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Jersey Number 20
Kee-ayre Griffin
- Position:
- RB/CB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- East Orange, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Peter's Prep
Bio
pronounced KEY-air
Moved from running back to defensive back during the 2009 season.
Honors: Invited to play in the 2012 AstroTurf NFLPA Collegiate Bowl … 2010 fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Akron game (Oct. 30, 2010).
2011: Started 12 games at corner … also played on the kickoff, punt, and field goal defense units … finished with 49 tackles, a team-best three interceptions, and two blocked kicks on the season … made a 30-yard interception return in the bowl win over Wyoming … had five tackles, including four solos and a TFL, and a blocked extra point in the win over Kent State … had two tackles, two break-ups, and an interception in the win over Army … led the Owls with eight tackles in the win over Miami … had a solo stop at Ohio … had seven tackles and a hurry at Bowling Green … had four solo tackles and a six-yard sack in the shutout of Buffalo … made four solo stops in the shutout of Ball State … had four tackles against Toledo … had four tackles in the win at Maryland … had five tackles and an interception against Penn State … had five tackles in the win at Akron … lettered.
2010: Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at corner … also played on the kickoff and kickoff return units … finished seventh on defense with 51 tackles and three break-ups … had two tackles at Miami … had two solo tackles against Ohio … led the Owls with six tackles and a TFL in the win at Kent State … had two solo tackles and blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt in the shutout of Akron for his first defensive block … named the coaches’ specialist of the game … recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff in the win at Buffalo, leading to a TU touchdown just six plays later … led the TU defense with a career-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops, in the win over Bowling Green … made six stops at Northern Illinois … had four tackles and a break-up in the win at Army … had four solo tackles and a break-up at No. 23/20 Penn State … had five tackles in the win over Connecticut … made a stunning interception in the endzone during overtime to stop Central Michigan’s final possession … added three solo tackles and a forced fumble in the win over the Chippewas … had five tackles, including a TFL, in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in 11 games … also returned kicks … moved to defensive back against Akron … … finished the season third in rushing with 335 yards and three touchdowns on 80 carries … played ironman football at Ohio … rushed 10 times for 69 yards and a touchdown while adding a solo tackle against the Bobcats … grabbed his first career interception and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown in the win over Kent State … missed the Toledo game with an injury … had two tackles and a break-up in his defensive debut in the win at Akron … had 12 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown in the win over Army … rushed 12 times for 27 yards and had a 21-yard reception in the win over Ball State … ran for 50 yards on eight carries in the win at Eastern Michigan … had six carries for 36 yards in the win over Buffalo … led the Owls with 42 yards on 11 carries and an 11-yard reception at No. 5 Penn State … also had two kickoff returns for 55 yards … returned a career-high five kickoffs for a career-high 123 yards, including a career-high 54-yard return, against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with three starts at running back ... saw action on special teams ... played on the kickoff and punt units ... one of 12 true freshmen to see game action and one of six true freshmen to see action in every game ... led the Owls in rushing for the season with 394 yards on 96 carries for five touchdowns ... scored a TD in each of his first five games on offense ... made the first start of his career in the win over Ohio and earned the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game honor twice (CMU, Ohio) ... averaged 32.8 yards per game ... made two first collegiate tackles, both solos, against Connecticut ... had a solo tackle at Buffalo ... had an assist at No. 16/15 Penn State ... only played seven games at running back, but he worked his way to the top of Temple's rushing charts ... moved to the backfield at Miami, leading TU's rushing with 36 yards on six carries ... scored first collegiate touchdown, a career-long 25-yard TD run, to put the Owls on the scoreboard first at MU ... led the offense at Central Michigan with 12 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... put TU on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter in the come-from-behind win over Ohio ... also made a 37-yard long run, his longest to date, against the Bobcats ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... rushed for a career-high 87 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 29 carries at Navy ... led TU with 11 rushes for 56 yards at Kent State ... his longest was a 21-yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had six carries for 16 yards and a 38-yard reception ... in the win over Akron, had 10 carries for 38 yards ... lettered.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Saint Peter[apos]s Preparatory School in Jersey City, N.J. ... did not play football in 2006 ... a 2005 Superprep All-Northeast Team member rated as the 19th overall prospect in the state of New Jersey ... Prep Star All-Region selection at CB ... Newark Star Ledger first-team All-State, first-team All-Non Public and first-team All-Hudson selection at RB ... Associated Press third-team All-State choice ... Rivals preseason (#32) and postseason (#25) New Jersey top 50 selection ... High School Heisman honoree from the Downtown Athletic Club and MSG Network ... carried 159 times for 1,513 yards and 26 TDs as a senior in 2005 ... helped Saint Peter[apos]s to a 12-0 record, the NJSAA Non Public Group IV state championship, and the No. 25 ranking in the USA Today High School Super 25 national poll under head coach Rich Hansen, the New Jersey State Coach of the Year ... had 36 tackles and three INTs on defense ... rushed 78 times for 976 yards and had 13 receptions for 413 yards as a junior, totaling 19 TDs ... three-year, two-way, varsity starter and three-time all-county selection.
Personal: Kee-ayre R. Griffin ... born January 9, 1988, in East Orange, N.J. ... mother is Yvette Griffin ... has two younger brothers -- Ty-Shawn (18) and Rashad (14) ... strategic and organizational communication major.
