Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015NC State
David Grinnage
TE • 6'5" • Newark, DE, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
David Grinnage reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
David Grinnage built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Newark, DE wearing No. 86, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of David Grinnage's career was his receiving role: 67...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
David Grinnage, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · NC State. David Grinnage reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 798
- Receptions
- 67
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
David Grinnage quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 798
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Newark · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Newark · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 290 receiving yards · TE 43rd (top 15%) · ACC 47th (top 23%) · National 429th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 15 | 150 | 1 | 47.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | NC State | 11 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 25 | 331 | 5 | 72.7 |
| 2015 Postseason | NC State | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 23 | 272 | 3 | 59.7 |
Related Context
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David Grinnage played TE for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, David Grinnage recorded 798 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
NC State paired 358 primary output with 81.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 76.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2015 Postseason · NC State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
29
Efficiency
76.5
Usage
12.1
Consistency
40.9
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 18. Troy: 15. Old Dominion: 3. South Alabama: 20. Louisville: 7. Virginia Tech: 15. Clemson: 82. Florida State: 63. Syracuse: 31. North Carolina: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 2 by 60. Troy: 1 by 100. Old Dominion: 1 by 20. South Alabama: 1 by 100. Louisville: 1 by 46.7. Virginia Tech: 1 by 100. Clemson: 7 by 78.1. Florida State: 7 by 60. Syracuse: 2 by 100. North Carolina: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17.3 · Games = 4 · -19.6 vs Losses
Losses36.8 · Games = 6 · +19.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
100 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 28-51 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs North Carolina2+ TD | L 34-45 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Syracuse | W 42-29 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Florida State | L 17-34 | — | 7 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Clemson | L 41-56 | — | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Virginia Tech | L 13-28 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Louisville | L 13-20 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 9/27 | @ South Alabama | W 63-13 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Old Dominion | W 38-14 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Troy | W 49-21 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
David Grinnage story
David Grinnage built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Newark, DE wearing No. 86, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of David Grinnage's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 798 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. That gives David Grinnage's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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NC State
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | NC State | 150 | 64.2 | 7.7 | 150 |
| 2014 Postseason | NC State | 358 | 81.9 | 13.9 | 208 |
| 2014 Regular Season | NC State | 358 | 81.9 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | NC State | 290 | 76.5 | 12.1 | -68 |
| 2015 Regular Season | NC State | 290 | 76.5 | 12.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 9 · L 41-56 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
82 receiving yards with a 78.1 efficiency score.
#2
@ Duke
Week 11 · L 20-38 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 5 · L 41-56 · Conference game
87
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 11 · L 17-34 · Conference game
63
Receiving Yards
73.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 7 · L 10-24 · Conference game
30
Receiving Yards
72 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · NC State
358 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 13.9 usage
72.7
#2
2014 Regular Season · NC State
72.7
358 primary · 81.9 efficiency · 13.9 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · NC State
59.7
290 primary · 76.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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