Texas State Athletics

ACCOLADES
• Selected 2019 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team linebacker by Athlon Sports
• Chosen 2018 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt by Sun Belt Coaches and Media
 • Named 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team by SBC head coaches and  media members
• Chosen 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Third-Team by Phil Steele
• 2016 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference by Phil Steele publications

2019
Played in 11 games and started in nine of those contests ... ranked third among Bobcat leaders with 67 total tackles …  recorded 36 solo stops ... tallied 6.0 tackles for loss to rank third on the team ... registered 1.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries … forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble ... blocked on kick … recorded a season-high of 11 tackles against Louisiana… had a season-best of six solo stops against the Ragin’ Cajuns and Troy … had eight total tackles with a season-best of 2.0 tackles for loss against South Alabama, and seven versus Troy and ULM… forced a fumble against Troy and Appalachian State … recovered a fumble versus Texas A&M.
 
2018
Named an Honorable Mention selection by Sun Belt coaches and media…played in 12 games…made 10 starts…tallied 71 tackles, including 33 unassisted stops…ranked 17th among Sun Belt Conference leaders with 8.0 tackles for loss…had two sacks…recorded a season-high of nine tackles against Louisiana and Georgia State…tallied one sack versus Appalachian State and Rutgers…recorded 2.0 tackles for loss at Rutgers…forced a fumble against Rutgers, UTSA and Georgia State…broke up a pass at ULM.
 
2017
Started all 12 games at linebacker and ranked third among team leaders with 74 total tackles and 51 solo stops ... led the Bobcats and ranked ninth in the Sun Belt Conference with 11.5 tackles for loss ... tied for second among team leaders and was 20th in the Sun Belt with 4.0 sacks ... his 74 total tackles tied teammate A. J. Krawczyk for 25th among Sun Belt leaders ... had season-high of 13 total tackles and eight solo tackles at Arkansas State ... registered a season-high of nine solo tackles (nine total) against New Mexico State ... also had six solo stops against Houston Baptist, UTSA and Louisiana ... recorded a season-high of  two tackles for loss against UTSA and Georgia State ... tallied 1.0 sacks against Houston Baptist, Colorado and Georgia State ... led the Bobcats with two fumble recoveries and tied for the team  lead with two forced fumbles ... forced a fumble against Houston Baptist and ULM ... recovered a fumble versus Appalachian State ... recovered and returned a fumble 21 yards at Coastal Carolina.

2016
Played in nine games and started the final eight of the season ... recorded 46 tackles, 31 solo and 15 assisted ... had a career-best of 11 tackles against Arkansas State, including eight solo stops and three assisted tackles ... recorded two tackles for loss of 10 yards at New Mexico State.

2015
Sat out the season with an injury.

2014
Sat out as a redshirt.

High School
Rated a two-star recruit from Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... chosen one of the Top 100 recruits in the Houston Area by the Houston Chronicle ... selected All-Greater Houston by VYPE Magazine ... named 2013 First Team All-District 13-5A as a junior and senior ... voted team Defensive MVP as a junior and senior ... led Klein Collins to a combined 20-12 record in his three seasons as a starter ... tallied 85 tackles, one interception and one tackle for loss in seven games before missing the rest of the season with an injury ... played for coach Drew Svoboda.
 
Personal
Born on Oct. 23, 1995 ... son of Frankie and Sheree Griffin.