Ben Griffiths: P · USC · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
USC’s specialists
Ben Griffiths
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at USC: Clay Helton and Donte Williams.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.0 gross, but 17 of 44 inside the 20 (38.6%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs San José State | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 58 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42vs Stanford | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 58 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14@ Washington State | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-45vs Oregon State | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-14@ Colorado | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42vs Utah | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 71 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-31@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-34vs Arizona | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-31@ Arizona State | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-62vs UCLA | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35vs No. 13 BYU | 4 | 196 | 49.0 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-24@ California | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 41 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 1978 | 45.0 | 71 | 17 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
39%17 of 44Touchback rate
11%5 of 44Yards / punt
45.044 puntsLong
71yards45.0 yards/punt on 44 punts · 39% placed inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks.
USC carries three punters; Griffiths has taken all 44 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at USC — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Donte Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
