Defensive back, Texas, 2003–06
Michael Griffin
- Hometown
- Austin, TX
- Born
- Jan 4, 1985, in Austin, Texas
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Michael Griffin played defensive back at Texas (2003–06). The Tennessee Titans took Griffin in the first round, No. 19 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2005; Big 12 champions, 2005
All-America: AP second team 2006; Walter Camp second team 2006; Pro Football Weekly 2006; Rivals.com 2006; Scout.com 2006
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | 53 | 47 | 100 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 13 | 63 | 25 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| On file | 116 | 72 | 188 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2006 Texas 4 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. Iowa State | W 37–14 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Nebraska | W 22–20 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 36–10 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Kansas State | L 42–45 | 1 |
2005 Texas 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
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2004 Texas 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | at Colorado | W 31–7 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 | Combine or pro day 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ | |
| Weight | 202 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.60 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 149 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2008, 2010) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2010
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2010.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 51 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | Tennessee Titans | 15 | 64 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 86 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 67 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | Tennessee Titans | 14 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 111 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | Tennessee Titans | 15 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 149 | 734 | 7 | 25 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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