Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Stanford
Griff Whalen
WR • 6'1" • Sylvania, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Griff Whalen reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Griff Whalen built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Sylvania, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Griff Whalen's career was his receiving role: 80...
Read the storyGriff Whalen, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Stanford. Griff Whalen reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,058
- Receptions
- 80
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Griff Whalen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,058
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Stanford
- Top game
- Oregon
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 749 receiving yards · WR 75th (top 10%) · Pac-12 9th (top 5%) · National 81st (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Postseason | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 35 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Stanford | 6 | 17 | 249 | 1 | 61.8 |
| 2011 Postseason | Stanford | 13 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 76.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Stanford | 13 | 49 | 664 | 4 | 76.2 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Griff Whalen
Griff Whalen played WR for Stanford. Across 4 tracked seasons, Griff Whalen recorded 11 passing yards, 1,058 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Stanford paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 79.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Stanford
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
57.6
Efficiency
79.1
Usage
18.5
Consistency
64
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 85. San José State: 15. Duke: 31. Arizona: 26. UCLA: 29. Colorado: 92. Washington State: 76. Washington: 76. USC: 102. Oregon State: 87. Oregon: 107. California: 11. Notre Dame: 12
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 7 by 81. San José State: 1 by 100. Duke: 2 by 100. Arizona: 3 by 57.8. UCLA: 3 by 64.4. Colorado: 4 by 100. Washington State: 7 by 72.4. Washington: 4 by 100. USC: 6 by 100. Oregon State: 6 by 96.7. Oregon: 9 by 79.3. California: 2 by 36.7. Notre Dame: 2 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins50.6 · Games = 11 · -45.4 vs Losses
Losses96 · Games = 2 · +45.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon
Best efficiency game
100 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/3 | @ Oklahoma State | L 38-41 | — | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 0 | 31 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Notre Dame | W 28-14 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs California | W 31-28 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Oregon100 receiving yards · High volume | L 30-53 | — | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 2 | 18 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Oregon State | W 38-13 | — | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 1 | 21 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ USC100 receiving yards | W 56-48 | — | 6 | 102 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Washington | W 65-21 | — | 4 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Washington State | W 44-14 | — | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Colorado | W 48-7 | — | 4 | 92 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 30 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs UCLA | W 45-19 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Arizona | W 37-10 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Duke | W 44-14 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs San José State | W 57-3 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Griff Whalen story
Griff Whalen built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Sylvania, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Griff Whalen's career was his receiving role: 80 catches, 1,058 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 passing yards and 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Griff Whalen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820092009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Stanford | 60 | 52 | 10.5 | 60 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Stanford | 60 | 52 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Stanford | 249 | 93 | 13.1 | 189 |
| 2011 Postseason | Stanford | 749 | 79.1 | 18.5 | 500 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Stanford | 749 | 79.1 | 18.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 11 · L 30-53 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
107
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
107 receiving yards with a 79.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Oregon State
Week 10 · W 38-13 · Conference game
87
Receiving Yards
91.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ USC
Week 9 · W 56-48 · Conference game
102
Receiving Yards
88.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Oregon
Week 5 · L 31-52 · Conference game
78
Receiving Yards
85.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Washington
Week 8 · W 65-21 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
84.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Stanford
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2011 Postseason · Stanford
76.2
749 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 18.5 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Stanford
76.2
749 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 18.5 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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