Running back, Massachusetts (from Vanderbilt, UTSA), 2020–⁠25

Rocko Griffin

Number
No. 24
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Rincon, GA

Rocko Griffin played running back at Vanderbilt (2020–⁠22), UTSA (2023–⁠24) and Massachusetts (2025).

Career highs

117rushing yards, career highat Ole Miss, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Vanderbilt35912.6015
2021Vanderbilt1455173.6436
2022Vanderbilt9869.6134
2023UTSA914835.3669
2024UTSA17442.6017
2025Massachusetts532454.6243
Career3501,4664.21369

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Vanderbilt133.003
2021Vanderbilt10414.1016
2023UTSA9303.307
2024UTSA3165.308
2025Massachusetts10616.1018
Career331514.6018

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Vanderbilt100
2021Vanderbilt3380
2022Vanderbilt1160
Career5540

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Vanderbilt24RBYr 1
2021Vanderbilt24RBYr 2
2022Vanderbilt24RBYr 3
2023UTSA24RBYr 4
2024UTSA24RBYr 5
2025Massachusetts24RBJr. (Yr 6)5′9″200

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Vanderbilt35-0.27––-9.69%0.01
2021Vanderbilt154-0.054th (n=277)0.16-7.524%0.07
2022Vanderbilt50.73––3.7––
2023UTSA990.0928th (n=450)0.179.411%0.20
2024UTSA20-0.15––-2.97%–
2025Massachusetts720.0124th (n=576)0.100.512%0.17

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Massachusetts31%2.300.701.6021%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Massachusetts 9 games, 245 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.TempleL 10–⁠421094141––
Sep 6vs.BryantL 26–⁠271020091−1
Sep 13atIowaL 7–⁠4710280829
Sep 27atMissouriL 6–⁠4252307––
Oct 25atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠38756143427
Nov 4atAkronL 10–⁠443−502118
Nov 12vs.Northern IllinoisL 3–⁠453503––
Nov 18atOhioL 14–⁠422−20128
Nov 25vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠45326020––
2024 UTSA 4 games, 44 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Kennesaw StateW 28–⁠1651206––
Sep 7atTexas StateL 10–⁠49670314
Sep 14atTexasL 7–⁠56516017212
Sep 21vs.Houston ChristianW 45–⁠71909––
2023 UTSA 12 games, 483 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atHoustonL 14–⁠175604––
Sep 9vs.Texas StateW 20–⁠13322120––
Sep 15vs.ArmyL 29–⁠37753020––
Sep 23atTennesseeL 14–⁠4561404310
Oct 7atTempleW 49–⁠3442108––
Oct 21atFlorida AtlanticW 36–⁠101653112––
Oct 28vs.East CarolinaW 41–⁠2758006910
Nov 4atNorth TexasW 37–⁠291065129––
Nov 11vs.RiceW 34–⁠141281126––
Nov 17vs.South FloridaW 49–⁠2182001217
Nov 24atTulaneL 16–⁠29425123311
Dec 19 ✦vs.MarshallW 35–⁠17114311712
2022 Vanderbilt 3 games, 86 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27atHawai’iW 63–⁠10563134––
Sep 24atAlabamaL 3–⁠55319012––
Oct 8vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠521404––
2021 Vanderbilt 9 games, 517 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11atColorado StateW 24–⁠2192409––
Sep 18vs.StanfordL 23–⁠411910703611
Sep 25vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠62870226
Oct 2vs.UConnW 30–⁠281977114210
Oct 9atFloridaL 0–⁠429120617
Oct 16atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠211857113––
Oct 23vs.Mississippi StateL 6–⁠45712042−1
Nov 20atOle MissL 17–⁠3126117114218
Nov 27atTennesseeL 21–⁠4530104115––
2020 Vanderbilt 5 games, 91 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 31vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠546220713
Nov 7atMississippi StateL 17–⁠24131907––
Nov 14atKentuckyL 35–⁠3861506––
Nov 21vs.FloridaL 17–⁠38525015––
Dec 12vs.TennesseeL 17–⁠4251008––

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

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