Wesley Grimes
Wesley Grimes
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 121 rec yds, 4 receptions against East Carolina — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NC State | 31 | 458 | 14.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | NC State | 24 | 319 | 13.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 20 | 339 | 16.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 1,149 | 14.5 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NC State | 1 | -3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | NC State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -3 | 40 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 35–31
vs Virginia
2 rec · 33 yds
Edged out Virginia at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · NC State
Returning around him
- 95% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #45 · 2026 recruiting class #49
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Latreal Jones’s 2023 season.
Matches Latreal on
Differs from Latreal on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Stephon Johnson Jr.’s path through Houston.
Matches Stephon on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keontra Smith's senior season at SMU (2023).
Matches Keontra on
Player DNA
Players who play like Wesley Grimes
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+1288%
Up 1288% from first season to most-recent.