Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Kylon Griffin
Senior safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Montgomery, AL · Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School
CFB Index 34 · #405 of 537 safetiesMedium confidence
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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1019 nationally · Signed with Clemson
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2022.
Kylon Griffin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent four seasons in the Clemson secondary. One game to point at: 2 tackles against LSU — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–20
0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackles
With T. Reynolds — 215 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.7 · 26 rush yds (11 car) · J. Smith — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 28-15 over that span.
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026Clemson2-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
46.4%
85 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
34 · #405 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #405 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Virgil Marshall’s 2023 season.
Matches Virgil on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Interceptions
Differs from Virgil on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Virgil Marshall's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2023).
97%match
Matches Virgil on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kylon Griffin
The secondary · Clemson
- #22Corey Myrick91 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerome Carter76 tackles · 2025
- #5Ronan Hanafin64 tackles · 2025
- #2Ashton Hampton45 tackles · 2025
- #18Kylon Griffin7 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology