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, 2023Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 20 | 339 | 16.9 | 4 | 49 |
| 2024 | NC State | 24 | 319 | 13.3 | 1 | 30 |
| 2025 | NC State | 31 | 458 | 14.8 | 3 | 48 |
| Career | 79 | 1,149 | 14.5 | 9 | 49 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 6 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 6 | WR | So. | ||
| 2024 | NC State | 6 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 6 | WR | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 5 | 0.64 | – | – | 3.2 | – |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 29 | 1.04 | – | – | 30.1 | 5% |
| 2024 | NC State | 25 | 1.10 | – | – | 27.5 | 4% |
| 2025 | NC State | 50 | 0.59 | 71st (n=1040) | 0.46 | 29.3 | 7% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 24–17 | 4 | 121 | 1 | 48 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 35–31 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 34–24 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 21–23 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 56–10 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 7–36 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 34–53 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 37 | −3 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 48–36 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 21–11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 42–19 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. | W 31–7 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 31 | – |
2024 NC State 10 games, 24 catches, 319 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 30–20 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 35–59 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 30–34 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 24–23 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 59–28 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 19–29 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 29–30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 21–26 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 20 | – |
2023 Wake Forest 10 games, 20 catches, 339 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 37–17 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 49 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 36–20 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–24 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 40 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 16–30 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 12–17 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 13–30 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 16–41 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 6–26 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 7–45 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 31–35 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 16 | – |
2022 Wake Forest 3 games, 4 catches, 33 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 44–10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 45–10 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 21–48 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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