Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#96
Keshon Griffin
Senior defensive lineman on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 300 lb · Sicklerville, NJ · St. Joseph Academy [Hammonton]
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 3 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Massachusetts
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2021.
Keshon Griffin
Wins his gap play after play. Fifth year in the Rutgers defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Massachusetts — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with Rutgers3-star out of St. Joseph
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
1 coach2021
Rutgers
2023–2026
Rutgers
Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Greg Schiano — 24-29 over that span.
2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026Rutgers0-2HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tawfiq Thomas’s 2025 season.
95%match
Matches Tawfiq on
Class year
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tawfiq Thomas's senior season at Colorado (2025).
Matches Tawfiq on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Keshon Griffin
Background
2026 Hampshire Honor Society 2025 Academic All-Big Ten 2024 Academic All-Big Ten 2023 Academic All-Big Ten 2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with seven starts at defensive tackle ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... named to the Academic All...
The defensive line · Rutgers
- #94J'Dan Burnett9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Malachi Davis9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Rondarius Porter5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Sekou Kromah4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Keshon Griffin1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
19 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology