Sacramento State · W 35-6
No catches.
Eastern Michigan · L 14-38
No catches.
Miami (OH) · L 19-20
No catches.
Buffalo · L 18-25
No catches.
Griffin has catches in 4 of Massachusetts’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Joseph Griffin Jr.
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 77 receiving yards and 4 receptions against UConn — Week 8, 2026.
211 receiving yards · 12 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UConn on Oct. 23: 4 catches for 77 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 4 games drawn here: 12 catches for 211 yards. Massachusetts has thrown to him 22 times in 105 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 12 | 211 | 17.6 | 1 | 41 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 0 | 38 |
| 2022 | Boston College | 18 | 234 | 13.0 | 5 | 36 |
| Career | 50 | 733 | 14.7 | 6 | 41 |
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 8 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | -- |
| Career | 8 |
Last game (Wk 8): 77 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 41 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Total | 12 | 211 | 17.6 | 1 | 41 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 37-21
at Rutgers
2 rec · 61 yds · 1 TD
With W. Watson III — 197 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.3 · 40 rush yds (6 car) · E. Phillipson — 57.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
418th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2412% of team targetsCatch rate
50%12 of 24 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
50% catch rate on 24 targets · 12% of the team's targets · 30% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 36.5 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 69.0 | 24.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 44.7 | 18.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 77.0 | 19.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jeff Hafley, Luke Fickell and Joe Harasymiak.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Massachusetts
