Shaquill Griffin: DB · UCF · #10.
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Shaquill Griffin
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at UCF: George O'Leary and Scott Frost. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Houston, Week 9, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 14 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 2.5 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
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs South Carolina State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-51@ No. 5 Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Maryland | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-14@ Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-29@ East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-26vs Temple | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ UConn | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ Houston | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 37-6vs Tulane | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-3vs Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-35vs Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-48@ South Florida | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-31vs Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 48 | 30 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%14 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL48 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 14 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.4%
448 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCF, 48 tackles — drafted at #90 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
