Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 39 | |
| Total | 5 | 120 | 25.1 | 1 | 39 |
#1
Joseph Griffin Jr.
Senior wide receiver for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 210 lb · Springfield, MA · Springfield Central
CFB Index 33 · #401 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Wisconsin → Massachusetts for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
120
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 1 TD · 24 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD, at Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Boston College in 2022.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to Massachusetts in 2026.
Joseph Griffin Jr.
Moves the chains on third down. Joseph Griffin Jr. has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 61 rec yds, 2 receptions against Rutgers — Week 1, 2026.
120 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20228 games
- Signed with Boston College4-star out of Springfield Central
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Massachusetts
2025–2026era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Coaching transition mid-career: Don Brown → Joe Harasymiak. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Massachusetts
2025Wisconsin
2026Massachusetts
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 60.0 YDS/g, 25.1 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 18 | 234 | 13.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 43 | 642 | 14.9 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
3 rec · 59 yds
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Dacari Collins’s 2021 season.
Matches Dacari on
Yards / reception
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Dacari on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Will Vereen’s path through South Carolina State.
Will Vereen
99%match
#3
Beau Kelly
98%
Matches Will on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryan Thompson's sophomore season at Arizona State (2021).
Matches Bryan on
Yards / reception
Weight
Height
Differs from Bryan on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Joseph Griffin Jr.
Background
2026 • Graduate Student Phil Steele's Preseason Fourth Team Athlon Sports All-MAC Third Team Offense Before Massachusetts Spent the previous two seasons at Wisconsin after playing at Boston College in 2022 and 2023. As a redshirt senior in 2025, played in four games and made one catch for five ya...
The receiver room · Massachusetts
- #8Kezion Dia-Johnson73 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Dallas Elliott32 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Ty Harding30 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Elijah Pedro18 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Joseph Griffin Jr.5 receiving yards · 2025
7 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology