Lamar University Athletics

-A Two-Time All-Southland selection (as voted on by the league head coaches).
-Fourth back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
-School’s fourth all-time leading rusher (2,600 yards)
-Set the third-best single-season rushing mark in program history (1,158 – 2024).
Played in 33 games making 29 starts during his career … Carried the ball 504 times for 2,600 yards (5.2 ypr) and 18 touchdowns … Averaged 78.8 rush yards per game … Ended his career with 10 100-yard rushing games … Hauled in 23 passes for 193 yards (8.4 ypc) and a touchdown.
 
2024 (Senior): Named 2024 Second-Team All-Southland Conference after leading the league in rushing (105.3 ypg) … His 105.3 yards per game average also ranked ninth nationally … Griffin played in 11 games earning nine starts … Missed the last game of the season due to an injury suffered the week prior on a 60-yard touchdown run that was called back due to a penalty … For the year, carried the ball 218 times for 1,158 yards (5.3 ypr) and seven touchdowns becoming the fourth back in Cardinal history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season … Also hauled in 11 passes for 74 yards and a score … Recorded five 100-yard rushing performances … Carried the ball 23 times for a career-high 197 yards (8.6 ypr) and two scores against Mississippi Valley State … Also caught a pass for eight yards against the Delta Devils … Had 21 carries for 91 yards and caught a three-yard pass in the upset win over Weber State … Recorded 22 rushes for 124 yards and two TDs in the win over Texas Southern … Played a key role in Lamar’s late-game win at East Texas A&M (formerly Texas A&M-Commerce) … Rushed for 158 yards against the Lions … Had 19 carries for 120 yards and a score at Northwestern State … Also caught two passes for a season-high 16 yards against the Demons … His final 100-yard rushing game came against Southeastern Louisiana where he carried the ball a season-high 29 times for 146 yards … He appeared to have another 100-rushing performance in what would be his final game of the season against Nicholls but a 60-yard touchdown run was called back due to a penalty and Griffin was injured on the play … He finished the game with 21 carries for 86 yards and a four-yard reception against the Colonels.

2023 (Junior): Played in and started all 11 games … A second-team All-Southland Conference running back … Carried the ball 177 times for a league-leading 823 yards (4.6 ypc) and five touchdowns … Ended the season second in the SLC averaging 74.8 yards per game … Had three 100-yards rushing games … Also caught seven passes for 92 yards … Recorded 22 carries for 123 yards and a touchdown in the win over McNeese … All three marks were season highs … Recorded 12 carries for 117 yards and a score against Lincoln … Also caught one pass for a season-high 54 yards against the Oaklanders … Other 100-yard rushing game came against Texas A&M-Commerce (19 carries for 113 yards and touchdown) … Also recorded a season-long run of 51 yards against the Lions … Had 12 rushes for 42 yards and a score against No. 8 Idaho … Also made a season-high three receptions for 20 yards against the Vandals … Just missed a 100-yard performance with 18 carries for 93 yards and a score against Northwestern State … Also added a two-yard reception against the Demons.

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games making nine starts … Named Phil Steele’s Third-Team All-Southland Conference running back … Finished sixth in the Southland averaging 56.3 yards per game … Led the team with 109 carries for 619 yards and six touchdowns … Ended the year with two 100-yard rushing performances, just missing a third consecutive the following week … Also caught five passes for 27 yards … Carried the ball 17 times for 114 yards and a score against Prairie View A&M … Followed that up with 17 rushes for 131 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over Nicholls … Had 11 carries for 84 yards and a score against Southeastern Louisiana … Finished the season with 12 rushes for 83 yards and a score at McNeese … Also hauled in one pass for 11 yards against the Cowboys.

Rice: Two-year letterwinner with the Owls ... Finished second on the team as a sophomore with 400 rushing yards ... Also rushed for two touchdowns ... Recorded a season-high 86 yards on 19 carries during the 2021 campaign ... Worked his way onto the depth chart as a true freshman and ended the year leading the team in rushing ... Recipient of the Joe F. Lipscomb Award which is given annually to the team's top freshman ... Ended his first year third among conference freshmen in rushing.

High School: Rushed for 366 yards and five touchdowns in two games as a senior for coach Jeff Riordan before an early end to his season due to an injury… Preseason All-East Texas Dream Team heading into 2019 … Member of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Top 300… Played quarterback at Bullard Brook Hill as a junior and led the Guard to the TAPPS playoffs, throwing for 1,030 yards and eight touchdowns and rushing for 1,495 yards and 23 TDs … Started at QB at Chapel Hill as a sophomore and threw for 1,514 yards and 23 touchdowns and added 1,018 yards and 11 TDs on the ground to earn District 9-4A D1 Newcomer of the Year…Also competed in baseball and track & field … National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society … An honorable mention Academic All-State selection.

Personal: Born: January 21 in Greenwood, Miss. ... Parents: James and Latoya Griffin ... Cousin Randall Webster played for the Oakland Raiders.