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2023 Football Roster

Tiffany Henry, Coastal Football

3 Ja'Quon Griffin

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 270
  • Class Super Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Rome, Ga.

Biography

Graduated in May 2023 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Honors
2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team



2023 (Super Senior)
  • Earned a spot on the 2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Was named to the 2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
  • Named to the 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt fourth team
  • Played in nine games on the season along the defensive line
  • Recorded 20 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and a QB hurry on the season 
  • Career-high seven tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss against Georgia State (Sept. 21)
  • Four tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss against Jacksonville State (Sept. 9)

2022 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Played in all 13 games on the season along the defensive line
  • Made one start on the season in the season opener versus Army (Sept. 3)
  • Was second on the team with 5.5 sacks on the season
  • Ranked fourth on the team with 8.0 tackles-for-loss on the year
  • Totaled 23 tackles, four quarterback hurries, and forced one fumble overall
  • Recorded a season-high four tackles in three different games on the season
  • Tallied four tackles in his CCU debut versus Army (Sept. 3) in the season opener
  • Also had four stops, as well as 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sacks in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Finished with four tackles and 1.0 sacks in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)
  • Totaled two tackles, 1.5 sacks, and forced a fumble in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29)
  • Added 1.0 sack in the home win over Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Had one tackle and two quarterback hurries in the home victory over Buffalo (Sept. 17)
  • Tallied two tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in wins over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) and Georgia State (Sept. 22)
  • Took part in 2022 spring practice at Coastal
  • Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2022
  • Named the team's Academic Player of the Week on March 20, 2022
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester


Prior to Coastal Carolina
 
2021 (Redshirt Junior) at Georgia Tech
  • Played in 10 games on the season for the Yellow Jackets
  • Lined up along the defensive line and totaled nine tackles, including six solo tackles
  • Also had 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks on the season
  • Had a season-high four tackles versus Virginia Tech (Oct. 30)
 
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore) at Georgia Tech
  • Appeared in all 10 games and started four contests at defensive tackle
  • Finished third on the team among defensive linemen with 20 total tackles
  • Was tied for third on the squad with 2.0 sacks
  • Ranked fifth on the team with 3.5 tackles-for-loss
  • Made his first career start in the season opener at Florida State (Sept. 12)
  • Had a career-high five tackles, including one tackle-for-loss, at Syracuse (Sept. 26)
  • Recorded three tackles, including a sack, against eventual ACC champion and College Football Playoff participant Clemson (Oct. 17)
  • Made four stops at NC State (Dec. 5)
  • Notched a second sack of the year in the season finale versus Pitt (Dec. 10)

2019 (Redshirt Freshman) at Georgia Tech
  • Played in 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman
  • Finished the season with 14 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss off 2.5 sacks for 13 yards
  • Also recorded one quarterback hurry and forced a fumble
  • Recorded multiple tackles in three games – three versus The Citadel (Sept. 14), two versus North Carolina (Oct. 5), and four at Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 19)
  • In addition to four tackles at Miami (Fla.), also made his first career sack for a loss of four yards and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown
  • Registered a tackle in five straight games – four at Miami (Fla.), one versus Pitt (Nov. 2), one at Virginia (Nov. 9), one versus Virginia Tech (Nov. 16), and one versus NC State (Nov. 21)
  • Tallied a second sack on the season, this time for five yards at Virginia
  • Also recorded a half-sack at home against Virginia Tech and NC State

2018 (Freshman) at Georgia Tech
  • Redshirt season
  • Saw action in two games, playing in wins over Alcorn State (Sept. 1) and North Carolina (Nov. 3)
  • Recorded two tackles on the season, both coming in the season opener versus Alcorn State
  • Was one of 13 true freshmen to see game action for the Yellow Jackets on the year

High School
  • Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports/Scout, and Rivals
  • A three-time all-state honoree
  • Also a three-time first-team all-region selection
  • Named the Region 7-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
  • A three-year letterwinner at Rome High School for head coach John Reid
  • Served as team captain as a senior
  • Helped lead Rome H.S. to back-to-back Georgia 5A state championships as a junior and senior (2016 and 2017)
  • Recorded 6.5 sacks and 12.0 tackles-for-loss as a senior in 2017, while anchoring a dominant Rome defense that allowed only 30 points in 15 games, en route to a perfect 15-0 record
  • Brother, Jamious, played football at Alabama
  • Another brother, Jaylen, played football at Virginia Tech
  • Older brother, Ja'Kolbi, played football at Georgia Military College
  • Father, Tyrone, played football at UAB

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2022Redshirt Senior

    DT
    6'0" 255 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Super Senior

    DL
    6'0" 270 lbs
    3