Gerayas Grimes
On tape: 10 tackles against San José State, Week 3, 2026.
35 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 35 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 35 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-39@ No. 14 USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-10@ San José State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-24vs Rice | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-6@ Washington State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-38vs No. 23 Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-26@ San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-22vs Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 38-22 vs Oregon State, play by play
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Fresno State’s defense played that day
Oregon State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL35 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Pass share
46.2%
217 pass / 253 run
Plays / game
58.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
239 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #333 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Matt Entz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
