Senior linebacker for UTEP. 2019: 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Bethesda, MD
The story
4 linebacker for UTEP. 2019: 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKalaii Griffin
Kalaii Griffin has been at UTEP through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against New Mexico State, Week 13, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Price → Dana Dimel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (8th 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
2019 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2019
W 36–34
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-34vs Houston Christian | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-44@ New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-30vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Player DNA