Stephen Griffin: DB · NC State · #21.
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Stephen Griffin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Clemson — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-6vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-0vs Western Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-44@ West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-23vs Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-31@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 16-10vs Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-45@ Boston College | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-44@ No. 23 Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-55vs No. 4 Clemson | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-34vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 26-28@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-41vs North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL32 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
52.9%
463 pass / 412 run
Plays / game
72.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Tennessee and NC State, 86 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2019
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Jones and Dave Doeren.
