Aggies Land Coveted UNC Transfer Portal DB Tony Grimes

The Texas A&M Aggies got a major transfer commitment on Thursday from UNC's Tony Grimes

Matt Galatzan | Dec 22, 2022

The Texas A&M Aggies just landed a major win the day after the Early Signing Period began, with former North Carolina defensive back Tony Grimes committing to the program.

Grimes becomes the first transfer commitment for the Aggies thus far in the 2023 recruiting cycle, and after the losses sustained in the secondary in recent weeks, it could not have come at a better time for Jimbo Fisher.

The Aggies had needs at nickel defender and boundary corner following the departures of six cornerbacks, including three-year starter Jaylon Jones, who elected to enter the draft.

Grimes now helps fill those roles.

Grimes was a preseason favorite to be a Day 1 selection in April's draft. Instead, he'll leave Chapel Hill after three years in hopes of building his stock in College Station.

A native of Virginia Beach, Va., Grimes finished the 2022 campaign with 36 tackles, seven pass breakups, and one forced fumble. According to Pro Football Focus, the third-year defensive back gave up 23 catches on 45 targets and three touchdowns in coverage.

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Published Dec 22, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns In SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks with the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com for 247Sports. He then moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki, ex Longhorns Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, FOX News and former ESPN host Will Cain, as well as countless other recruits and former players for each of the teams he has covered. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.