Chase Griffin
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Chase Griffin
|image=
|school=UCLA Bruins
|currentnumber=11
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class={{redshirt}} Senior
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2000|9|12}}
|birth_place=Santa Monica, California
|major = Public Affairs
|bowlgames=
|heightft=5
|heightin=10
|weight_lb=190
|highlights=
|highschool=Hutto High School (Hutto, TX)
|pastschools=
- UCLA (2019–present)
|espn=4427344
}}
Chase James Seaton Griffin (born September 12, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the UCLA Bruins. Chase Griffin is a nationally recognized leader in the college athletics Name Image Likeness (NIL) marketplace{{clarification needed|date=October 2023}} and is the 2× winner of national NIL Male Athlete of the Year awards from the NIL Summit and Opendorse.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/ucla/football/ucla-football-quarterback-chase-griffin-wins-nil-male-athlete-of-the-year|title=UCLA Football Quarterback Chase Griffin Wins NIL Male Athlete of the Year|date=14 June 2022|website=Sports Illustrated|first=Benjamin|last=Royer}}
Early years
Griffin was born on September 12, 2000, at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.{{Cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/chase-griffin/9952|title = Chase Griffin - Football}} As an eighth grader in 2014, he was touted as a "13-year-old prodigy" in an ESPN article titled The QB most likely to succeed.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11180172/chase-griffin-13-year-old-elite-11-ball-boy-counts-johnny-manziel-braxton-miller-everett-golson-friends|title=The QB most likely to succeed|work=ESPN|first=Max|last=Olson|date=July 6, 2014|access-date=December 24, 2020}} He attended Hutto High School in Hutto, Texas. A three-star recruit, Griffin passed for 4,051 passing yards and 51 touchdowns as a senior, and he also rushed for 415 yards and eight touchdowns. He was named Texas Gatorade Player of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://247sports.com/college/ucla/Article/UCLA-Football-UCLA-QB-Chase-Griffin-Named-Named-Texas-Player-of-the-Year-125980552/|title=UCLA QB Chase Griffin Named Named Texas Player of the Year|work=Bruin Report|publisher=247Sports.com|first=Tracy|last=Pierson|date=December 6, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2020}} On June 16, 2018, Griffin committed to the University of California, Los Angeles to play college football; he also had offers from five Ivy League universities.{{cite news|url=https://www.bruinsnation.com/ucla_recruiting/2018/12/19/18145785/ucla-football-recruiting-3-star-qb-chase-griffin-is-now-a-bruin|title=UCLA Football Recruiting: 3-Star QB Chase Griffin is Now a Bruin!|work=Bruins Nation|publisher=SB Nation|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2020}}
College career
=Redshirt freshman season=
After redshirting the 2019 campaign, Griffin saw his first game action for UCLA in the 2020 season. Griffin saw his first start against the No. 11 Oregon Ducks after starting quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was sidelined due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols. In his first collegiate start, Griffin completed 19 of 31 passes and passed for a touchdown, but the Bruins ultimately lost to the Ducks, 38–35.{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/21/alexander-uclas-chase-griffin-steps-up-and-almost-delivers-an-upset/|title=Alexander: UCLA's Chase Griffin steps up and almost delivers an upset|work=Orange County Register|first=Jim|last=Alexander|date=November 21, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020}} The next week, Griffin picked up his first win as a starting collegiate quarterback, leading the Bruins to a 27–10 victory over Arizona with 129 yards passing and a touchdown.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2020-11-28/freshman-chase-griffin-savors-his-first-win-as-uclas-starting-quarterback|title=Redshirt freshman Chase Griffin savors his first win as UCLA's starting quarterback|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Thuc Nhi Nguyen|date=November 28, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020}} In the season finale against Stanford, Griffin was again called into action when Thompson-Robinson went down with a knee injury. Griffin had his best performance of the season, completing 9 of 11 passes for four touchdowns against the Cardinal in what was ultimately a 48–47 loss in double overtime.
=College career statistics=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Season | rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|{{tooltip|GP|Games played}} | colspan="8"| Passing | colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{tooltip|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} | {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{tooltip|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{tooltip|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} | {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | ||
| 2020 | UCLA
| 4 || 40 || 62 || 64.5 || 451 || 7.3 || 6 || 2 || 151.1 || 18 || 40 || 2.2 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|Career | 4 | 40 | 62 | 64.5 | 451 | 7.3 | 6 | 2 | 151.1 | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 0 |
Personal life
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/chase-griffin/9952 UCLA Bruins bio]
- {{twitter|ChaseQB11}}
{{UCLA Bruins quarterback navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Chase}}
Category:Players of American football from Santa Monica, California
Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:UCLA Bruins football players