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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
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Production sample still building
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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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
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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
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with — efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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2008 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
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Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
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| Sat 11/1 | vs Washington State | W 58-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| 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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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