Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2019NC State
Stephen Griffin
DB • 6'3" • 206 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Stephen Griffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
39
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Tennessee • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Stephen Griffin built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with NC State and Tennessee. The clearest part of Stephen Griffin's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Air Force
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Stephen Griffin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · NC State. Stephen Griffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 86
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Stephen Griffin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 86
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · NC State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Century · Air Force
- High school pipeline
- Century · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 305th (top 34%) · ACC 149th (top 24%) · National 1,335th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | NC State | 10 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 32 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 49.7 |
Related Context
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Stephen Griffin played DB for Tennessee and NC State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Stephen Griffin recorded 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
NC State paired 8.5 primary output with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, NC State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · NC State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
18.2
Usage
3.3
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 0. Western Carolina: 1. West Virginia: 1. Ball State: 0. Florida State: 1. Syracuse: 0. Boston College: 1. Wake Forest: 1. Clemson: 2.5. Louisville: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Western Carolina: 2 by 18.3. West Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 3 by 22.5. Syracuse: 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 5 by 30.8. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Clemson: 5 by 45.8. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs North Carolina | L 10-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/22 | @ Georgia Tech | L 26-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Louisville | L 20-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 10-55 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Wake Forest | L 10-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Boston College | L 24-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs Syracuse | W 16-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Florida State | L 13-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Ball State | W 34-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ West Virginia | L 27-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Carolina | W 41-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs East Carolina | W 34-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Stephen Griffin story
Stephen Griffin built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with NC State and Tennessee. The clearest part of Stephen Griffin's career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 11 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Stephen Griffin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Tennessee
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
NC State
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20132014201520162016201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 2 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 2 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | NC State | 6 | 23.1 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 6 | 23.1 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 8.5 | 18.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 11 · L 10-55 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#2
@ North Carolina
Week 13 · W 34-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 9 · L 41-51 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Missouri
Week 12 · W 63-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia
Week 5 · W 35-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · NC State
8.5 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 3.3 usage
49.7
#2
2018 Postseason · NC State
34.3
6 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · NC State
34.3
6 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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