Last confirmed: UCF, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 223 lb · St. Petersburg, FL · Lakewood
Shaquem Griffin: LB · UCF · #18.
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Shaquem Griffin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the UCF linebacker corps. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Auburn — Bowl, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 13.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 19
Sports Illustrated Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-17vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-13vs Memphis | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-23@ Cincinnati | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 63-21vs East Carolina | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-21@ Navy | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 73-33vs Austin Peay | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24@ SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-24vs UConn | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-19@ Temple | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-42vs No. 22 South Florida | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 62-55vs No. 16 Memphis | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | W 34-27@ No. 7 Auburn | 12 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 43 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 |
Bowl · 2017
W 34-27
vs Auburn · neutral site
1.5 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%14 TFLSack rate
9%7 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups74 tackles · 13.5 for loss · 7 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Scott Frost, all run-leaning offenses — 19-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.6%
424 pass / 485 run
Plays / game
69.9
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCF, 160 tackles — drafted at #141 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 9th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 9th NFL season
