Biography
CAREER
Games/Starts: 40/40
Bison debut: at East Central (9/1/22)
First career start: at East Central (9/1/22)
Stats: 276 tackles, 33.5 TFL, 9.5 sacks, 7 PBU, 3 FF, 4 FR ... 9 games with 10+ tackles
Harding Rankings:Â Assisted tackles: 2nd (143) ... Fumble return yards: 2nd (102)Â ... Total tackles: 4th (276) ... Tackles for loss: 5th (33.5) ... Unassisted tackles: 11th (133) ... Fumbles forced: t-28th (3)
AWARDS
2024 AP All-America (First Team)
2024 Don Hansen All-America (2nd Team)
2024 D2Football.com Elite 100
2023 Don Hansen All-America (Honorable Mention)
2023 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (Second Team)
2024 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (Second Team)
2023 All-GAC (First Team)
2024 All-GAC (First Team)
2024
Games/Starts:Â 14/14
Position:Â LB
Stats:Â 110 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 7 QBH, 4 PBU ... 5 games with 10+ tackles
HU Leader:Â 110 tackles
HU Single-Season Rankings:Â 3rd in tackles (110)
GAC/NCAA Rankings:Â 7th/57th in total tackles (7.9)
Best Games:Â 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL at Ouachita Baptist (10/19) ... 14 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 QBH vs. Southern Ark. (10/26) ... 10 tackles, 2 QBH vs. Southeastern Okla. (10/31) ... 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 PBU at East Central (11/9) ... 10 tackles, 1 QBH at Ferris St. (12/7)
2023
Games/Starts:Â 15/15
Position:Â LB
Stats:Â 94 tackles, 14.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 3 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FR
HU Leader:Â 94 tackles, 14.0 TFL
HU Single-Season Rankings:Â 7th in TFL (14.0)
GAC/NCAA Rankings:Â 14th in GAC in solo tackles (3.6) ... 13th in GAC in total tackles (6.3)
Best Games:Â 11 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1 FF, 1 PBU vs. Ark.-Monticello (9/16) ... 10 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Ouachita Baptist (10/14) ... 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1 FR at Southeastern Okla. (10/28)
2022
Games/Starts: 11/11
Position: LB
Stats: 72 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 FF, 2 FR (TD)
HU Leader: 72 tackles ... 2 fumble recoveries ... 97-yard fumble return
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 3rd/24th in fumbles recovered (2) ... 14th in GAC in tackles (6.5)
Best Games: 11 tackles vs. Henderson St. (10/15) ... 7 tackles, 1 FR, 97-yard fumble return TD at Ark.-Monticello (10/22) ... 9 tackles, 1.0 TFL vs. Northwestern Okla. (10/29)
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS
Transferred to Harding from the University of Alabama
A 2020 graduate of Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, Alabama
Position: LB
Honors: 2019 Alabama Class 7A First Team All-State LB ... All-Birmingham Defensive Player of the Year ... All-Metro South Defensive Player of the Year ... All-Over the Mountain Defensive Player of the Year ... Birmingham, Alabama Quarterback Club Lineman of the Year ... team captain ... 2018 Alabama Class 7A All-State ... Fox 6 Alabama Sideline Defensive Player of the Year ... All-Birmingham First Team Linebacker ... All-Metro South First Team Linebacker
Stats: 440 career tackles ... 13.0 TFL in his junior and senior seasons ... two-time Alabama Class 7A tackles leader
PERSONAL
Born: Birmingham, Alabama
Major: Management
Parents: Steven and Wendy Griffin ... has three brothers (Grant, Heath and Trent)
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 14, at Ouachita Baptist, Oct 19, 2024 ; Southern Ark., Oct 26, 2024
Tackles for loss: 3.0, Ark.-Monticello, Sep 16, 2023 ; at Pittsburg St., Nov 23, 2024
Sacks: 2.0, Lenoir-Rhyne, Dec 09, 2023
