Kicker, Illinois (from Texas Tech), 2018–⁠23

Caleb Griffin

Lettered 2022–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Danville, IL

Caleb Griffin played kicker at Texas Tech (2018) and Illinois (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

3field goals, career hightwice; last vs. Northwestern, 2023

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2020Illinois11100.02858
2022Illinois141973.7523274
2023Illinois141973.7532466
Career293974.45361148

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Texas Tech5PK
2019Illinois5PKRS
2020Illinois5PKFr.
2021Illinois5PKSo.
2022Illinois5PKJr.
2023Illinois5PKSr.6′3″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2020Illinois––––––0.3 (1 att.)
2022Illinois––––––0.9 (19 att.)
2023Illinois––––––2.5 (19 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Illinois 12 games, 14 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.ToledoW 30–⁠28112936
Sep 8atKansasL 23–⁠3400011
Sep 16vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠3001011
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 23–⁠17114425
Sep 30atPurdueL 19–⁠44225317
Oct 6vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠2001011
Oct 14atMarylandW 27–⁠24234339
Oct 21vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠2500033
Nov 4atMinnesotaW 27–⁠2601033
Nov 11vs.IndianaW 48–⁠453327312
Nov 18atIowaL 13–⁠15235217
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 43–⁠453342211
2022 Illinois 11 games, 14 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 27vs.WyomingW 38–⁠6132758
Sep 2atIndianaL 20–⁠23224828
Sep 10vs.VirginiaW 24–⁠3132336
Sep 22vs.ChattanoogaW 31–⁠0113447
Oct 1atWisconsinW 34–⁠102244410
Oct 29atNebraskaW 26–⁠9224128
Nov 5vs.Michigan StateL 15–⁠2300011
Nov 12vs.PurdueL 24–⁠31113836
Nov 19atMichiganL 17–⁠19112925
Nov 26atNorthwesternW 41–⁠32243511
Jan 2 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 10–⁠19125214
2021 Illinois 1 game, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 6atMinnesotaW 14–⁠6–––––
2020 Illinois 3 games, 1 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 31vs.PurdueL 24–⁠31112836
Nov 7vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠4100022
Dec 5vs.IowaL 21–⁠35–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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