M.J. Griffin

Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Position:
DB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Ypsilanti, Mich.
High School:
Saline
Prev School:
Temple

2024: Started all 13 games at safety ... third on the team with 63 tackles ... recorded two solo tackles in the season opener against Austin Peay...recorded a kick return for four yards and nine total tackles against Jacksonville State... completed five solo tackles against Jacksonville State...completed three total tackles at home against Georgia Tech... recorded four total tackles and one tackle for loss on the road against Notre Dame... completed nine total tackles at home against SMU... recorded eight total tackles on the road against UVA... completed seven total tackles against No. 6 Miami... completed one solo tackle on the road in a 31-27 comeback win against Boston College... Recorded six total tackles in the programs first win against Clemson beating them 33-21... recorded four total tackles on the road against Stanford ... totaled three tackles in his final game.

2023: Missed the entire season after injuring his knee during fall camp.

2022: Started the last eight games of the season ... played in all 13 games, logging 45 tackles and a pair of interceptions ... credited with three tackles and a forced fumble against Cincinnati ... equaled a season high with nine tackles versus Kentucky ... totaled two tackles in the win against NC State… recorded five total tackles against Clemson… totaled six tackles in the win against JMU… had nine tackles, and 0.5 tackles for loss in the win versus Wake Forest… had four tackles and a 28-yard interception in the win against Pitt… had five tackles and one interception in the win versus Virginia… recorded one solo tackle against Boston College… had one tackle in the win versus USF.
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Previous School: Played two seasons at Temple … finished second on the team in tackles in 2021 with 65 … recorded 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack … saw game action as a core member of all special teams units and played safety, while making seven tackles at Rutgers ... got the start at safety and led the team in tackles (10) against Boston College earning defensive player of the game honors ... started at safety for the second straight week, making 7 tackles and a fumble recovery in the win vs. Memphis ... made first career collegiate sack and tied career high in tackles (11) against Houston earning defensive player of the game honors … closed the shortened season with 22 tackles in six games … saw his first game action rotating in on defense in the home opener vs. USF ... recorded his first career TFL at Memphis ... recorded his first career forced fumble at the goal line to stop a touchdown and set a new single-game career-high in tackles (3) at Tulane ... tied his single-game career-high in tackles (3) at UCF ... led the team in tackles (11) vs. ECU, a new single-game career-high in his first career start which earned him Defensive Player of the Game ... lettered … was part of the 2019 recruiting class ... was an early enrollee and began classes in January ... made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Bucknell ... made first career tackle vs. UConn in the regular season finale ... redshirted … four-year letterwinner at defensive back for coach Joe Palka at Saline (Mich.) High … went 11-2 as a senior ... received all-state honors his junior and senior seasons … made the Detroit Free Press Dream Team as a senior.

Personal: born Myles Jordan Griffin in Detroit, Mich. ... parents are Aliya and Ryan Griffin ... brothers, Jori (28) and Tre (21) ... sister Mia (18) ... godfather, Aaron Bailey, played college football at Louisville ... uncle, Richard Griffin, served in the military ... list of favorites include: Training Day (movie), Family Guy (TV show), Against the Darkness (book), Baltimore Ravens (NFL team), Geno’s (place to get a cheesesteak), Twitter (social media platform) and Africa (place in the world) ... communications major.