Senior defensive tackle for Troy. 2021: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
6′2″ · 303 lb · Valdosta, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 defensive tackle for Troy. 2021: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearElgin Griffin
Wins his gap play after play. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Troy. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Southern Miss — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Troy, 34 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chip Lindsey.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Chip Lindsey — 15-20 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 21-9@ Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-23@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-35@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Na'im Rodman’s 2021 season.
Matches Na'im on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Na'im Rodman's junior season at Colorado (2021).
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Player DNA