State
Top game: Louisiana Tech
Recruit profile: 3-star · Pope · Kennesaw State
High school pipeline: Pope · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 96 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 24 tackles · DL 279th (top 26%) · Conference USA 158th (top 29%) · National 1,783rd (top 29%)

Jaiden Grimes played DL for Kennesaw State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jaiden Grimes recorded 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Kennesaw State.

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