Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Oregon
Taj Griffin
RB • 5'11" • 175 lbs • Powder Springs, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Taj Griffin leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Taj Griffin built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Taj Griffin's career was his backfield work: 879...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Taj Griffin, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Oregon. Taj Griffin leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,287
- Rushing yards
- 879
- Receiving yards
- 408
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Taj Griffin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,287
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Oregon
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · McEachern · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- McEachern · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 120 scrimmage yards · RB 415th (top 61%) · Pac-12 114th (top 47%) · National 1,302nd (top 47%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Oregon | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 67.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon | 11 | 691 | 529 | 162 | 4 | 67.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon | 7 | 272 | 183 | 89 | 4 | 39.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 7 | 163 | 95 | 68 | 1 | 36.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 3 | 120 | 31 | 89 | 1 | 31.5 |
Related Context
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Taj Griffin played RB for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Taj Griffin recorded 879 rushing yards, 408 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Oregon paired 732 primary output with 72.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Oregon
Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
40
Efficiency
60.8
Usage
4.2
Consistency
37
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 87. Portland State: 25. San José State: 8
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 2 by 75. Portland State: 4 by 65.6. San José State: 2 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half56 · Games = 2 · +48 vs Second Half
Second Half8 · Games = 1 · -48 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
75 vs Bowling Green
Player Story
Taj Griffin story
Taj Griffin built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Taj Griffin's career was his backfield work: 879 rushing yards, 138 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 408 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 408 receiving yards and 47 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Taj Griffin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oregon
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Oregon | 732 | 72.7 | 11.7 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon | 732 | 72.7 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon | 272 | 49.4 | 10 | -460 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 163 | 49.8 | 6.2 | -109 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 120 | 60.8 | 4.2 | -43 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 5 · W 41-24 · Conference game
Win with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
151
Scrimmage Yards
83.7 takeover
151 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.
#2
vs Washington
Week 6 · L 21-70 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
76 takeover
Loss with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · L 32-35
74
Scrimmage Yards
72.7 takeover
Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 6 · L 38-45 · Conference game
96
Scrimmage Yards
66.7 takeover
Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.
#5
@ Wyoming
Week 3 · W 49-13
55
Scrimmage Yards
64.4 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 8.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Oregon
732 primary output · 72.7 efficiency · 11.7 usage
67.9
#2
2015 Regular Season · Oregon
67.9
732 primary · 72.7 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Oregon
39.7
272 primary · 49.4 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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