Jordan Griffin: S · Kentucky · #3.
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Jordan Griffin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Kentucky secondary. On tape: 6 tackles against Toledo, Week 1, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-24vs Toledo | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-29vs No. 9 Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20vs Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-7vs Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-17vs Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-14@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 50-7vs UT Martin | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-13vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 37-30vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 38-17
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 21-point win at home against Eastern Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL30 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 32-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
31.3%
257 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kentucky, 71 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Stoops.
