Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 10/16 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 21/37 | 230 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 | 33.9 | Season-high 230 yds |
| Total | 31/53 | 367 | 3 | 2 | 7.4 | 33.9 |
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Mitch Griffis
New school, new number, same question — and Mitch Griffis's early answer at East Carolina is 1539 team passing yards leader.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Ashburn, VA · Broad Run
CFB Index 34 · #102 of 140 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred Texas Tech → East Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
367
passing yards · 2026
3 TD · 2 INT · 6.9 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 230 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, vs App State
The play that turned itSwung Wake Forest from 33% to 68% to win.Wake Forest at Old Dominion · 27-24
Griffis has been an absolute bonehead this game. But if he pulls it off all will be forgiven, mfer has fight in him at leastr/CFB game thread · ▲ 6His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for East Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Broad Run in 2020.
- Transferred from Texas Tech to East Carolina in 2026.
Mitch Griffis
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Mitch Griffis arrives at East Carolina with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
367PASS YDS3PASS TD53RUSH YDS
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
1539
Team leader in passing yards (1539).
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 329 yds vs Elon.Elon · W 37-172023
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Broad Run
2024
- Entered the portal
20255 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
2 coaches2020–2023
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to East Carolina
2025Texas Tech
2026East Carolina
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Wake Forest4-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Wake Forest11-3HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2026East Carolina0-2HC: Blake Harrell · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
54 of 53 attempts matched to play-by-play
38 of 54 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
5.4062 of 75 QBsSack rate
7.0%60 of 75 QBsSacked on 7.0% of dropbacks (60 of 75) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (62 of 75).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
13% of attempts (5)
80%comp1 INT
Air -4.6 · YAC 5.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
53% of attempts (20)
75%comp
Air 5.8 · YAC 2.2 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
5% of attempts (2)
0%comp
Air 14.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
29% of attempts (11)
18%comp
Air 27.3 · YAC 21.5 avg
Overall 57.4% completion on 54 attempts · 18% completion on 11 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 184 YDS/g, 1.5 TD/g, 7.4 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 31 | 53 | 58.5% | 367 | 6.9 | 3 | 2 | 127.8 | 52 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 26 | 36 | 72.2% | 357 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | 173.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 123 | 207 | 59.4% | 1,539 | 7.4 | 9 | 8 | 128.5 | 32 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 29 | 41 | 70.7% | 348 | 8.5 | 5 | 1 | 177.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | -- | 2 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 4 | 13 | 30.8% | 56 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 213 | 352 | 60.5% | 2,667 | 7.6 | 20 | 11 | 136.7 | 36 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 106 | 128 | 1.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 15 | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 153 | 224 | 1.5 | 3 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Alabama · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA -7.33Mitch Griffis pass intercepted Yhonzae Pierre return for 27 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
- Week 2 · App State · 2&20 · Q3 · EPA +6.78(10:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete deep middle to #24 J.Dickerson caught at APP30, for 61 yards to the APP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:36, 1ST DOWN #43 N.Perez kick attempt good (H: #83 E.Huether, LS: #53 B.Shirley)
- Week 1 · Alabama · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +4.81Mitch Griffis pass complete to Tyler Johnson for 68 yds to the ALA 1 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · App State · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.37(06:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete deep right to #11 J.Melvin caught at ECU46, for 38 yards to the APP41 (#7 D.Henderson; #8 D.Walker), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · App State · 4&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.64(03:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short right to #11 J.Melvin caught at APP40, for 7 yards to the APP39 (#6 K.Conley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Alabama · 2&25 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Mitch Griffis pass complete to Jeremiah Melvin for 30 yds to the ECU 40 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · App State · 1&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.20(00:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short right to #15 J.Hamilton caught at APP00, for 7 yards to the APP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:21 #43 N.Perez kick attempt good (H: #83 E.Huether, LS: #53 B.Shirley)
- Week 2 · App State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.89(05:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short right to #15 J.Hamilton caught at ECU40, for 15 yards to the ECU47 (#7 D.Henderson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · App State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.54(03:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short left to #2 T.Johnson caught at ECU34, for 10 yards to the ECU35 (#1 J.McBurrows), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Alabama · 2&12 · Q3 · EPA +1.46Mitch Griffis pass complete to Ray Ray Joseph Jr. for 12 yds to the ECU 31 for a 1ST down
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
QB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Keyone Jenkins’s 2023 season.
Matches Keyone on
INT rate
TD rate
EPA / dropback (adj)
Differs from Keyone on
Class year (higher)
Rush usage (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jack Abraham’s path through Southern Miss.
87%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Jack on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Payton Thorne's senior season at Auburn (2023).
Matches Payton on
Weight
Differs from Payton on
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Height (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Mitch Griffis
Background
Mid-year graduate transfer from Texas Tech, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Earned undergraduate degree from Wake Forest (elementary education) in May of 2024 … Three-year time letterman (1/Texas Tech, 2/Wake Forest) … Has played in 30 career games making 10 starts … Completed...
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