
Tight end, USC, 2010–13
Xavier Grimble
Lettered 2011–13 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
- Born
- Sep 22, 1992, in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Xavier Grimble played tight end at USC (2010–13).
Career highs
6catches, career highat Colorado, 2013Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | USC | 23 | 0.58 | – | – | 13.4 | 4% |
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
2013 USC 10 games, 25 catches, 271 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | W 30–13 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 7–10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 35–7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 17–14 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 30 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 41–62 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 62–28 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 20–17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 47–29 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 14–35 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 22 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 45–20 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
2012 USC 13 games, 29 catches, 316 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 49–10 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 42–29 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 15 | at | L 14–21 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 27–9 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 38–28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 24–14 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 50–6 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 36–39 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 51–62 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 38–17 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 28–38 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 13–22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 7–21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
2011 USC 9 games, 15 catches, 144 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 19–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 23–14 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 36 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 38–17 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 22–43 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 48–41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 31–17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 48–56 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 42–17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 38–35 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ | |
| Weight | 257 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 26½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.41 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.79 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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