HARRISBURG, Pa. — BYU long snapper Garrison Grimes has been named to the watch list for the 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award, presented annually to the top long snapper in college football.
Grimes, a 6-2, 220-pound senior from American Fork, Utah, appeared in 31 games as the long snapper for Baylor over the past three seasons (2020-22) before transfering to BYU for the 2025 season. He also handled snapping duties for field goals and PAT and tallied two tackles on special teams for the Bears. He is the son of Jeff Grimes, former BYU offensive coordinator and offensive line coach and current offensive coordinator at Wisconsin.
The Patrick Mannelly Award was created in 2019 to honor the top long snapper in college football. It was named after Patrick Mannelly, widely known as one of the premier long snappers in the modern NFL era. He was a four-year starter at long snapper and two-year starter at offensive line at Duke University before being drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. Mannelly went on to become the Bears career leader in games played with 245 over 16 seasons and was the recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award.
The recipient of the Patrick Mannelly Award is determined annually by a committee comprised of former NFL long snappers, punters, kickers, special team coaches, snapping instructors and sportswriters. The Award benefits Bernie’s Book Bank, a non-profit organization located in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
Ten semi-finalists for the 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award will be announced on Nov. 17. The list will be narrowed to three finalists announced on Dec. 1, with the winner selected at a live ceremony in Lake Bluff on Dec. 13.