Taj Griffin: RB · Oregon · #5.
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Taj Griffin
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for three head coaches at Oregon: Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart and Mario Cristobal. One game to point at: 19 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Portland State — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-24vs Bowling Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Portland State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-22vs San José State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 58-24
1 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 34-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With J. Herbert — 281 yds · 5 TD · 2 INT · 41 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · T. Brooks-James — 1 rec · 53 yds · 27 rush yds (5 car)
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 10.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 10.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
44.5%
415 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon, 879 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart, and Mario Cristobal. Multi-era developmental context.
