Last confirmed: Florida International, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · Starke, FL · Bradford
Ya'Keem Griner: TE · Florida International · #80.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ya'Keem Griner
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Florida International. A game that shows it: 64 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Louisiana Tech — Week 4, 2015.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Florida International | 21 | 225 | 10.7 | 2 |
| 2014 | Florida International | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 319 | 10.6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-14@ UCF | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-36@ Indiana | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-14vs North Carolina Central | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Louisiana Tech | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 52-12vs UTEP | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-42@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 21 | 225 | 10.7 | 2 | 47 |
Week 4 · 2015
L 17-27
7 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD
With S. Wilson — 39.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 48 long · A. McGough — 263 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 51.5
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Ron Turner — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 45.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 33.5 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 37.5 | 10.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ron Turner
Pass share
53.9%
440 pass / 376 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2015
More catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida International, 319 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mario Cristobal → Ron Turner. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
