Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Pittsburgh
Nakia Griffin-Stewart
TE • 6'5" • 260 lbs • Tenafly, NJ, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Nakia Griffin-Stewart reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers • Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Nakia Griffin-Stewart built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a tight end from Tenafly, NJ wearing No. 86, spending time with Pittsburgh and Rutgers. The clearest part of Nakia Griffin-Stewart's career was...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Nakia Griffin-Stewart, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Nakia Griffin-Stewart reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 282
- Receptions
- 32
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Nakia Griffin-Stewart quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 282
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Stephen T Badin · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Stephen T Badin · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Senior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 185 receiving yards · TE 95th (top 26%) · ACC 77th (top 37%) · National 661st (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 48 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 17 | 175 | 1 | 61.5 |
Related Context
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Nakia Griffin-Stewart played TE for Rutgers and Pittsburgh. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nakia Griffin-Stewart recorded 282 receiving yards, 8 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 185 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rutgers, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
16.8
Efficiency
63.6
Usage
7.1
Consistency
58.7
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 10. Ohio: 22. Penn State: 39. UCF: 14. Delaware: 6. Duke: 11. Syracuse: 13. Georgia Tech: 21. North Carolina: 28. Virginia Tech: 0. Boston College: 21
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. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 33.3. Ohio: 3 by 48.9. Penn State: 2 by 100. UCF: 1 by 93.3. Delaware: 2 by 20. Duke: 2 by 36.7. Syracuse: 1 by 86.7. Georgia Tech: 2 by 70. North Carolina: 1 by 100. Boston College: 3 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.6 · Games = 8 · -4.4 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 3 · +4.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
100 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 34-30 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Boston College | L 19-26 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Virginia Tech | L 0-28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs North Carolina | W 34-27 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 20-10 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Fri 10/18 | @ Syracuse | W 27-20 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Duke | W 33-30 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Delaware | W 17-14 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UCF | W 35-34 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Penn State | L 10-17 | — | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Ohio | W 20-10 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Nakia Griffin-Stewart story
Nakia Griffin-Stewart built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a tight end from Tenafly, NJ wearing No. 86, spending time with Pittsburgh and Rutgers. The clearest part of Nakia Griffin-Stewart's career was his receiving role: 32 catches, 282 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nakia Griffin-Stewart'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
Rutgers
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Pittsburgh
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 87 | 53.3 | 13.2 | 87 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 33.4 | 11.8 | -77 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 185 | 63.6 | 7.1 | 175 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 185 | 63.6 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 11 · L 6-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
83 takeover
19 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Morgan State
Week 3 · W 65-0
21
Receiving Yards
73.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 3 · L 10-17
39
Receiving Yards
73 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 14-12 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
71.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs North Carolina
Week 12 · W 34-27 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
61.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
185 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 7.1 usage
61.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
61.5
185 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
48
87 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 13.2 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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