| Jeff Griffin |
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2007 (Sophomore):
Started five games in 2007 and played extensively in all 13 contests ... All five starts came at right tackle ... Was on the field for 628 snaps, the second-highest total among offensive linemen behind center Steve Justice ... Graded out at 83.6% and was fifth on the club with 33 knockdowns ... Season-high of 6.5 knockdown blocks vs. Virginia (Nov. 3) and Clemson (Nov. 10).
2006 (Redshirt Freshman):
Named 3rd Team Freshman All-American and ACC All-Freshman Team by The Sporting News ... Played in all 14 games and started 10 of the final 11 ... Was inserted into the starting lineup after senior Arby Jones suffered an MCL sprain at Connecticut ... Saw action on 368 snaps, about 43 percent of all offensive plays during the year ... Posted a season grade of 88 percent, third-best on the team behind first team All-ACC selections Steve Vallos and Steve Justice ... Recorded 24 knockdown blocks ... Earned a season-best grade of 95 percent at Ole Miss in his first career start ... Played a season-high 45 snaps against Virginia Tech ... Knocked down five defenders against Florida State and Virginia Tech.
2005 (True Freshman):
Redshirted the season.
Background:
Named by Florida Times-Union to the Super 11 and Super 24 ... First team All-First Coast and first team All-St. John's County ... Member of Team USA as part of the NFL Global Junior Championship ... Named honorable mention All-Florida by the Florida Sportswriters Association as a junior ... Benched 350 and squatted 470 ... His high school hosted the New England Patriots' practices during Super Bowl week in Jacksonville, Fla ... Coached by Darrell Sutherland.
Personal:
Majoring in business ... Parents, Barry and Lisa Griffin, attended Florida State ... Born April 3, 1987 ... Chose Wake Forest over offers from Central Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisville and South Florida.
