Hokie Club2022 at Virginia Tech
• Season Notes: Has played in 10 games, making nine starts ... Ranks in a tie for second on Tech with 5.5 TFL (19 yards) ... Has recorded 26 tackles (13 solo), 2.0 sacks (14 yards) and one quarterback hurry.
• Made three tackles (two solo) at Duke (Nov. 12).
• Returned as a starter and made four tackles (two solo), including his 5-yard solo sack on the game’s opening play from scrimmage against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5).
• Backed up the defensive line, recording a 9-yard solo sack on a third down play at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27).
• Assisted on a tackle and was credited with a quarterback hurry against Miami (Oct. 15).
• Set career highs in tackles (six, two solo) and TFL (2.5, 4 yards) at Pitt (Oct. 8).
• Made a 1-yard solo TFL at North Carolina (Oct. 1).
• Made three tackles (two solo) against West Virginia (Sept. 22).
• Registered three tackles (two solo) against Wofford (Sept. 17).
• Assisted on a tackle against Boston College (Sept. 10).
• Made three tackles (one solo) at Old Dominion (Sept. 2).
2021: Appeared in 12 games with two starts at DT ... Recorded a tackle at West Virginia (9/18) ... Credited with a quarterback hurry vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Registered three tackles including 0.5 sack (-2.0 yards) vs. Notre Dame (10/9) ... Recorded two tackles including 0.5 TFL (-1.0 yard) vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Started and registered three tackles vs. Syracuse (10/23) ... Started and recorded two tackles including a five-yard strip sack at Georgia Tech (10/30) ... Registered two tackles including 0.5 sack (-4.0 yards) vs. Duke (11/13) ... Was credited with a quarterback hurry at Miami (11/20) ... Made a tackle at Virginia (11/27).
2020: Played in nine contests with one start … Recorded 10 total tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... Made two stops at UNC (10/10) … Earned his first career start at Wake Forest (10/24) ... Had one tackle and one QB hurry at Louisville (10/31) ... Recovered two fumbles, causing one in the contest vs. Liberty (11/7) ... Made two tackles vs. Miami (11/14) … Had one stop at Pitt (11/21) ... Made two tackles and had a QB hurry vs. Virginia (12/12).
2019: Played in 12 games, registering 19 tackles, 3.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks ... Recorded a career-high four tackles and got his first career sack and TFL vs ODU (9/7) … Had 1.0 TFL vs. Furman (9/14) .. Posted three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Duke (9/28) … Had three tackles, a career-high 1.5 sacks and recovered a fumble at Miami (10/5) … Did not play vs. Wake Forest (11/9) … Had three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Pitt (11/23) … Recovered a fumble and had two tackles in the Belk Bowl vs. Kentucky (12/31).
2018: Played in eight games ... Registered a tackle vs. William & Mary (9/8).
2017: Did not see game action and redshirted.
High School: Played for head coach John Reid at Rome High School … First-team 5A All-State by the Georgia Sportswriters … Honorable Mention 5A All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Helped lead Rome to the 2016 5A state championship, the first in school history … Finished with 87 tackles, 17 TFLs, two picks, three forced fumbles and one defensive touchdown as a senior.
Personal: Son of Tyrone and Labretha Griffin … Has three brothers; Ja’Kolbi, Ja’Quon and Jamious, and one sister, Breana … Earned his degree in human development in 2021 ... Studying human development.