Tommy Griffin

Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Corona del Mar, CA
High School:
Corona del Mar HS

Opens fall camp No. 1 on the preseason depth chart at field safety in the defensive secondary at Cal Poly.

2021 -- As a true freshman, played in 10 of Cal Poly's 11 games with five starts at a safety position ... missed Sacramento State game due to injury ... his five starts were in final six games of year ... recorded 36 total tackles, including 30 solo stops ... season-high eight tackles against South Dakota and added six tackles versus both UC Davis and Idaho State ... one tackle for lost yardage against Weber State, a loss of seven yards and forcing a fumble which was recovered by Aaron Cooper and led to a Cal Poly touchdown in the first quarter ... four pass breakups for season, including two at Portland State.

High School -- One of three Corona del Mar High School signees to choose Cal Poly (the others are Jake Trachtman and Thomas Bouda), Griffin's career totals with the Sea Kings include 130 tackles and 34 catches for 536 yards and 10 touchdowns in three seasons ... as a junior under head coach Dan O'Shea in 2019, Griffin notched 64 tackles (30 solo), including 4.5 for lost yardage, along with three interceptions, 19 pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... his interception with two seconds remaining clinched Corona del Mar's state championship in the 1-A Division, capping a perfect 16-0 season ... Sea Kings were champions of the Sunset League and also earned a CIF-Southern Section Division 3 title ... Griffin was named first-team All-Sunset League, first-team all-Orange County, first-team All-CIF-Southern Section Division 3 and landed on the Daily Pilot Dream Team ... also was Sunset League Defensive MVP twice ... made 43 tackles (17 solo) with 10 pass breakups as a sophomore in 2018 ... in pandemic-shortened 2021 spring season made 28 catches for 411 yards and eight touchdowns in six games ... on defense made 23 tackles (14 solo) ... added one interception, four pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... three-year varsity starter ... received offers from 10 Division I schools, including San Jose State, Nevada, Army West Point, Navy, Penn, Columbia and UC Davis, before choosing to be a Mustang because the "great balance of academics and athletics, great location and trust in the coaching staff."

Personal -- Son of John and Jillian Griffin ... father coaches football and serves as Director of Football Operations at Corona del Mar and played football at UCLA ... mother played volleyball at Princeton ... three brothers, Charlie, Kelly and Jake ... wants to play in the National Football League, become a sports agent or work in real estate ... hobbies include lifting weights, surfing and working out ... member of Best Buddies Program and chess club at Corona del Mar ... both in Newport Beach, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.

Head coach Beau Baldwin: "He is a son of a former coach and a natural leader with incredible length and range at the safety position. On top of that, he's very football savvy and smart, really well rounded at the defensive back position. You don't always get guys with that much length, the ability to cover ground and play physical but also with athleticism, footwork, the intangibles with that much length. He brings a lot of versatility and talent to the table and his off-the-field maturity will add to his early success."