- 48
- Daniel
- Griffith
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- Position
- Linebacker
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- Class
- r-Sophomore
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- Height
- 6' 0
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- Weight
- 231 lbs.
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- High School/Other
- Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
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- Hometown
- Chesapeake, Va.
Season | Games Started | Games Played |
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2017 | 0 | 11 |
2018 | 0 | 13 |
2019 | 0 | 13 |
Career | 0 | 48 |
Updated: June 13, 2018
2017: Made an apperance in 11 of the Hokies' 13 games ... Was a key contributor on special teams.
High School: Coached by Lew Johnston at Nansemond Suffolk Academy … Played at Western Branch High School (6A) in Chesapeake, Virginia his first three years of high school … Four-year varsity letterwinner and a two-time captain … Second-team all-state linebacker … Regional All-Freshman and Sophomore teams … Selected to the Nike All-Star Team as a senior … Ranked as the No. 45 player in the region … Played both ways at quarterback and middle linebacker as a junior … Racked up over 1,100 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … Led Western Branch to two playoff appearances and a 17-3 overall record as a starting quarterback ... Played linebacker his senior year at Nansemond Suffolk Academy and accumulated 56 tackles and 8 sacks in just under 6 games played because of an injury … Led Nansemond to the state championship as a senior after collecting 15 tackles and four sacks.
Personal: Born September 13, 1997, in Norfolk, Virginia … Son of Colonel Ray Griffith, United States Marine Corps, retired and Peri Griffith … Has two older brothers, Richard Griffith and 1st Lieutenant Ben Griffith, United States Marine Corps … His grandfather, an all-conference tight end from Kansas who was invited to tryout for the Philadelphia Eagles … Majoring in agribusiness.