Kevin Griffin

Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
El Cerrito, CA
High School:
De La Salle HS

Expected to battle Jerek Rosales and Kam Dennis for starting nod at field cornerback in final season as a Mustang.

2016 -- Started all 12 games at cornerback during junior season ... recorded 36 total tackles (25 solo) ... twice matched his career high with eight tackles against both San Diego (regular season) and Montana ... tackles for lost yardage against Montana and Weber State ... returned an interception 19 yards against UC Davis late in the first quarter, setting up a Cal Poly touchdown ... pass breakups against Montana and Northern Colorado ... no tackles in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Played in all 11 games with starts in the first four contests of the season at left safety ... will move to right cornerback spot vacated by Karlton Dennis ... earned 27 tackles (12 solo), including season-high eight stops against Northern Iowa ... made 1.5 tackles for lost yardage, including one sack, in Northern Iowa contest ... recovered a fumble at Arizona State and returned an interception 10 yards against Northern Iowa ... transferred to Cal Poly in time to participate in 2015 Spring Camp and played in 2015 Spring Game, earning three tackles.

Washington State -- Griffin played in three games, including one start, as a true freshman at Washington State last fall, recording a pair of tackles ... start was against Oregon State ... Cougars finished 3-9 in 2014.

High School -- A 2014 graduate of De La Salle High School in?Concord, where as a senior under head coach Justin Alumbaugh he notched 67 total tackles (54 solo), three for lost yardage, along with three interceptions, six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... named All-State Third Team by CalHiSports.com and also earned All-Metro League (San Francisco Bay Area) honorable mention and All-East Bay Athletic League First Team ... helped his team to a 14-1 record, losing only in the state title game which snapped a 40-game winning streak ... was rated three stars by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com and was ranked as the No. 50 cornerback prospect in the country by ESPN.com ... Scout.com had him ranked as the ninth-best cornerback in the West, No. 54 in the nation and the No. 88 overall prospect in the state of California ... as a junior, Griffin was named to the All-East Bay Athletic League Second Team after recording 45 total tackles (38 solo), three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked field goal.

Personal -- Son of Derik and Jennifer Calhoun ... two brothers, Dom and DJ, who played football at Arizona State, and two sisters, Deanna and Bella ... enjoys drawing as a hobby ... lists Charles Woodson and Richard Sherman as the biggest influences on his life as an athlete because they are "great students of the game" ... born June 7, 1996, in Berkeley, Calif. --- majors in communication studies.