Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Kennesaw State
Jaiden Grimes
DL • 6'2" • 285 lbs • Marietta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaiden Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
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
Player Story
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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- Committed To
- Kennesaw State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jaiden Grimes, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Kennesaw State. Jaiden Grimes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jaiden Grimes quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Kennesaw State | 5 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Kennesaw State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kennesaw State | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Kennesaw State paired 7 primary output with 15.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.5 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: New Mexico State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Kennesaw State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
15.5
Usage
4
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 1. Merrimack: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida International: 1. New Mexico State: 2. Jacksonville State: 0. Missouri State: 1. Liberty: 0. Jacksonville State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Merrimack: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico State: 3 by 32.5. Jacksonville State: 3 by 12.5. Missouri State: 1 by 14.2. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | @ Western Michigan | L 6-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | @ Jacksonville State | W 19-15 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Liberty | W 48-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Missouri State | W 41-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Jacksonville State | L 26-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | W 24-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/21 | @ Florida International | W 45-26 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/9 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 35-7 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 24-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Arkansas State | W 28-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Merrimack | W 27-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaiden Grimes story
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 production: 32 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Jaiden Grimes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kennesaw State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Kennesaw State | 3 | 12.7 | 4.8 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Kennesaw State | 7 | 15.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kennesaw State | 7 | 15.5 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 14 · L 0-33 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 123 New Mexico State
Week 11 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 11 · L 35-43 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 13 · W 27-26 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 1 · L 6-41 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Kennesaw State
7 primary output · 15.5 efficiency · 4 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Kennesaw State
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7 primary · 15.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Kennesaw State
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3 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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