Elgin Griffin: DT · Troy · #90.
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Elgin Griffin
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the same defensive front at Troy. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Southern Miss — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 21-9@ Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-23@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-35@ No. 24 Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs No. 24 Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%4 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
6%1 hurry18 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Chip Lindsey — 15-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Lindsey
Pass share
54.1%
419 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
64.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Troy, 34 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chip Lindsey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
