Running back, Franklin Pierce (from Rhode Island), 2022–⁠26

Jaden Griffin

Number: No. 21
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 170 lb
Class (2026): Freshman
Hometown: Clearwater, FL

Jaden Griffin plays running back for Franklin Pierce, after Rhode Island (2022–⁠24). Last time out, at Marist: 8 carries, 35 yards; 2 catches, 5 yards.

2026 so far

35 rushing yards

Last game: 8 carries, 35 yards; 2 catches, 5 yards at Marist, L 18–⁠27

Next game: vs. Pace, Oct 24

Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

124

7–⁠46–⁠511–⁠34–⁠2*

* The season in progress, so far.

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2022	Rhode Island	6	34	5.7	0	8
2023*	Rhode Island	119	124	1.0	3	24
2024	Rhode Island	6	4	0.7	0	3
2026*	Franklin Pierce	8	35	4.4	0	15
Career		139	197	1.4	3	24

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2022	Rhode Island	21	RB	Yr 1
2023	Rhode Island	21	RB	Yr 2
2024	Rhode Island	21	RB	Yr 3
2026	Franklin Pierce	21	RB	Fr. (Yr 5)	5′10″	170

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage
2022	Rhode Island (FCS)	6	0.36	–	–	2.2	–
2023	Rhode Island (FCS)	17	0.33	–	–	5.6	–
2024	Rhode Island (FCS)	5	-0.21	–	–	-1.0	–
2026	Franklin Pierce (II)	7	0.31	–	–	2.2	–

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

2026 Franklin Pierce 1 game, 35 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 4	atMarist	L 18–⁠27	8	35	0	15	2	5

No box score in the source for Sep 19 at Saint Anselm; Sep 26 vs. Bentley; Oct 3 at American International; Oct 10 at Delaware State; Oct 17 vs. Post, so those games are not listed.

2024 Rhode Island 2 games, 4 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 7	atMinnesota	L 0–⁠48	6	4	0	3	–	–
Dec 7	atMercer	L 10–⁠17	–	–	–	–	–	–

2023 Rhode Island 9 games, 124 rushing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	atGeorgia State	L 35–⁠42	1	0	0	0	–	–
Sep 8	vs.Stony Brook	W 35–⁠14	100	48	1	15	–	–
Sep 16	atMaine	W 34–⁠17	4	7	0	8	2	16
Sep 23	atVillanova	L 9–⁠35	3	17	1	14	–	–
Sep 30	vs.Bryant	W 49–⁠26	1	−2	0	0	–	–
Oct 21	atUAlbany	L 10–⁠35	2	11	1	6	3	25
Oct 28	vs.New Hampshire	W 34–⁠28	3	16	0	11	–	–
Nov 11	vs.North Carolina A&T	W 31–⁠24	4	27	0	24	–	–
Nov 18	atTowson	L 30–⁠31	1	0	0	0	1	1