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

6catches, career highat San Diego State, 2017110receiving yards, career highat San Diego State, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017New Mexico2939313.6471
2018New Mexico211838.7034
2019New Mexico131189.1025
Career6369411.0471

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017New Mexico23WRYr 1
2018New Mexico23WRYr 2
2019New Mexico23WRYr 3
2020New Mexico23WRYr 4
2021New Mexico23WRSr. (Yr 5)
2021Northwestern State23WRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017New Mexico500.5250th (n=507)0.5225.97%
2018New Mexico310.209th (n=497)0.536.24%
2019New Mexico32-0.221st (n=499)0.54-7.27%
2021Northwestern State (FCS)14.10––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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atNorth TexasL 14–⁠44––––43
2019 New Mexico 6 games, 13 catches, 118 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Sam HoustonW 39–⁠312360252
Sep 14atNotre DameL 14–⁠663270148
Sep 21vs.New Mexico StateW 55–⁠521−200–
Sep 28atLibertyL 10–⁠172280142
Oct 4atSan José StateL 21–⁠32110010–
Oct 26vs.Hawai’iL 31–⁠45419010–
2018 New Mexico 12 games, 21 catches, 183 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Incarnate WordW 62–⁠30243034–
Sep 8atWisconsinL 14–⁠45334015–
Sep 15atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠251303–
Sep 29vs.LibertyL 43–⁠52113013–
Oct 6atUNLVW 50–⁠143300139
Oct 13atColorado StateL 18–⁠201−100–
Oct 20vs.Fresno StateL 7–⁠38214011–
Oct 27atUtah StateL 19–⁠61330020–
Nov 3vs.San Diego StateL 23–⁠31210012–
Nov 10atAir ForceL 24–⁠422808–
Nov 16vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠451−100–
Nov 24vs.WyomingL 3–⁠31–––––
2017 New Mexico 12 games, 29 catches, 393 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Abilene ChristianW 38–⁠14236137–
Sep 9vs.New Mexico StateL 28–⁠3059512061
Sep 14atBoise StateL 14–⁠28––––7
Sep 23atTulsaW 16–⁠13130320
Sep 30vs.Air ForceW 56–⁠382751714
Oct 14atFresno StateL 0–⁠38213087
Oct 20vs.Colorado StateL 24–⁠27––––3
Oct 28atWyomingL 3–⁠4221106–
Nov 4vs.Utah StateL 10–⁠24535010–
Nov 11atTexas A&ML 14–⁠5541507–
Nov 17vs.UNLVL 35–⁠38––––14
Nov 24atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠3561101620

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

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