Fresno State Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Grim, Derrion

Jersey Number 7
Derrion Grim
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 186
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Stockton, Calif.
- High School:
- McNair HS
- Prev School:
- Delta JC
Bio
Last updated on March 9, 2020
2019 (Senior): Played in all 12 games and made five starts … registered 20 catches for 303 yards this season ... his 303 receiving yards was a personal best as a Bulldog … scored four touchdowns this season which tied for the most receiving touchdowns by a Bulldog on the year … caught the team’s first touchdown of the 2019 season at USC (Aug. 31) … registered two catches for a career-best 86 yards at USC … posted a season-long 53-yard reception versus UNLV (Oct. 18), the second longest of his Bulldog career … his 20 receptions was fifth on the team … had the highest average per reception (15.1 yards) in players with 20+ receptions on the year … had nine kickoff returns for 149 yards with a season-long 23-yard return at USC … contributed with four carries for 49 yards … was fourth on the team with 501 all-purpose yards.
2018 (Junior): Played in all 14 games for the Bulldogs … had one start versus New Mexico on Oct. 20 … had 20 receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns as a junior … rushed for 40 yards on eight carries with one touchdown … in total, recorded 252 all-purpose yards and scored 18 points ... had a season-long 33-yard reception, which was a TD catch, on Sept. 1 versus Idaho … had a season-high four receptions for the Bulldogs twice against Boise State – Nov. 9 regular season contest and Dec. 1 Mountain West Championship game … had a season-high 57 yards receiving at Boise State on Nov. 9 ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games as a Fresno State newcomer after transferring from Delta Junior College … ranked fifth on the team with 193 receiving yards … tied for seventh on the club in receptions with 13 … scored his first touchdown as a Bulldog at No. 1 Alabama on Sept. 9 … his 13 receptions came at a 14.8 yards per catch clip … had a season-long reception of 63 yards in a win at home over Nevada on Sept. 30 … caught a season-high four passes at home vs. UNLV on Oct. 28 ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
Prior to Fresno State: Arrived at Fresno State after spending a season at Delta Junior College where he made the NorCal All-Region I team after leading the Mustangs with 931 yards and 10 touchdowns on 58 receptions in 2016 ... enrolled early at Nebraska in the spring of 2016 participating in the Huskers spring practices before deciding to return closer to home … was named to the Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during his spring semester at Nebraska.
High School: Was named the San Joaquin Athletic Association (SJAA) Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 as well as the Stockton Record All-Area Player of the Year as a senior ... earned first-team All-American honors by Parade Magazine (February 2016) ... as a senior at McNair High School, Grim caught 96 passes for 1,928 yards and 34 TDs, all together racked up 2,478 total yards offense and 37 scores ... set the California state record for receiving yards (1,928) in a single-season … broke TD record in California for regular season receiving TDs (31) and tied full-season record (34) ... had more than 200 receiving yards four times as a senior, and caught at least eight passes in eight of the 10 games he played ... added a season-high six touchdown receptions in a season-opening 74-26 win over Calaveras High and had two additional games with four touchdown receptions ... as a junior in 2014, Grim was a first-team all-area selection when he caught 35 passes for 637 yards and 10 touchdowns despite missing several games.
Personal: Born in Stockton, Calif. … son of La Te’f Grim and Flandra Williams-Grim … father La Te’f Grim, was a two-time first-team Big East wide receiver at Pittsburgh in 1998-99 ... has two brothers (Malik and Tyleo) and two sisters (Arion and Faith) … was honored for achieving a 4.0 grade-point average for two consecutive semesters at Ronald E. McNair High School ... has also volunteered his time with Make-A-Wish and Be the Match Avery Strong Bone Marrow Drive … favorite athlete is LeBron James … majoring in art at Fresno State.
2019 (Senior): Played in all 12 games and made five starts … registered 20 catches for 303 yards this season ... his 303 receiving yards was a personal best as a Bulldog … scored four touchdowns this season which tied for the most receiving touchdowns by a Bulldog on the year … caught the team’s first touchdown of the 2019 season at USC (Aug. 31) … registered two catches for a career-best 86 yards at USC … posted a season-long 53-yard reception versus UNLV (Oct. 18), the second longest of his Bulldog career … his 20 receptions was fifth on the team … had the highest average per reception (15.1 yards) in players with 20+ receptions on the year … had nine kickoff returns for 149 yards with a season-long 23-yard return at USC … contributed with four carries for 49 yards … was fourth on the team with 501 all-purpose yards.
2018 (Junior): Played in all 14 games for the Bulldogs … had one start versus New Mexico on Oct. 20 … had 20 receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns as a junior … rushed for 40 yards on eight carries with one touchdown … in total, recorded 252 all-purpose yards and scored 18 points ... had a season-long 33-yard reception, which was a TD catch, on Sept. 1 versus Idaho … had a season-high four receptions for the Bulldogs twice against Boise State – Nov. 9 regular season contest and Dec. 1 Mountain West Championship game … had a season-high 57 yards receiving at Boise State on Nov. 9 ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games as a Fresno State newcomer after transferring from Delta Junior College … ranked fifth on the team with 193 receiving yards … tied for seventh on the club in receptions with 13 … scored his first touchdown as a Bulldog at No. 1 Alabama on Sept. 9 … his 13 receptions came at a 14.8 yards per catch clip … had a season-long reception of 63 yards in a win at home over Nevada on Sept. 30 … caught a season-high four passes at home vs. UNLV on Oct. 28 ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
Prior to Fresno State: Arrived at Fresno State after spending a season at Delta Junior College where he made the NorCal All-Region I team after leading the Mustangs with 931 yards and 10 touchdowns on 58 receptions in 2016 ... enrolled early at Nebraska in the spring of 2016 participating in the Huskers spring practices before deciding to return closer to home … was named to the Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during his spring semester at Nebraska.
High School: Was named the San Joaquin Athletic Association (SJAA) Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 as well as the Stockton Record All-Area Player of the Year as a senior ... earned first-team All-American honors by Parade Magazine (February 2016) ... as a senior at McNair High School, Grim caught 96 passes for 1,928 yards and 34 TDs, all together racked up 2,478 total yards offense and 37 scores ... set the California state record for receiving yards (1,928) in a single-season … broke TD record in California for regular season receiving TDs (31) and tied full-season record (34) ... had more than 200 receiving yards four times as a senior, and caught at least eight passes in eight of the 10 games he played ... added a season-high six touchdown receptions in a season-opening 74-26 win over Calaveras High and had two additional games with four touchdown receptions ... as a junior in 2014, Grim was a first-team all-area selection when he caught 35 passes for 637 yards and 10 touchdowns despite missing several games.
Personal: Born in Stockton, Calif. … son of La Te’f Grim and Flandra Williams-Grim … father La Te’f Grim, was a two-time first-team Big East wide receiver at Pittsburgh in 1998-99 ... has two brothers (Malik and Tyleo) and two sisters (Arion and Faith) … was honored for achieving a 4.0 grade-point average for two consecutive semesters at Ronald E. McNair High School ... has also volunteered his time with Make-A-Wish and Be the Match Avery Strong Bone Marrow Drive … favorite athlete is LeBron James … majoring in art at Fresno State.
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