#16

Anthony Grimes

WR · Akron · So. · #16

Akron 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Anthony Grimes

WR · Akron · So · #16

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Akron
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Oscar Rodriguez
Akron
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Akron2-10HC: Oscar Rodriguez · Run-leaning
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Akron10838.30--
2021Akron141339.51--
Career242169.01--
SeasonTeam
2022Akron--43791--
2021Akron----17----
Career--45491--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 44–12

at Northern Illinois

1 rec · 14 yds

Dominant 32-point win on the road against Northern Illinois.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.

Ben Ratzlaff

60%match

Western Kentucky · 2021

#2

Emmanuel Logan-Greene

New Mexico · 2021

53%
#3

Josh Sterns

Western Kentucky · 2021

49%
#4

Isiah Paige

Old Dominion · 2021

49%
#5

Jah'Marae Sheread

Texas State · 2020

49%

Matches Ben on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Ben on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Based on 5 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kaderris Roberts's freshman season at Bowling Green (2025).

Kaderris Roberts

70%match

Bowling Green · 2025

#2

Dominic Knicely

Coastal Carolina · 2025

69%
#3

Kiefer Sibley

North Texas · 2024

69%
#4

Re'Shaun Sanford II

Houston · 2024

68%
#5

Donovan Lewis

Delaware · 2025

68%

Matches Kaderris on

TD rate
Reception volume

Differs from Kaderris on

Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · freshman cohort across all seasons

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
1332021
83.02022

-38%

Sharp dropoff (-38%) — career inflection point.