Hokie Club22 - James GriffinPosition: Rover
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 193 lbs.
High School: East
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Came out of spring practice as Tech's starter at the rover position ... Had some ups and downs while working at rover last season after transferring to Tech in January 2003 ... Has gained a better understanding of the position and is starting to utilize his speed more ... Plays fast and is starting to play under control ... Rates as a good tackler with excellent athletic ability ... Continues working to add strength ... Needs to continue his progress during the summer and in preseason practice ... Will give the Tech defense an important lift if he continues to learn the position and maintain discipline ...2003: Played in every game ... Saw action on more than 180 defensive plays and over 110 special teams plays ... Was in on 27 tackles, including 17 solos ... Included in those 27 stops were two tackles for loss and a sack ... Also has two passes broken up and a quarterback hurry ... Played 10 snaps on defense against UCF ... Had two assists and a quarterback hurry ... Was in for 21 snaps on defense against James Madison and 18 on special teams ... Had a solo tackle, an assist and a pass break up ... Played 14 defensive plays against Texas A&M and 13 on special teams ... Had two solo tackles, one of which was a sack to end the game ... Played 46 snaps on defense against UConn, recording seven solo stops and two assists ... Played 29 snaps at Rutgers, recording two assists ... Had three solo tackles on special teams and one on defense in the win over Syracuse ... Had an assisted tackle at West Virginia ... Registered two tackles against Miami ... Played nine snaps on defense at Pittsburgh ... Had an assisted tackle at Temple ... Made two tackles against California in the Insight Bowl ... Turned in a 475-pound back squat during spring testing ... Contributed five tackles, five pass break ups and an interception during Tech's last scrimmage of the spring ... Was voted one of the top hustlers of the spring ...
2002: Entered school in January after attending Pasadena (Calif.) City College ... Went through winter strength and conditioning workouts ... Spent spring practice working as a rover ... Was in on seven tackles during one spring scrimmage ... Had five tackles, including a quarterback sack and a tackle for loss in another scrimmage ... Posted a tackle for loss and four total tackles during the Maroon-White game ...
Junior College: Played two years at Pasadena City College for Coach Tom Maher ... Named a first-team All-America linebacker by JC Grid-Wire ... Led his team with 86 tackles, nine sacks, five forced fumbles, 39 quarterback hurries and 12 tackles for loss last season ... Named the junior college player of the year by the Pasadena Quarterbacks Club, given to the area's top junior college player ... In his first year at PCC, was a first-team All-Mission Conference selection, recording 69 tackles, eight sacks, 18 quarterback hurries, four fumble recoveries, two blocked kicks and an interception ... Ranked the No. 76 JUCO prospect in the nation by SuperPrep ... One of PrepStar's top 125 junior college players ...
High School: An all-state selection for Coach Wayne Randall three consecutive years at East High in Tennessee ... The Tennessee state player of the year his junior season ... Set several state records, including sacks in a season (29), sacks in a career (60) and blocked kicks (19) ...
Personal: James J. Griffin ... Born 12/28/81 in Memphis, TN ... Son of Jackie Griffin and Eric Avant ... Enrolled in sociology.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
| 2003 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 2-15 | 1-13 |
| 2003 Tackles Game-by-Game | ||||||
| UCF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JMU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TAMU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-15 | 1-13 |
| UCONN | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| at RU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| SYR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| at WVU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| at PITT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| at TU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| BC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| at UVa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| vs. Cal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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