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#18  Kylon Griffin

Position:
S
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
*Jr.
Hometown:
Montgomery, Ala.
High School:
Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School

Enters 2025 credited with 39 tackles (0.5 for loss), three interceptions and two pass breakups in 523 snaps over 26 career games (four starts).

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Enters 2025 credited with 39 tackles (0.5 for loss), three interceptions and two pass breakups in 523 snaps over 26 career games (four starts).

2024: Credited with 28 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception in 363 defensive snaps over 13 games (four starts) … contributed two tackles vs. No. 1 Georgia … added five tackles and a pass breakup vs. Appalachian State … made one tackle vs. NC State … collected two tackles and his first interception of the season at Wake Forest … added two tackles vs. Virginia … made five tackles vs. Louisville … made one tackle at Virginia Tech … recorded two tackles and a pass breakup at Pitt … notched seven tackles vs. The Citadel … made one tackle vs. No. 16 South Carolina.

2023: Credited with 11 tackles (0.5 for loss) and two interceptions in 156 snaps over 11 games … recorded three tackles vs. Charleston Southern … added two tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. Florida Atlantic … made one tackle at Syracuse … posted four tackles and his first career interception vs. No. 12 Notre Dame … recorded an interception for a second straight week vs. Georgia Tech, one of four by Clemson freshmen in the contest … made one tackle in the Gator Bowl vs. Kentucky.

2022: Made two game appearances while redshirting, playing four defensive snaps … made his collegiate debut vs. Louisiana Tech on special teams … played four defensive snaps vs. No. 24 North Carolina.

Before Clemson: Three-time All-Capital City Conference selection at defensive back … twice named All-Metro … earned all-state honors in 2021 … credited with 161 tackles (20 for loss), three interceptions, 12 pass breakups and eight touchdowns in his prep career … helped the Knights to a 13-1 record and a berth in the state semifinals for Class 3A … along with fellow Clemson 2022 signee T.J. Dudley, led a defense that surrendered just 43 points in 14 games in 2021 … recorded 44 tackles (five for loss), six pass breakups and five interceptions and scored four touchdowns on defense and special teams as a senior … ranked among the top 30 players in the state of Alabama by On3 Sports … coached by Kirk Johnson at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory … also ran track at Montgomery Catholic … committed to Clemson on Jan. 25, 2022 … initially committed to Mississippi State but chose Clemson over USC and Nebraska, among others, down the stretch … enrolled in the summer of 2022.

Personal: Management major … participated in P.A.W. Journey’s service trip to South Africa in spring 2024 … born Dec. 18, 2003.

Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.

 

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