Sophomore linebacker for Boston College. 2025: 15 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Longmeadow, MA · Worcester Academy
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
QB hurries: 55th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2025
0.5 TFL
Best game: 6 tackles, vs Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Boston College. 2025: 15 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Griffin Collins
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The receipt: 6 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th 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
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 66–10
vs Fordham
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 56-point win at home against Fordham.
With G. James — 190 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 9 rush yds (1 car) · D. Lonergan — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 55.3 · -3 rush yds (4 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-10vs Fordham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-41vs Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-45vs SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-36vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 34-12@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Boston College
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #53
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Muelu Iosefa’s 2022 season.
Matches Muelu on
Differs from Muelu on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Woods's freshman season at West Virginia (2025).
Matches Ashton on
2025 (Freshman): Joined the Boston College football program at mid-year… Played in nine games as a reserve linebacker, totaling 15 tackles, including one for loss, and one quarterback hit ... Saw action at linebacker in his first career game vs. Fordham (8/30), totaling two tackles ... Appeared a...
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