Tony Grimes

Tony Grimes (born April 8, 2002) is an American football cornerback for Texas A&M University. He had played for three seasons at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before transferring to Texas A&M after the 2022 season.

Tony Grimes
Texas A&M Aggies – No. 8
PositionCornerback
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2002-04-08) April 8, 2002
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolPrincess Anne
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today All-American (2019)

High school career

Grimes attended Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was selected to the Under Armour All-America Game. A five-star recruit, he committed to North Carolina to play college football,[1][2] and reclassified from the class of 2021 to 2020.[3]

College career

As a true freshman at North Carolina in 2020, Grimes started four of 12 games, recording 14 tackles, one interception and one sack.[4][5] As a sophomore in 2021, he started all 13 games and had 47 tackles.[6]

After the 2022 season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and committed to Texas A&M, which had recently lost four cornerbacks to the transfer portal, for the 2023 season.[7]

References
  1. "CB Grimes, No. 6 in ESPN 300, picks Tar Heels". 30 June 2020.
  2. "College football recruiting: Five-star cornerback Tony Grimes commits to North Carolina".
  3. "Princess Anne football star Tony Grimes will reclassify, leave for UNC a year earlier than expected".
  4. "Cornerback Tony Grimes is standing out at UNC football spring practices. These sophomores are, too".
  5. "How a high school-age player proved he belongs at North Carolina". 12 August 2021.
  6. "Tony Grimes ready to become consistent No.1 cornerback for UNC". 30 June 2022.
  7. Baumgartner, Blake (December 23, 2022). "Transfer portal updates: Latest college football commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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