Tight end, Arkansas State, 2011–⁠15

Darion Griswold

Number
No. 19
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Dumas, AR

Darion Griswold played tight end at Arkansas State (2011–⁠15).

Career highs

89receiving yards, career highvs. Idaho, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Idaho, 2013

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Arkansas State1017217.2029
2013Arkansas State2431213.0337
2014Arkansas State1822112.3425
2015Arkansas State1318714.4240
Career6589213.7940

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Arkansas State19TE
2012Arkansas State19TE
2013Arkansas State19TE
2014Arkansas State19TE
2015Arkansas State19TE6′5″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Arkansas State240.74––17.83%
2014Arkansas State300.4235th (n=496)0.5212.74%
2015Arkansas State171.00––17.0–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Arkansas State 11 games, 13 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atUSCL 6–⁠55246040–
Sep 19vs.Missouri StateW 70–⁠7339119–
Oct 3vs.IdahoW 49–⁠35123023–
Oct 13atSouth AlabamaW 49–⁠311909–
Oct 20vs.LouisianaW 37–⁠27213111–
Oct 31vs.Georgia StateW 48–⁠34116016–
Nov 5atApp StateW 40–⁠27115015–
Nov 14atUL MonroeW 59–⁠21–––––
Nov 28atNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠281707–
Dec 5vs.Texas StateW 55–⁠171190194
Dec 19 ✦vs.Louisiana TechL 28–⁠47–––––
2014 Arkansas State 10 games, 18 catches, 221 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Montana StateW 37–⁠10228123–
Sep 6atTennesseeL 19–⁠3421709–
Sep 13atMiamiL 20–⁠41221011–
Sep 20vs.Utah StateW 21–⁠14468023–
Oct 11atGeorgia StateW 52–⁠101717–
Nov 1atIdahoW 44–⁠2821508–
Nov 8vs.South AlabamaW 45–⁠10–––––
Nov 15vs.App StateL 32–⁠37231121–
Nov 20atTexas StateL 27–⁠45125025–
Jan 4 ✦vs.ToledoL 44–⁠632916–
2013 Arkansas State 11 games, 24 catches, 312 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 62–⁠11114014–
Sep 7atAuburnL 9–⁠38546016–
Sep 12vs.TroyW 41–⁠34240029–
Sep 21atMemphisL 7–⁠31120020–
Sep 28atMissouriL 19–⁠4132109–
Oct 12vs.IdahoW 48–⁠24589237–
Nov 2atSouth AlabamaW 17–⁠16117017–
Nov 9atUL MonroeW 42–⁠141404–
Nov 16vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠2131806–
Nov 23vs.Georgia StateW 35–⁠33132132–
Jan 5 ✦vs.Ball StateW 23–⁠20111011–
2012 Arkansas State 6 games, 10 catches, 172 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atOregonL 34–⁠57126026–
Sep 8vs.MemphisW 33–⁠28113013–
Oct 4atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠20351029–
Oct 13vs.South AlabamaW 36–⁠29111011–
Oct 23atLouisianaW 50–⁠27117017–
Jan 6 ✦vs.Kent StateW 17–⁠13354024–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 9–⁠29).

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