Jam Griffin

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Rome, Ga.
High School:
Rome

2024 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in the first five games of the season
• Carried the ball 73 times for 450 yards, an average of 6.2 yards per carry
• Also caught five passes for 26 yards
• Opened the season with a career-high 160 yards on 20 carries against Idaho State. Scored two touchdowns in the win
• Posted a second 100-yard effort with 137 yards on 22 carries versus Purdue
• Scored solo touchdowns versus San Diego State and Purdue
• Ran for 89 yards on 18 rushes at San Diego State

OLE MISS
• Played in 12 games in his lone season at Ole Miss
• Ran the ball seven times, totaling 39 yards
• Made three tackles on special teams
• Posted a season-high 20 rushing yards on two carries against Vanderbilt

2022 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 12 games, making one start
• Ran for 488 yards on 86 carries, a 5.7-yard per rush average. Scored four rushing touchdowns. Added four receptions for 25 yards
• Ran for touchdowns in back-to-back games versus Montana State and USC. Totaled 84 yards on 12 carries against the Trojans
• Finished with 75 yards on 13 carries at Stanford
• Ran seven times for 48 yards versus Colorado. Added two receptions for 25 yards against the Buffaloes, including a season-long 19 yarder
• Posted one touchdown in the win over California
• Ran the ball eight times for 75 yards in the come-from-behind victory over Oregon
• Scored on a 2-yard carry versus Florida in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

GEORGIA TECH
• Played in 21 games over three seasons
• Totaled 91 rushing attempts for 377 yards and two touchdowns. Also caught six passes for 72 yards
• Scored rushing touchdowns versus Syracuse and Louisville during the 2020 season

ROME HIGH SCHOOL
• Letterwinner for head coach John Reid
• Rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals
• First-team all-America selection by USA Today as a senior in 2018
• 2018 Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year
• 2018 Georgia 5A Offensive Player of the Year
• One of 10 nominees for MaxPreps 2018 National Player of the Year
• Nominated for the USA Today Super 25 Top Star poll as a senior, which highlights the top high-school football players in the nation
• Three-time all-state performer – first-team as a senior in 2018 and second-team as a junior in ’17 and as a sophomore in ‘16
• Three-time all-region honoree
• Rushed for 6,400 yards on 781 carries for 104 touchdowns over the course of his prep career
• Also hauled in 40 receptions for 563 yards and seven touchdowns
• Finished his high-school career with 7,569 all-purpose yards and 113 total touchdowns
• Eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in each of his final three seasons of play
• Ran for 2,815 yards – the fifth-highest single-season total in Georgia history – on 288 carries with 38 touchdowns (all career highs) as a senior in 2018
• Averaged 201.1 rushing yards per game and 9.8 yards per carry during his senior campaign
• Also tallied 11 receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns as a senior
• Named the Touchdown Club of Atlanta’s Back of the Week after running for 339 yards and two TDs on 24 carries in a 62-14 win over East Paulding
• As a junior, rushed 178 times for 1,276 yards and 28 touchdowns
• Hauled in a career-high 213 receiving yards on 13 receptions during junior campaign
• As a sophomore, gained 1,443 yards and scored 25 touchdowns on 201 carries
• Notched career highs with 14 receptions and four receiving touchdowns as a sophomore
• Also performed kick- and punt-return duties, amassing 241 yards total between the two

PERSONAL
• One of five siblings
• Brother, Ja’Quon, is a redshirt sophomore defensive lineman at Georgia Tech
• Brother, Jaylen, is a linebacker at Virginia Tech
• Brother, Ja’Kolbi, played defensive back at Georgia Military College
• Father, Tyrone, played football at UAB
• Majoring in sociology