Caleb Griffin

HISTORY — From College Profile

NIL Opportunities

2022 All-Big Ten

University of Illinois Graduate

2023 SENIOR

• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten third team
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten third team

2022 JUNIOR

• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches)
• Illinois’ Dike Eddleman Special Teams MVP
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NFF Hampshire Honor Society
• Played in 10 games and started nine games at kicker
• 14-for-19 on field goals on the season
• 13-for-16 on field goals inside of 50 yards on the season
• Made all 32 extra point attempts
• 51 kickoffs averaged 62.1 yards with 34 touchbacks
• Third in the Big Ten in kickoff touchback percentage (66.7%)
• Fifth in the Big Ten in field goals per game (1.27)
• Career-long 52-yard field goal in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State 1/2/23

2021 SOPHOMORE

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in two games
• Played kicker and wide receiver during 2021 spring practices
• Illinois' SAAC President

2020 SOPHOMORE

• Played in four games and started two at kicker
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• 1-1 on field goals and 5-5 for extra point attempts on the season
• Made first career start and went 1-1 on field goals and 3-3 on PATs against Purdue 10/31/20
• Primary punt returner against Iowa 12/5/20
• University of Illinois Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Vice President

2019 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

• Back-up kicker, did not kick in a game

2018 FRESHMAN

• Redshirted the 2018 season

HIGH SCHOOL

• Lettered four years in football in high school
• Played for head coach Marcus Forrest at Danville
• Three-time All-Big 12 kicker
• Four-time Commercial News All-Area
• Two-time News-Gazette All-Area first team
• Kohl's Kicking Player of the Week 10/23/17
• 2017 all-state honorable mention
• Four-sport athlete at Danville (football, baseball, basketball, soccer)
• Four-year letterwinner in baseball
• Four-year letterwinner in soccer
• Three-year letterwinner in basketball
• Three-time All-Big 12 in baseball
• Two-time all-state in soccer
• Two-time all-area in basketball

PERSONAL

 

• Born Oct. 20, 1999
• Son of Chris and Erin Griffin
• Older brother, Cameron, and younger sister, Kedzie
• Brother played soccer at Quincy University for one year
• Father played soccer at Illinois College for two years
• Wore No. 38 as a true freshman because his home is 38 miles from Memorial Stadium
• Chose Illinois because, “The relationship I was able to build with all of the coaches.”
• Plans to work in sports following his playing career
• Graduated with a degree in marketing
• Enrolled in the management master's program

-- 6/16/23

2022

kicking
FGM	PTS	LONG	PCT	FGA	XPM	XPA
14.0	74.0	52.0	0.737	19.0	32.0	32.0

2021

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

2020

kicking
FGM	PTS	LONG	PCT	FGA	XPM	XPA
1.0	8.0	28.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	5.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
4.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	4.0