Tight end for Florida International. 2015: 21 catches, 225 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · Starke, FL
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 2233 nationally · Signed with Florida International
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2015 tight end for Florida International. 2015: 21 catches, 225 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Ya'Keem Griner
A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Florida International. The receipt: 64 rec yds, 7 receptions against Louisiana Tech — Week 4, 2015.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida International, 319 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ron Turner — 9-15 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 45.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 33.5 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 37.5 | 10.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2015
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Florida International | 21 | 225 | 10.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2014 | Florida International | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 319 | 10.6 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2015
W 39–14
5 rec · 55 yds
Dominant 25-point win at home against North Carolina Central.
With A. McGough — 242 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 84.9 · 77 rush yds (8 car) · S. Wilson — 46 AVG · 51 LONG · 3 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-14@ UCF | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-36@ Indiana | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-14vs North Carolina Central | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Louisiana Tech | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 52-12vs UTEP | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-42@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 21 | 225 | 10.2 | 2 | 47 |