Receiver, Louisiana Tech (from South Florida), 2009–⁠14

Sterling Griffin

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Opa Locka, FL

Sterling Griffin played receiver at South Florida (2009–⁠12) and Louisiana Tech (2013–⁠14).

Career highs

8catches, career highthree times; last vs. Cincinnati, 2011109receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 2011

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009South Florida1426518.9273
2011South Florida4353012.3342
2012South Florida24321.5139
2013Louisiana Tech3335710.8274
2014Louisiana Tech2940814.1278
Career1211,60313.21078

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009South Florida4WR
2010South Florida4WR
2011South Florida4WR
2012South Florida4WR
2013Louisiana Tech4WR
2014Louisiana Tech4WR6′0″

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
2013Louisiana Tech350.6326th (n=341)0.8121.94%
2014Louisiana Tech371.1799th (n=496)0.5243.27%

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

2014 Louisiana Tech 9 games, 29 catches, 408 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atOklahomaL 16–⁠48774022
Sep 6atLouisianaW 48–⁠20388178
Sep 11atNorth TexasW 42–⁠21346023
Sep 20vs.Northwestern StateL 27–⁠30672021
Sep 27atAuburnL 17–⁠45111011
Oct 18vs.UTSAW 27–⁠20670125
Nov 1vs.Western KentuckyW 59–⁠101606
Nov 22atOld DominionL 27–⁠30111011
Dec 6atMarshallL 23–⁠26130030
2013 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 33 catches, 357 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atNC StateL 14–⁠40352020
Sep 7vs.LamarW 27–⁠14525010
Sep 12vs.TulaneL 15–⁠2432609
Sep 21atKansasL 10–⁠13649010
Sep 28vs.ArmyL 16–⁠351404
Oct 5atUTEPW 38–⁠35110010
Oct 19vs.North TexasL 13–⁠28328012
Oct 26atFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠71808
Nov 9vs.Southern MissW 36–⁠132513
Nov 16atRiceL 14–⁠52280174
Nov 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠24352029
Nov 30atUTSAL 10–⁠3031807
2012 South Florida 1 game, 2 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.ChattanoogaW 34–⁠13243139
2011 South Florida 8 games, 43 catches, 530 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atNotre DameW 23–⁠20875013
Sep 10vs.Ball StateW 37–⁠7452016
Sep 17vs.Florida A&MW 70–⁠17897118
Sep 24vs.UTEPW 52–⁠24224013
Sep 29atPittsburghL 17–⁠445109042
Oct 15atUConnL 10–⁠16563022
Oct 22vs.CincinnatiL 34–⁠37873114
Dec 1vs.West VirginiaL 27–⁠30337120
2009 South Florida 8 games, 14 catches, 265 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.Charleston SouthernW 59–⁠0329013
Sep 26atFlorida StateW 17–⁠7173173
Oct 3atSyracuseW 34–⁠20115015
Oct 15vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠34119019
Oct 24atPittsburghL 14–⁠41141041
Oct 30vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠1921317
Nov 21vs.LouisvilleW 34–⁠22460022
Jan 2 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 27–⁠3115015

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

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