Rocko Griffin

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Rincon, Ga.
High School:
South Effingham
Prev School:
UTSA / Vanderbilt

2025 • Redshirt Junior

Saw action in nine games for the Minutemen
Rushed for 246 yards on 53 carries with two touchdowns
Caught 10 passes for 61 yards
Scored a touchdown vs. Temple (8/30) and at Central Michigan (10/25)
Had a season-high 94 yards rushing on 10 attempts, including a 41-yard run
Posted 10 rushes in three consecutive games - vs. Temple (8/30), vs. Bryant (9/6) and at Iowa (9/13)
Recorded a season-long rush of 43 yards at Central Michigan (10/25), totaling 56 yards on seven carries
Caught a pass for a career-long 18 yards at Akron (11/4)

Before Massachusetts

• Spent the past two seasons at UTSA (2023-24) after playing three seasons at Vanderbilt (2020-22)
• In 2024, played in four games and rushed 17 times for 44 yards while adding three receptions for 16 yards
• His season-long rush of 17 yards came against Texas and he also had carries versus Kennesaw State, Texas State and Houston Christian
• With the Roadrunners in 2023, played in 12 games while starting at running back against Rice and South Florida
• Totaled 91 carries for 483 yards and six touchdowns on the season
• Averaged 5.3 yards per carry and caught nine passes for 30 yards
• Had a season-high 81 yards and a TD on 12 carries in a win over Rice
• Had 80 yards on five carries against East Carolina, including a long of 69 yards
• Carried 10 times for 65 yards and a score in a win at North Texas
• Had 53 yards and a touchdown on 16 attempts in a win at Florida Atlantic
• Rushed for 43 yards and a TD on 11 carries in the Frisco Bowl, which was a 35-17 victory that marked the program's first-ever bowl win
• Played three seasons with Vanderbilt, rushing for 695 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 11 passes for 44 yards
• Led the Commodores in 2021 with 511 rushing yards and four touchdowns
• Posted a pair of 100-yard games, with 107 versus Stanford and 117 yards against Ole Miss
• Totaled 98 yards and a score at Tennessee
• Was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals out of South Effingham High School in Georgia
• Had 1,907 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior en route to first-team all-region honors
• Rushed for 894 yards and 16 scores in 2019
• Was a second-team all-region selection at Calvary Day High School earlier in his prep career
• Rushed for 763 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior
• Also ran track and finished as runner-up in the 100 meters as a senior