Receiver, NC State (from Wake Forest), 2022–⁠25

Wesley Grimes

Lettered 2024–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Raleigh, NC
Born
Mar 9, 2004

Wesley Grimes played receiver at Wake Forest (2022–⁠23) and NC State (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

121receiving yards, career highvs. East Carolina, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat Syracuse, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Wake Forest4338.3113
2023Wake Forest2033916.9449
2024NC State2431913.3130
2025NC State3145814.8348
Career791,14914.5949

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Wake Forest6WRFr.
2023Wake Forest6WRSo.
2024NC State6WRJr.
2025NC State6WRSr.6′2″193

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Wake Forest50.64––3.2–
2023Wake Forest291.04––30.15%
2024NC State251.10––27.54%
2025NC State500.5971st (n=1040)0.4629.37%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 NC State 11 games, 31 catches, 458 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠174121148–
Sep 6vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠31233021–
Sep 11atWake ForestW 34–⁠24319014–
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠23336027–
Oct 4vs.CampbellW 56–⁠10234027–
Oct 11atNotre DameL 7–⁠36–––––
Oct 25atPittsburghL 34–⁠53445037−3
Nov 1vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠36449024–
Nov 21vs.Florida StateW 21–⁠11112012–
Nov 29vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠19561118–
Dec 19 ✦vs.MemphisW 31–⁠7348131–
2024 NC State 10 games, 24 catches, 319 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Western CarolinaW 38–⁠21237023–
Sep 14vs.Louisiana TechW 30–⁠20429012–
Sep 21atClemsonL 35–⁠59123023–
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠171606–
Oct 5vs.Wake ForestL 30–⁠34446024–
Oct 19atCaliforniaW 24–⁠23127027–
Nov 2vs.StanfordW 59–⁠28465030–
Nov 9vs.DukeL 19–⁠29344120–
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 29–⁠301404–
Dec 28 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠26338020–
2023 Wake Forest 10 games, 20 catches, 339 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.ElonW 37–⁠17376149–
Sep 9vs.VanderbiltW 36–⁠20340018–
Sep 16atOld DominionW 27–⁠24256040–
Sep 23vs.Georgia TechL 16–⁠30227116–
Oct 7atClemsonL 12–⁠17241023–
Oct 14atVirginia TechL 13–⁠30459024–
Oct 28vs.Florida StateL 16–⁠41–––––
Nov 11vs.NC StateL 6–⁠261909–
Nov 18atNotre DameL 7–⁠45–––––
Nov 25atSyracuseL 31–⁠35331216–
2022 Wake Forest 3 games, 4 catches, 33 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.VMIW 44–⁠101606–
Oct 8vs.ArmyW 45–⁠10221113–
Oct 29atLouisvilleL 21–⁠481606–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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