Moved from running back to defensive back during the 2009 season.
Honors: Invited to play in the 2012 AstroTurf NFLPA Collegiate Bowl … 2010 fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Akron game (Oct. 30, 2010).
2011: Started 12 games at corner … also played on the kickoff, punt, and field goal defense units … finished with 49 tackles, a team-best three interceptions, and two blocked kicks on the season … made a 30-yard interception return in the bowl win over Wyoming … had five tackles, including four solos and a TFL, and a blocked extra point in the win over Kent State … had two tackles, two break-ups, and an interception in the win over Army … led the Owls with eight tackles in the win over Miami … had a solo stop at Ohio … had seven tackles and a hurry at Bowling Green … had four solo tackles and a six-yard sack in the shutout of Buffalo … made four solo stops in the shutout of Ball State … had four tackles against Toledo … had four tackles in the win at Maryland … had five tackles and an interception against Penn State … had five tackles in the win at Akron … lettered.
2010: Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at corner … also played on the kickoff and kickoff return units … finished seventh on defense with 51 tackles and three break-ups … had two tackles at Miami … had two solo tackles against Ohio … led the Owls with six tackles and a TFL in the win at Kent State … had two solo tackles and blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt in the shutout of Akron for his first defensive block … named the coaches’ specialist of the game … recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff in the win at Buffalo, leading to a TU touchdown just six plays later … led the TU defense with a career-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops, in the win over Bowling Green … made six stops at Northern Illinois … had four tackles and a break-up in the win at Army … had four solo tackles and a break-up at No. 23/20 Penn State … had five tackles in the win over Connecticut … made a stunning interception in the endzone during overtime to stop Central Michigan’s final possession … added three solo tackles and a forced fumble in the win over the Chippewas … had five tackles, including a TFL, in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in 11 games … also returned kicks … moved to defensive back against Akron … … finished the season third in rushing with 335 yards and three touchdowns on 80 carries … played ironman football at Ohio … rushed 10 times for 69 yards and a touchdown while adding a solo tackle against the Bobcats … grabbed his first career interception and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown in the win over Kent State … missed the Toledo game with an injury … had two tackles and a break-up in his defensive debut in the win at Akron … had 12 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown in the win over Army … rushed 12 times for 27 yards and had a 21-yard reception in the win over Ball State … ran for 50 yards on eight carries in the win at Eastern Michigan … had six carries for 36 yards in the win over Buffalo … led the Owls with 42 yards on 11 carries and an 11-yard reception at No. 5 Penn State … also had two kickoff returns for 55 yards … returned a career-high five kickoffs for a career-high 123 yards, including a career-high 54-yard return, against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with three starts at running back ... saw action on special teams ... played on the kickoff and punt units ... one of 12 true freshmen to see game action and one of six true freshmen to see action in every game ... led the Owls in rushing for the season with 394 yards on 96 carries for five touchdowns ... scored a TD in each of his first five games on offense ... made the first start of his career in the win over Ohio and earned the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game honor twice (CMU, Ohio) ... averaged 32.8 yards per game ... made two first collegiate tackles, both solos, against Connecticut ... had a solo tackle at Buffalo ... had an assist at No. 16/15 Penn State ... only played seven games at running back, but he worked his way to the top of Temple's rushing charts ... moved to the backfield at Miami, leading TU's rushing with 36 yards on six carries ... scored first collegiate touchdown, a career-long 25-yard TD run, to put the Owls on the scoreboard first at MU ... led the offense at Central Michigan with 12 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... put TU on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter in the come-from-behind win over Ohio ... also made a 37-yard long run, his longest to date, against the Bobcats ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... rushed for a career-high 87 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 29 carries at Navy ... led TU with 11 rushes for 56 yards at Kent State ... his longest was a 21-yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had six carries for 16 yards and a 38-yard reception ... in the win over Akron, had 10 carries for 38 yards ... lettered.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Saint Peter[apos]s Preparatory School in Jersey City, N.J. ... did not play football in 2006 ... a 2005 Superprep All-Northeast Team member rated as the 19th overall prospect in the state of New Jersey ... Prep Star All-Region selection at CB ... Newark Star Ledger first-team All-State, first-team All-Non Public and first-team All-Hudson selection at RB ... Associated Press third-team All-State choice ... Rivals preseason (#32) and postseason (#25) New Jersey top 50 selection ... High School Heisman honoree from the Downtown Athletic Club and MSG Network ... carried 159 times for 1,513 yards and 26 TDs as a senior in 2005 ... helped Saint Peter[apos]s to a 12-0 record, the NJSAA Non Public Group IV state championship, and the No. 25 ranking in the USA Today High School Super 25 national poll under head coach Rich Hansen, the New Jersey State Coach of the Year ... had 36 tackles and three INTs on defense ... rushed 78 times for 976 yards and had 13 receptions for 413 yards as a junior, totaling 19 TDs ... three-year, two-way, varsity starter and three-time all-county selection.
Personal: Kee-ayre R. Griffin ... born January 9, 1988, in East Orange, N.J. ... mother is Yvette Griffin ... has two younger brothers -- Ty-Shawn (18) and Rashad (14) ... strategic and organizational communication major.
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