Michael Griffin ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Griffin in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Griffin a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Michael Griffin
Height6'0"
Weight215 lb
BornJan 4, 1985
Age41
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 22–23 | TEN | 11 | — | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23–24 | TEN | 15 | — | 56 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | TEN | 16 | — | 60 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25–26 | TEN | 16 | — | 85 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | TEN | 16 | — | 72 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | TEN | 16 | — | 67 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28–29 | TEN | 14 | — | 79 | 58 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 898 | 96.6% | 98 | 23.1% |
| 2014 | 29–30 | TEN | 16 | — | 109 | 83 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,133 | 99.3% | 116 | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 30–31 | TEN | 15 | — | 98 | 64 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 937 | 95.9% | 95 | 22.2% |
| 2016 | 31–32 | CAR | 13 | — | 33 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 285 | 32.1% | 194 | 50.1% |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 698 | 505 | 193 | 25 | 16 | 7.0 | 48.0 | 25 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
159 career value over replacement — #594 all-time of 4,695. 15.9/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #19 (Rd 1) · TEN · 2007 · +14.3 vs expected KV-H
71actual
56.7 expected · Δ+14.3
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