Quentin Griffin

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Quentin Griffin
No. 22
Position:
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Nimitz (Houston, Texas)
College:Oklahoma
NFL draft:2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:656
Average:3.7
Receptions:18
Receiving yards:129
Total TDs:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Quentin LaVell Griffin (born January 12, 1981) is a former American football running back.

Early years

Griffin started his football career as a youth playing in the Humble Area Football League.

High school

Griffin starred at Nimitz High School in Houston.

College

As a sophomore at

all-purpose yards (4,973). He had an Oklahoma-record six rushing touchdowns against Texas in 2000.[1]

Professional

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m)
195 lb
(88 kg)
30 in
(0.76 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
4.50 s 1.54 s 2.55 s 4.08 s 38 in
(0.97 m)
10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
21 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[2]

Griffin was drafted by the

2003 NFL Draft.[3] He went on to appear in 16 games, including five starts in his initial two seasons in the league. He even set a Broncos franchise record in 2004 for most rushing yards in a season opener with a career-high 156 yards on 23 carries against the Kansas City Chiefs while also scoring the first three touchdowns of his pro career. His rise to the top came to a sudden halt in 2004 when he tore the ACL
in his right knee in Week 7, ending his season early.

Although he was highly productive in two seasons with the Broncos, totaling 179 rushes for 656 yards (3.7 avg.) and two touchdowns, in addition to catching 18 passes for 129 yards and one score, the injury caused him to drop to the bottom of the

. In September 2005, Denver released Griffin and then brought him back a few weeks later, only to release him again the next month, but this time for good.

In March 2006, Griffin agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs on a one-year deal, but in September 2006, he was cut from the team.

On February 23, 2007, Griffin was chosen by the

kickoff return
average.

On February 29, 2008, he was signed to a one-year plus an option year contract with the

Ken Miller was "so upset with Griffin following (the game) that he cut the former NFLer at the airport." Griffin had reportedly pulled himself out of the game early in the second quarter, telling the coaches "he didn't have any interest in playing a preseason game where he might get hurt."[4]

In July 2013, Griffin signed with the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes in Germany (GFL1). As of 2016, he is no longer on the team because the running back transitioned from playing football to coaching football.

Coaching

Griffin took his first coaching job with Missouri Southern State University. In July 2018, he left MSSU for the position of running backs coach for the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Panthers.[5] After one season at UNI, Griffin took a position as Assistant Football Coach (Running Backs) at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas.[6]

References

  1. ^ Oklahoma RB Griffin finds success with a passing team
  2. ^ "Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma, RB, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
  3. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Foord could be a find". Regina Leader-Post. June 20, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  5. ^ "UNI Football Quentin Griffin". University of Northern Iowa. July 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Football Quentin Griffin". Blinn College. July 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2022.