Player Career

Griff Whalen Career Story

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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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Stanford

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonStanford0
2009 PostseasonStanford605210.560
2009 Regular SeasonStanford605210.50
2010 Regular SeasonStanford2499313.1189
2011 PostseasonStanford74979.118.5500
2011 Regular SeasonStanford74979.118.50

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