#41

Jaylen Griffin

Senior defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2022: 2 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

DL · Virginia Tech · Sr. · #41

6′1″ · 256 lb · Rome, GA

CFB Index 41 · #244 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceVirginia Tech 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1019 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2022: 2 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Rome

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1019 national

CFB

College

Virginia Tech

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

3 coaches

2018–2020

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

2021

J.C. Price

Virginia Tech

era →

2022

Brent Pry

Virginia Tech

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Virginia Tech6-7HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning

2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy

2020Virginia Tech5-6HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy

2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy

2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #244 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (81st percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#481 / 2755 · 81st pct

5.5

Sacks#517 / 2755 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Tackles#1443 / 2755 · 46th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1494 / 2755 · 44th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	2.5	0.8	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	0.5	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #244 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Virginia Tech	27	14	5.5	2.0	--	--	--
2021	Virginia Tech	14	1	2.5	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Virginia Tech	10	7	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Virginia Tech	19	8	3.5	2.5	--	--	--
2018	Virginia Tech	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		71	30	14.0	7.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022

W 27–7

vs Wofford

3 TOT · 2 SOLO

With G. Wells — 314 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.9 · -3 rush yds (4 car) · P. Moore — 47 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 58 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 17-20@ Old Dominion	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 27-10vs Boston College	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 27-7vs Wofford	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 10-33vs West Virginia	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 10-41@ North Carolina	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 29-45@ Pittsburgh	6	2	2.5	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 7	L 14-20vs Miami	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 21-22@ NC State	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	L 27-28vs Georgia Tech	4	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 7-24@ Duke	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 23-22@ Liberty	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		27	14	5.5	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jaylen Griffin

2017

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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