Devyn Grimes

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-9
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Grass Valley, Calif.
High School:
Nevada Union/Cabrillo College

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.) - He enters the fall listed fifth on the depth chart at wide receiver.

AT CABRILLO COLLEGE (2011, 2012/Fr., Soph.) - He lettered twice playing both wide receiver and running back at Cabrillo College in Aptos, Calif. As a sophomore, he earned first-team All-Coast Conference honors as a slot receiver, when he had a team-high 33 receptions for 309 yards and four touchdowns. He caught at least one pass in all 10 games, with his top game coming in a 23-7 win over Monterrey, when he caught six balls for 74 yards and a score. He also rushed 13 times for 70 yards. Under coach Bill Garrison, Cabrillo was 5-5 his sophomore year and 4-6 his freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL - As a senior, he first-team All-Sierra League honors at running back, also earning honorable mention All-CIF honors. He rushed 127 times for 1,216 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging a healthy 9.6 yards per carry; he also caught 16 passes for 250 yards (15.6 per) and two scores. He had six 100-yard games, including a high of 221 on 17 carries (two TDs) in a 34-27 loss to Roseville; in a 45-32 loss to Granite Bay, he had 17 rushes for 190 yards and two scores. Those were two of four games where he averaged over 10 yards per attempt (in the other pair, he had just nine carries). Under coach Dave Humphers, NUHS was 4-6 his senior year and 13-1 his junior season, winning both the Sierra League and Sac-Joaquin Division I championships. He also lettered twice in wrestling (189-lb. class) and twice in track (sprints, relays).

ACADEMICS - He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado.

PERSONAL - He was born November 21, 1993 in Folsom, Calif. His hobbies include writing and dance; his mother (Erika) got him involved in every type of dance including modern jazz, ballet, contemporary, tap and hip-hop. He notes that his mother is his drive and inspiration, and he plays in loving memory for his father of how he lived and to honor his name (he passed away in 2013).