Daniel Griffith Season 2017

2018: Played in all 13 games on special teams.

2017: Made an appearance in 11 of the Hokies’ 13 games ... Was a key contributor on special teams.
  
High School: Coached by Lew Johnston at Nansemond Suffolk Academy … Played at Western Branch High School (6A) in Chesapeake, Virginia his first three years of high school … Four-year varsity letterwinner and a two-time captain … Second-team all-state linebacker … Regional All-Freshman and Sophomore teams … Selected to the Nike All-Star Team as a senior … Ranked as the No. 45 player in the region … Played both ways at quarterback and middle linebacker as a junior … Racked up over 1,100 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … Led Western Branch to two playoff appearances and a 17-3 overall record as a starting quarterback ... Played linebacker his senior year at Nansemond Suffolk Academy and accumulated 56 tackles and 8 sacks in just under 6 games played because of an injury … Led Nansemond to the state championship as a senior after collecting 15 tackles and four sacks.
 
 Personal: Born in Norfolk, Virginia … Son of Colonel Ray Griffith, United States Marine Corps, retired and Peri Griffith … Has two older brothers, Richard Griffith and 1st Lieutenant Ben Griffith, United States Marine Corps … His grandfather, an all-conference tight end from Kansas who was invited to tryout for the Philadelphia Eagles … Majoring in agribusiness.