Defensive back, Purdue (from North Carolina, Texas A&M, UNLV), 2020–25
Tony Grimes
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Virginia Beach, VA
Tony Grimes played defensive back at North Carolina (2020–22), Texas A&M (2023), UNLV (2024) and Purdue (2025).
Career highs
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| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina | 14 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 47 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | UNLV | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Purdue | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 151 | 110 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina | 0 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | North Carolina | 0 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | North Carolina | 0 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 0 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | UNLV | 0 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Purdue | 0 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Purdue 12 games, 34 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Ball State | W 31–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 34–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. USC | L 17–33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Notre Dame | L 30–56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Illinois | L 27–43 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at Minnesota | L 20–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | L 0–19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Rutgers | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Michigan | L 16–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Ohio State | L 10–34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Washington | L 13–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Indiana | L 3–56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 UNLV 9 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Houston | W 27–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Kansas | W 23–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Syracuse | L 41–44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Utah State | W 50–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Oregon State | W 33–25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Boise State | L 24–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Hawai’i | W 29–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Nevada | W 38–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | atBoise State | L 7–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 North Carolina 11 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Florida A&M | W 56–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at App State | W 63–61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Georgia State | W 35–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Notre Dame | L 32–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 41–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Miami | W 27–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Duke | W 38–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 42–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Virginia | W 31–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Wake Forest | W 36–34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 17–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 North Carolina 12 games, 47 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atVirginia Tech | L 10–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Georgia State | W 59–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Virginia | W 59–39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 22–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Duke | W 38–7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Miami | W 45–42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | atNotre Dame | L 34–44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Wake Forest | W 58–55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atPittsburgh | L 23–30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Wofford | W 34–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at NC State | L 30–34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | L 21–38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 North Carolina 8 games, 14 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs.Syracuse | W 31–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.NC State | W 48–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atVirginia | L 41–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Wake Forest | W 59–53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Notre Dame | L 17–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Western Carolina | W 49–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atMiami | W 62–26 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | L 27–41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 80¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 s |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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