Troy University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Elgin Griffin
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 303
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Valdosta, Ga.
- High School:
- Lowndes County HS
- Prev School:
- Eastern Arizona
2020 (Senior): Played in nine games and made four starts along the defensive front … Finished the season with nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack … Best game of the season came at BYU where he recorded four tackles and a sack … Registered a quarterback hurry in the Battle for the Belt at South Alabama … Played four games on special teams on the field goal and extra-point block unit
2019 (Junior): Played in all 12 games as a reserve along the defensive front … Credited with seven tackles for the season … Season-best two stops against South Alabama; had solo tackles in five games
2017-18 (Eastern Arizona): Helped lead Eastern Arizona College to a 9-3 record and a Western States Football League championship … Earned second team all-region honors after he finished the season with 51 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks for the Monsters … As a freshman, recorded nine tackles and a tackle for loss; also recovered a fumble
High School: Named to the all-region first team following his senior season at Lowndes High School and an honorable mention all-region selection his junior year … Helped lead the Vikings to a combined 14-4 record and berths in the third round of the Georgia 7A Playoffs his junior and senior seasons … Recorded 35 tackles and three sacks his senior season … Also competed in track & field for the Vikings
Personal: Full name is Elgin Diante Griffin ... Son of Mary Ellis Griffin ... Born Feb. 20, 1998 ... Has one sister, Santana, and one brother, Ellis Jr. ... Will be first college graduate from family ... Majoring in social science
