#12

Joseph Griffin Jr.

WR · Massachusetts · R-Jr. · #12

Transferred Wisconsin → Massachusetts for 2026
R-Jr. · Springfield, Mass. → Springfield Central
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Joseph Griffin Jr.

WR · Wisconsin · Jr · #12

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Massachusetts
2023
Massachusetts
2025
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Don Brown → Joe Harasymiak. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Massachusetts

2025Wisconsin
2026Massachusetts

2025 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

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Wisconsin155.00--
2023Boston College1928314.90--
2022Boston College1823413.05--
Career3852213.75--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

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.

Clemson · 2021

#2

Daniel Arias

Colorado · 2022

66%
#3

Kaden Prather

West Virginia · 2021

NFL Rd 7
66%
#4

Quincy Brown

TCU · 2021

64%
#5

Hal Presley

Baylor · 2023

63%

Matches Dacari on

Yards / reception
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Dacari on

Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Will Vereen’s path through South Carolina State.

Will Vereen

99%match

South Carolina State · 2021

#2

Hayden Eligon II

Northwestern · 2025

98%
#3

Beau Kelly

Portland State · 2022

98%
#4

Tre Nixon

UCF · 2020

NFL Rd 7
98%
#5

Michael Jefferson

Louisiana · 2022

All-Sun Belt
97%

Matches Will on

Yards per reception
20222023

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryan Thompson's sophomore season at Arizona State (2021).

Arizona State · 2021

#2

Craig Burt Jr.

Western Kentucky · 2021

66%
#3

Daniel Arias

Colorado · 2021

66%
#4

Eli Pancol

Duke · 2021

66%
#5

Isaiah Horton

Miami · 2023

65%

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.

#1

Hayden Eligon II

Northwestern · 2025

98%
#2

Michael Jefferson

Louisiana · 2021

97%
#3

Dylan Wright

Minnesota · 2021

90%
#4

Leland Smith

San José State · 2025

90%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #3447

Final rank
#3590
Avg #3536.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #3447 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
2342022
2832023
5.02025

-98%

Sharp dropoff (-98%) — career inflection point.

Background

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 yards against MTSU. Did not appear in any games for the Badgers in 2024. At Boston College in 2023, pla...

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