Receiver, Eastern Michigan (from UNLV), 2020–⁠25

Zyell Griffin

Lettered 2024 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′1″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Vancouver, WA

Zyell Griffin played receiver at UNLV (2020–⁠23) and Eastern Michigan (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

89receiving yards, career highvs. Saint Francis, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020UNLV611819.7053
2021UNLV1122320.3255
2022UNLV22311.5114
2023UNLV3248.0012
2024Eastern Michigan615125.2189
Career2853919.3489

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020UNLV6WRYr 1
2021UNLV6WRYr 2
2022UNLV6WRYr 3
2023UNLV6WRYr 4
2024Eastern Michigan6WRYr 5
2025Eastern Michigan6WRSr. (Yr 6)6′1″198

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
2020UNLV150.25––3.8–
2021UNLV160.99––15.8–
2022UNLV30.73––2.2–
2023UNLV40.73––2.9–
2024Eastern Michigan51.72––8.6–

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

2024 Eastern Michigan 4 games, 6 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atWashingtonL 9–⁠30235027
Sep 14vs.Jacksonville StateW 37–⁠34220012
Sep 21vs.Saint FrancisW 36–⁠0189189
Nov 13atOhioL 10–⁠351707
2023 UNLV 2 games, 3 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16vs.VanderbiltW 40–⁠37214012
Dec 2vs.Boise StateL 20–⁠44110010
2022 UNLV 1 game, 2 catches, 23 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 27vs.Idaho StateW 52–⁠21223114
2021 UNLV 7 games, 11 catches, 223 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonL 33–⁠35123023
Sep 11atArizona StateL 10–⁠37217011
Sep 24atFresno StateL 30–⁠38120020
Oct 2atUTSAL 17–⁠24346121
Nov 6atNew MexicoW 31–⁠171707
Nov 19vs.San Diego StateL 20–⁠28255143
Nov 26atAir ForceL 14–⁠48155055
2020 UNLV 4 games, 6 catches, 118 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 7vs.Fresno StateL 27–⁠40114014
Nov 14atSan José StateL 17–⁠34368053
Nov 27vs.WyomingL 14–⁠45114014
Dec 12atHawai’iL 21–⁠38122022

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

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