Marquis Griffin: DB · Air Force · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marquis Griffin
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Two seasons in the Air Force secondary to date. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Army — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs VMI | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-29@ No. 7 Michigan | 11 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-28vs No. 22 San Diego State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-56@ New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 45-48@ Navy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-30vs UNLV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Nevada | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-28@ Colorado State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-21vs Army | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-44@ Boise State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-35vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 41 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL62 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 15-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
15.9%
142 pass / 749 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
12.4%
169 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
62 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 84 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
