2023 Football Roster

Wesley Grimes
Jersey Number 8

Wesley Grimes

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    187
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Raleigh, NC
  • High School:
    Millbrook
  • Deals:

2023 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 12 games and made three starts during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Finished the season with career-highs in receptions (20), receiving yards (339), yards-per-receptions (16.95) and touchdown catches (4)... Tied for first one the team with four touchdown catches… Opened up the season with three catches for a season-high 76 yards with one receiving touchdown while averaging 25.33 yards-per-reception in the win against Elon… Recorded a season-high four catches for 59 yards while averaging 14.75 yards-per-reception against Virginia Tech… Recorded three catches for 31 yards averaging 10.33 yards-per-reception with a season-high two receiving touchdowns.


2022 (Freshman)
Played in seven games during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with four receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown…Recorded his first career reception in the season-opening win over VMI…Hauled in his first career touchdown pass in a victory over Army.
High School
Four-star prospect by Rivals.com and composite four-star prospect by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 11 prospect in North Carolina and the No. 55 wide receiver nationally by 247Sports … 2021: Totaled 87 receptions for 1,594 yards and 26 touchdowns, ranking third all-time in North Carolina single-season history … Helped lead Millbrook to an 11-2 mark during his senior season … Broke school’s record for single season receiving yards (1,594) and career receiving yards (2,836) … NAC Player of the Year and captured First Team All-Conference honors … 2020: During the 2021 spring season after COVID-19 suspended the fall campaign for Millbrook, he played seven games and caught 37 passes for 691 yards and 11 touchdowns … Named HighSchoolOT All-State Team for his efforts … 2019: Hauled in 32 receptions for 374 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Standout baseball player at Millbrook

Personal
Son of Susan (Mother) and Eanest Grimes, Jr. (Father) and has a younger brother, Seth … Born on March. 9, 2004.
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