Northern Illinois University Athletics

2021 
•    Returned to action for the last seven games of the season, beginning at Central Michigan (10-23).
•    Totaled seven stops on the year, including two solo stops and one-half tackle for loss. 
•    Recorded a season-best four tackles and was in on a tackle for loss at Buffalo (11-17).
•    Tallied two tackles, one solo, at Kent State (11-3).
•    Posted one tackle in the MAC Championship game versus Kent State (12-4).

2020
• Appeared in all six games during the 2020 season.
• Finished the season with 11 total tackles.
• Notched a career-high five stops against Central Michigan (11-11).

2019
• Played in 10 games, seeing his first action as a Huskie against Illinois State (8-31).
• Tallied seven tackles, three solo.
• Made his first career tackle, an assist, at Utah (9-7).
• Recorded a career-best two tackles, both assists against Ball State (10-5).

2018
• Redshirted, did not see any action.

High School
•First team all-conference selection as a senior.
• Spent his junior and senior seasons at Homewood-Flossmoor after transferring from Marian Central Catholic
•Also excelled at wrestling as a heavy-weight
• Named the Daily Southtown Wrestler of the Week this season after winning the heavyweight title at the Hinsdale South Matozzi Invitational.
• State runner-up in 2018 as a heavyweight., finished eighth at the national high school wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• Qualified for sectionals in wrestling as a junior and was a state qualifier as a sophomore.

Personal
• Born Dec. 20, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois.
• Parents are Jeffrey and Latia Griffin.
• Majoring in sport management.
• First member of his family to go to college.