Keshon Griffin
DL · Senior
6'4" · 300 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Sicklerville, N.J.
- High school
- St. Joseph Academy [Hammonton]
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8544 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1073
- Class
- 2021
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in all 12 games with seven starts at defensive tackle ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) for the third time ... totaled 13 tackles with 2.5 for loss and a pass breakup ... made a tackle at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... added a stop in win over Maryland (11/8) ... in on a season-high three tackles at Illinois (11/1) ... added two stops versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss at Washington (10/10) and at Minnesota (9/27) ... posted a pass breakup and assisted tackle-for-loss versus Ohio (8/28).
2024tap to read
Played in all 13 games with four starts at defensive tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the second time ... totaled 12 tackles with 1.5 for loss and a strip sack ... added a pass breakup ... picked up a stop in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... had a strip sack on a season-high three tackles in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... made first career start versus UCLA (10/19) ... broke up a pass against Wisconsin (10/12) ... in on a pair of stops against Akron (9/7) ... recorded two tackles with one for loss versus Howard (8/29).
2023tap to read
Played in three games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... posted a tackle against Wagner (9/30) ... saw action at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) and versus Temple (9/9).
2022tap to read
Played in one game ... made collegiate debut in the win over Wagner (9/10).
2021tap to read
Did not see game action. Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Paul Sacco at St. Joseph Academy ... played along the defensive line and at tight end for the Wildcats ... helped St. Joseph to a 7-2 record and a No. 9 overall NJSIAA Non-Public ranking during abbreviated 2020 season ... finished senior year with 42 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, 16 quarterback hurries and three sacks on defense ... produced 51 tackles, 11 tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 2.5 sacks as a junior in 2019, helping St. Joseph to an appearance in the NJSIAA Group II, Non-Public final ... first team all-division as a junior by The Star-Ledger ... three-star signee and No. 11 overall prospect from New Jersey according to 247Sports ... three-star recruit and No. 28 in the Garden State by Rivals ... No. 13 player in the state by ESPN. Personal: Uncle, Octavius Gould, played running back at the University of Florida from 1986-87. Major: Communication / Rutgers Business Graduate School / Graduate School of Education
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2026 Hampshire Honor Society:
2025 Academic All-Big Ten:
2024 Academic All-Big Ten:
2023 Academic All-Big Ten:
2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with seven starts at defensive tackle ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) for the third time ... totaled 13 tackles with 2.5 for loss and a pass breakup ... made a tackle at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... added a stop in win over Maryland (11/8) ... in on a season-high three tackles at Illinois (11/1) ... added two stops versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss at Washington (10/10) and at Minnesota (9/27) ... posted a pass breakup and assisted tackle-for-loss versus Ohio (8/28).
2024 (Senior): Played in all 13 games with four starts at defensive tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the second time ... totaled 12 tackles with 1.5 for loss and a strip sack ... added a pass breakup ... picked up a stop in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... had a strip sack on a season-high three tackles in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... made first career start versus UCLA (10/19) ... broke up a pass against Wisconsin (10/12) ... in on a pair of stops against Akron (9/7) ... recorded two tackles with one for loss versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Junior): Played in three games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... posted a tackle against Wagner (9/30) ... saw action at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) and versus Temple (9/9).
2022 (Sophomore): Played in one game ... made collegiate debut in the win over Wagner (9/10).
2021 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Paul Sacco at St. Joseph Academy ... played along the defensive line and at tight end for the Wildcats ... helped St. Joseph to a 7-2 record and a No. 9 overall NJSIAA Non-Public ranking during abbreviated 2020 season ... finished senior year with 42 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, 16 quarterback hurries and three sacks on defense ... produced 51 tackles, 11 tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 2.5 sacks as a junior in 2019, helping St. Joseph to an appearance in the NJSIAA Group II, Non-Public final ... first team all-division as a junior by The Star-Ledger ... three-star signee and No. 11 overall prospect from New Jersey according to 247Sports ... three-star recruit and No. 28 in the Garden State by Rivals ... No. 13 player in the state by ESPN.
Personal: Uncle, Octavius Gould, played running back at the University of Florida from 1986-87.
Major: Communication / Rutgers Business Graduate School / Graduate School of Education