| Texas A&M Aggies – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Junior |
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| Born: | April 8, 2002 Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
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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.
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
- ↑ "CB Grimes, No. 6 in ESPN 300, picks Tar Heels". 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "College football recruiting: Five-star cornerback Tony Grimes commits to North Carolina".
- ↑ "Princess Anne football star Tony Grimes will reclassify, leave for UNC a year earlier than expected".
- ↑ "Cornerback Tony Grimes is standing out at UNC football spring practices. These sophomores are, too".
- ↑ "How a high school-age player proved he belongs at North Carolina". 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "Tony Grimes ready to become consistent No.1 cornerback for UNC". 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Baumgartner, Blake (December 23, 2022). "Transfer portal updates: Latest college football commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.