Tight end, Florida International, 2011–⁠15

Ya’Keem Griner

Number
No. 80
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Starke, FL

Ya’Keem Griner played tight end at Florida International (2011–⁠15).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Louisiana Tech, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Florida International911312.6026
2013Florida International1415811.3237
2014Florida International99410.4028
2015Florida International2122510.7247
Career5359011.1447

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

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
2013Florida International180.28––5.0–
2014Florida International110.13––1.5–
2015Florida International260.93––24.06%

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

2015 Florida International 6 games, 21 catches, 225 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atUCFW 15–⁠14455147–
Sep 12atIndianaL 22–⁠3621106–
Sep 19vs.North Carolina CentralW 39–⁠14555022–
Sep 26atLouisiana TechL 17–⁠27764117–
Oct 10vs.UTEPW 52–⁠12236019–
Oct 17atMiddle TennesseeL 34–⁠421404–
2014 Florida International 5 games, 9 catches, 94 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Bethune-CookmanL 12–⁠14336028–
Sep 6vs.WagnerW 34–⁠31909–
Sep 13vs.PittsburghL 25–⁠421909–
Sep 20vs.LouisvilleL 3–⁠3421508–
Oct 2vs.Florida AtlanticW 38–⁠10225020–
2013 Florida International 8 games, 14 catches, 158 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 21atLouisvilleL 0–⁠72113013–
Oct 5atSouthern MissW 24–⁠23245037–
Oct 12vs.UABL 24–⁠27565120–
Oct 26vs.Louisiana TechL 7–⁠231505–
Nov 2vs.East CarolinaL 13–⁠342807–
Nov 9atMiddle TennesseeL 0–⁠48110010–
Nov 16atUTEPL 10–⁠33––––4
Nov 23vs.MarshallL 10–⁠48212110–
2012 Florida International 6 games, 9 catches, 113 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atDukeL 26–⁠461606–
Sep 15atUCFL 20–⁠33126026–
Sep 22vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠28454018–
Sep 29atLouisianaL 20–⁠481707–
Oct 13vs.Middle TennesseeL 30–⁠341808–
Nov 24vs.UL MonroeL 17–⁠23112012–

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

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