Everson Griffen stats
Bio
- Age
- 38 yearsDec 22, 1987
- Height
- 6' 3"
Everson Griffen played 12 NFL seasons, 2010 to 2021.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 170
- TOT
- 399
- SOLO
- 284
- AST
- 115
- SACK
- 85.5
- INT
- 2
- PD
- 20
- FF
- 13
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIN | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | MIN | 16 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | MIN | 16 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | MIN | 16 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | MIN | 16 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | MIN | 15 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 10.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | MIN | 15 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | MIN | 11 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIN | 15 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 |  DAL/DET | 14 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- TOT
- 17
- SOLO
- 13
- AST
- 4
- SACK
- 4.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 1
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 170
- TOT
- 2.3
- SOLO
- 1.7
- AST
- 0.7
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0.0
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIN | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | MIN | 16 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | MIN | 16 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | MIN | 16 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | MIN | 16 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | MIN | 15 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | MIN | 15 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | MIN | 11 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | MIN | 15 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | DAL/DET | 14 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bio
- Age
- 38 yearsDec 22, 1987
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2010
- Birthplace
- Avondale, AZ
- Draft
- 2010Rd 4, Pk 100
- College
- USC
Latest performance
Everson Griffen
Nov 07 · @ BAL · L 34-31 OT
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
2010 NFL combine
DE, 6'3", 273 lb · USC
| Measure | Result | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash | 4.65s | 90th |
| Bench press (225 lb) | 32 reps | 88th |
Percentile: the share of DEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2010 combine
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 07 | at BALL 34-31 OT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 31 | vs DALL 20-16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 17 | at CARW 34-28 OT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 10 | vsDETW 19-17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 03 | vs CLEL 14-7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 26 | vs SEAW 30-17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What were Everson Griffen's career stats?
Everson Griffen played 12 seasons for the Vikings. He recorded 399 tackles, 85.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. His best season was 2014: 55 tackles and 12.0 sacks.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2010 to 2021
Everson Griffen finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
All-time career rank
- 81st in sacks (85.5)
Among the 9,835 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
Everson Griffen college stats
Everson Griffen played 3 seasons at USC Trojans (2007 to 2009): 82 tackles, 16 sacks and 0 interceptions.
defensive
College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.
More on Everson Griffen
Playoff games
Everson Griffen played 6 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 4 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  NO | W 26-20 OT | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2019 |  SF | L 27-10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | W 29-24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 |  PHI | L 38-7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SEA | L 10-9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2012 |  GB | L 24-10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Everson Griffen against each club
- vs Green Bay Packers (21)
- vs Chicago Bears (20)
- vs Detroit Lions (20)
- vs Washington Commanders (9)
- vs Carolina Panthers (7)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (7)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (6)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (6)
- vs New Orleans Saints (6)
- vs New York Giants (6)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (5)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (5)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5)
- vs Cleveland Browns (4)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (4)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (4)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (3)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (3)
- vs Denver Broncos (3)
- vs Houston Texans (3)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (3)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (3)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (2)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (2)
- vs Tennessee Titans (2)
- vs New York Jets (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Everson Griffen among NFL players at the same position.
- Trevor PryceAlike in Tackles, Sacks, Interceptions84out of 100 on profile similarity
- Stephon TuittAlike in Interceptions, Forced fumbles, Passes defended63out of 100 on profile similarity
- Leonard FloydAlike in Solo tackles, Interceptions, Passes defended62out of 100 on profile similarity
- Matthew JudonAlike in Sacks, Passes defended, Forced fumbles61out of 100 on profile similarity
- Za'Darius SmithATLAlike in Tackles, Sacks, Passes defended58out of 100 on profile similarity
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