Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · New Augusta, MS · Perry Central
Nick Griffin: RB · Mississippi State · #7.
Nick Griffin
On tape: 45 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Southern Miss, Week 1, 2014.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
7.3% of carries overall (39/535) → 15.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/96) — 6.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (20.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 39 | 157 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 39 | 157 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Southern Miss | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 47-34vs UAB | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-3@ South Alabama | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-29@ No. 8 LSU | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-31vs No. 6 Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23vs No. 2 Auburn | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31@ Kentucky | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-10vs Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-16vs UT Martin | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-0vs Vanderbilt | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 39 | 157 | 4.0 | 1 | 24 |
Week 1 · 2014
W 49-0
45 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Southern Miss.
With D. Prescott — 284 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 59.7 · 23 rush yds (8 car) · D. Bell — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 15.6 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 16.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 14.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 18.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
42.9%
423 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
75.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2014
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Mississippi State, 157 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Mullen.
