Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021USC
Olaijah Griffin
CB • 6'0" • 175 lbs • Long Beach, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
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Impact Production
57
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Olaijah Griffin built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a cornerback from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Olaijah Griffin's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Olaijah Griffin, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC. Olaijah Griffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Olaijah Griffin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · CB
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Mission Viejo · USC
- High school pipeline
- Mission Viejo · 62 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 34 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
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Olaijah Griffin played CB for USC. Across 4 tracked seasons, Olaijah Griffin recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
USC paired 9.5 primary output with 22.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · USC
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
22
Usage
3.9
Consistency
67.6
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 1. Arizona: 1. Washington State: 1. UCLA: 0.5. Oregon: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 4 by 26.7. Arizona: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 1 by 14.2. UCLA: 6 by 30. Oregon: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
30 vs UCLA
Player Story
Olaijah Griffin story
Olaijah Griffin built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a cornerback from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Olaijah Griffin's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 12 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with USC. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Olaijah Griffin's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 50 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: Olaijah Griffin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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USC
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 10.7 | 2.1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 9.5 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 9.5 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 3.5 | 22 | 3.9 | -6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Stanford
Week 2 · W 45-20 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas
Week 3 · L 14-37
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 14 · W 38-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Arizona State
Week 10 · W 28-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 11 · W 34-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · USC
9.5 primary output · 22.7 efficiency · 2.8 usage
45.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · USC
45.1
9.5 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · USC
39.7
3.5 primary · 22 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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