Player Dossier

2010-2014

Mississippi State

Nick Griffin

RB • 6'0" • New Augusta, MS, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Nick Griffin leans balanced backfield option traits and 47 efficiency.

Usage / Role

13%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

15

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

6

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UT Martin

Player Story

Nick Griffin built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from New Augusta, MS wearing No. 7, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nick Griffin's career was his backfield...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8756

Perry Central · New Augusta, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Nick Griffin, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Nick Griffin leans balanced backfield option traits and 47 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
667
Rushing yards
584
Receiving yards
83
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Nick Griffin quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
667
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
Best season
2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Top game
UT Martin
Recruit profile
3-star · Perry Central · Mississippi State
High school pipeline
Perry Central · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Class 2014
2014 Scrimmage yards rank
202 scrimmage yards · RB 317th (top 58%) · SEC 114th (top 43%) · National 1,016th (top 44%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonMississippi State00000-
2011 Regular SeasonMississippi State41161088141.5
2012 Regular SeasonMississippi State102262233154.1
2013 PostseasonMississippi State518180038.4
2013 Regular SeasonMississippi State51057827138.4
2014 Regular SeasonMississippi State1020215745155.9

Related Context

Nick Griffin played RB for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick Griffin recorded 584 rushing yards, 83 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 202 primary output with 47 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

20.2

Efficiency

47

Usage

6.7

Consistency

68.2

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 45. UAB: -1. South Alabama: 22. LSU: 7. Texas A&M: 19. Auburn: 9. Kentucky: 19. Arkansas: 23. UT Martin: 21. Vanderbilt: 38

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 8 by 58.6. UAB: 2 by 0. South Alabama: 5 by 45.8. LSU: 4 by 18.2. Texas A&M: 2 by 52.1. Auburn: 2 by 46.9. Kentucky: 3 by 66. Arkansas: 1 by 100. UT Martin: 5 by 43.8. Vanderbilt: 10 by 38.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half18.4 · Games = 5 · -3.6 vs Second Half
Second Half22 · Games = 5 · +3.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas

Result
Sun 11/23vs VanderbiltW 51-09333.700153.8
Sat 11/8vs UT MartinW 45-165214.2004.2
Sat 11/1vs ArkansasW 17-1012323
Sat 10/25@ KentuckyW 45-313196.3006.3
Sat 10/11vs AuburnW 38-23294.5004.5
Sat 10/4vs Texas A&MW 48-3112201179.5
Sat 9/20@ LSUW 34-29471.8001.8
Sat 9/13@ South AlabamaW 35-35224.4004.4
Sat 9/6vs UABW 47-342-1-0.500-0.5
Sat 8/30vs Southern MissW 49-08455.6015.6

Player Story

Nick Griffin story

Nick Griffin built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from New Augusta, MS wearing No. 7, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nick Griffin's career was his backfield work: 584 rushing yards, 111 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 83 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 83 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick 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.

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    Mississippi State

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201020112012201320132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonMississippi State0
2011 Regular SeasonMississippi State11657.77.5116
2012 Regular SeasonMississippi State22656.66.7110
2013 PostseasonMississippi State12347.68-103
2013 Regular SeasonMississippi State12347.680
2014 Regular SeasonMississippi State202476.779

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UT Martin

Week 10 · W 55-17

Win with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

77.8 takeover

80 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.

#2

vs Arkansas

Week 12 · W 45-14 · Conference game

68

Scrimmage Yards

70.1 takeover

Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

68 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.

#3

vs Alcorn State

Week 2 · W 51-7

71

Scrimmage Yards

66.9 takeover

Win with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

71 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.

#4

vs Southern Miss

Week 1 · W 49-0

45

Scrimmage Yards

64.6 takeover

Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

45 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.

#5

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 8 · W 45-3

44

Scrimmage Yards

56.7 takeover

Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

44 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State

202 primary output · 47 efficiency · 6.7 usage

55.9

#2

2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State

54.1

226 primary · 56.6 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State

41.5

116 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games