Running back, Oregon, 2015–⁠18

Taj Griffin

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Powder Springs, GA

Taj Griffin played running back at Oregon (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

110rushing yards, career highat Colorado, 201583receiving yards, career highvs. Bowling Green, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Oregon775707.4362
2016Oregon371834.9350
2017Oregon18955.3019
2018Oregon6315.209
Career1388796.4662

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Oregon1016216.2149
2016Oregon78912.7125
2017Oregon11686.2120
2018Oregon28944.5183
Career3040813.6483

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Oregon5RBFr.
2016Oregon5RBSo.
2017Oregon5RBJr.
2018Oregon5RBSr.5′11″175

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
2015Oregon890.3495th (n=268)0.1230.210%0.21
2016Oregon440.17––7.58%0.13
2017Oregon31-0.12––-3.97%–
2018Oregon80.92––7.3––

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.

Game by game

2018 Oregon 3 games, 31 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Bowling GreenW 58–⁠241401831
Sep 8vs.Portland StateW 62–⁠143190160
Sep 15vs.San José StateW 35–⁠22280–––
2017 Oregon 7 games, 11 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 16atWyomingW 49–⁠1363501201
Sep 23atArizona StateL 35–⁠37130–––
Sep 30vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠242703110
Oct 7vs.Washington StateL 10–⁠332305290
Oct 14atStanfordL 7–⁠49––––––
Oct 28vs.UtahW 41–⁠203260280
Nov 25vs.Oregon StateW 69–⁠104210–––
2016 Oregon 7 games, 183 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.UC DavisW 53–⁠282801130
Sep 10vs.VirginiaW 44–⁠26350–––
Sep 17atNebraskaL 32–⁠358681160
Sep 24vs.ColoradoL 38–⁠4192712230
Oct 8vs.WashingtonL 21–⁠7076011211
Oct 21atCaliforniaL 49–⁠526170110
Nov 5atUSCL 20–⁠452−201250
2015 Oregon 11 games, 570 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Eastern WashingtonW 61–⁠423600–––
Sep 19vs.Georgia StateW 61–⁠2814561–––
Sep 26vs.UtahL 20–⁠622560180
Oct 3atColoradoW 41–⁠241111013410
Oct 10vs.Washington StateL 38–⁠4511960–––
Oct 17atWashingtonW 26–⁠208−40–––
Nov 7vs.CaliforniaW 44–⁠2885902320
Nov 14atStanfordW 38–⁠362401491
Nov 21vs.USCW 48–⁠2852701110
Nov 27vs.Oregon StateW 52–⁠4296512210
Jan 2 ✦vs.TCUL 41–⁠474410–––

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

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