Michael Griffin II

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Position:
Safety
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cottage Grove, Minn.
High School:
Park H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team (2019)

2021: Earned a starting nod in all 15 games ... shared team lead with two forced fumbles and ranked third on the squad with 72 tackles ... recorded five tackles in season-opening win at Colorado State ... broke up a pass and registered four solo tackles versus Southern Illinois ... tallied five solo tackles in road win at Western Illinois ... tallied career-high 10 tackles in Hobo Day game versus Northern Iowa, a game in which he received the team's weekly Effort Award ... was credited with nine tackles against South Dakota ... closed regular season by notching six tackles and breaking up a pass versus North Dakota ... was a key defender in the postseason, posting five or more tackles in all four Football Championship Subdivision playoff games ... recorded seven tackles in second-round victory at Sacramento State ... broke up passes versus UC Davis and at Villanova and also came up with lone interception of the season versus Villanova ... signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans following the NFL Draft in April 2022

2020-21: Returned to a starting role at safety ... finished second on the team with two interceptions and fourth on the squad with 47 tackles ... opened season with two tackles and a pass breakup in road win at Northern Iowa ... registered seven tackles and broke up a pass in home win over Western Illinois ... tallied five stops in back-to-back wins over Youngstown State and at Southern Illinois ... intercepted a pass to seal conference-title-clinching win at North Dakota State ... recorded career-high nine tackles and came up with game-ending interception in Football Championship Subdivision playoff win over Southern Illinois ... was credited with six tackles, including one for loss, in national championship game versus Sam Houston

2019: Led the team in takeaways, sharing the team lead with four interceptions and adding two fumble recoveries ... started 11 of the 12 games in which he played and finished sixth on the team with 40 tackles ... credited with five tackles in Jackrabbit debut, at Minnesota ... came up with first interception and made four solo stops in Hobo Day victory over Southern Illinois to share team's Defensive Player of the Week award ... turned in strong performance at Indiana State by notching five tackles, intercepting a pass and recovering a fumble ... intercepted a pass and broke up another in both the regular season and FCS playoff matchups against Northern Iowa

2018: Redshirted after transferring from Southwest Minnesota State at the start of the spring semester ... excelled on the practice field, earning Scout Special Teams Player of the Year honors ... named squad's Scout Special Teams Player of the Week five times (North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Duquesne, Kennesaw State) and Scout Defense Player of the Week twice (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Duquesne)

BEFORE SDSU: Played two seasons at Southwest Minnesota State, including starting all 11 games for the Mustangs during the 2017 season ... ranked second on the squad with 85 tackles, adding seven pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble ... appeared in nine games with one start as a true freshman in 2016 ... put together a strong all-around prep career at Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota ... was an all-conference and all-district honoree in both football and track and field ... team captain for basketball and track and field