Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Louisville
M.J. Griffin
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
M.J. Griffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Temple
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Temple • Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
M.J. Griffin built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Ypsilanti, MI wearing No. 26, spending time with Louisville and Temple. The clearest part of M.J. Griffin's career was his...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
M.J. Griffin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Temple. M.J. Griffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 194
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
M.J. Griffin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DB
- Career Tackles
- 194
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Temple
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tualatin · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Tualatin · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · DB 63rd (top 7%) · ACC 50th (top 7%) · National 341st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Temple | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Temple | 11 | 66 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 9 | 42 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 32.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.9 |
Related Context
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M.J. Griffin played DB for Temple and Louisville. Across 6 tracked seasons, M.J. Griffin recorded 194 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Temple.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Temple paired 8 primary output with 31.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Temple, Louisville.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Louisville
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
23.7
Usage
4.7
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 1. Austin Peay: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Notre Dame: 1. SMU: 0. Virginia: 0. Miami: 0. Boston College: 0. Clemson: 0.5. Stanford: 0. Pittsburgh: 1. Kentucky: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 3 by 22.5. Austin Peay: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 5 by 20.8. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. SMU: 9 by 37.5. Virginia: 8 by 33.3. Miami: 7 by 29.2. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 6 by 30. Stanford: 4 by 16.7. Pittsburgh: 5 by 30.8. Kentucky: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs SMU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Washington | W 35-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Kentucky | W 41-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh | W 37-9 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Stanford | L 35-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Clemson | W 33-21 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/25 | @ Boston College | W 31-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Miami | L 45-52 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Virginia | W 24-20 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs SMU | L 27-34 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Notre Dame | L 24-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia Tech | W 31-19 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Jacksonville State | W 49-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Austin Peay | W 62-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
M.J. Griffin story
M.J. Griffin built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Ypsilanti, MI wearing No. 26, spending time with Louisville and Temple. The clearest part of M.J. Griffin's career was his defensive production: 194 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives M.J. Griffin'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
Temple
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Louisville
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Temple | 2 | 18.6 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Temple | 8 | 31.4 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 2.5 | 22.2 | 4.3 | -5.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 4.5 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 4.5 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Houston
Week 11 · L 8-37 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 12 · L 3-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Memphis
Week 8 · L 29-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Notre Dame
Week 5 · L 24-31
1
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia
Week 6 · W 34-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Temple
8 primary output · 31.4 efficiency · 5.5 usage
46.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Temple
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Louisville
32.9
4.5 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
1
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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