Receiver, Northwestern State (from New Mexico), 2017–21
Jay Griffin IV
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 163 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Huntsville, TX
Jay Griffin IV played receiver at New Mexico (2017–21) and Northwestern State (2021).
Career highs
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| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 29 | 393 | 13.6 | 4 | 71 |
| 2018 | New Mexico | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 0 | 34 |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 13 | 118 | 9.1 | 0 | 25 |
| Career | 63 | 694 | 11.0 | 4 | 71 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 23 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | New Mexico | 23 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | New Mexico | 23 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | New Mexico | 23 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | New Mexico | 23 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | ||
| 2021 | Northwestern State | 23 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 163 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 50 | 0.52 | 50th (n=507) | 0.52 | 25.9 | 7% |
| 2018 | New Mexico | 31 | 0.20 | 9th (n=497) | 0.53 | 6.2 | 4% |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 32 | -0.22 | 1st (n=499) | 0.54 | -7.2 | 7% |
| 2021 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 1 | 4.10 | – | – | 4.1 | – |
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
2021 Northwestern State 1 game, 1 return, 25 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 14–44 | – | – | – | – | 43 |
2019 New Mexico 6 games, 13 catches, 118 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 39–31 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 14–66 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 55–52 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 10–17 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 21–32 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 31–45 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10 | – |
2018 New Mexico 12 games, 21 catches, 183 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 62–30 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 14–45 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 42–25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 43–52 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 50–14 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 18–20 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 7–38 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 19–61 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 23–31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 24–42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 14–45 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 3–31 | – | – | – | – | – |
2017 New Mexico 12 games, 29 catches, 393 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 38–14 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 28–30 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 20 | 61 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 14–28 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 16–13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 56–38 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 71 | 4 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 0–38 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 24–27 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 3–42 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 10–24 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 14–55 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 35–38 | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 10–35 | 6 | 110 | 1 | 62 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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