pronounced KEY-air

Originally signed with Temple in February 2007.

2008: Played in all 12 games with three starts at running back ... saw action on special teams ... played on the kickoff and punt units ... one of 12 true freshmen to see game action and one of six true freshmen to see action in every game ... led the Owls in rushing for the season with 394 yards on 96 carries for five touchdowns ... scored a TD in each of his first five games on offense ... made the first start of his career in the win over Ohio and earned the coaches' offensive player of the game honor twice (CMU, Ohio) ... averaged 32.8 yards per game ... made two first collegiate tackles, both solos, against Connecticut ... had a solo tackle at Buffalo ... had an assist at No. 16/15 Penn State ... only played seven games at running back, but he worked his way to the top of Temple's rushing charts ... moved to the backfield at Miami, leading TU's rushing with 36 yards on six carries ... scored first collegiate touchdown, a career-long 25-yard TD run, to put the Owls on the scoreboard first at MU ... led the offense at Central Michigan with 12 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown ... named the coaches' offensive player of the game ... put TU on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter in the come-from-behind win over Ohio ... also made a 37-yard long run, his longest to date, against the Bobcats ... named the coaches' offensive player of the game ... rushed for a career-high 87 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 29 carries at Navy ... led TU with 11 rushes for 56 yards at Kent State ... his longest was a 21-yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had six carries for 16 yards and a 38-yard reception ... in the win over Akron, had 10 carries for 38 yards ... lettered.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Saint Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, N.J. ... did not play football in 2006 ... a 2005 Superprep All-Northeast Team member rated as the 19th overall prospect in the state of New Jersey ... Prep Star All-Region selection at CB ... Newark Star Ledger first-team All-State, first-team All-Non Public and first-team All-Hudson selection at RB ... Associated Press third-team All-State choice ... Rivals preseason (#32) and postseason (#25) New Jersey top 50 selection ... High School Heisman honoree from the Downtown Athletic Club and MSG Network ... carried 159 times for 1,513 yards and 26 TDs as a senior in 2005 ... helped Saint Peter's to a 12-0 record, the NJSAA Non Public Group IV state championship, and the No. 25 ranking in the USA Today High School Super 25 national poll under head coach Rich Hansen, the New Jersey State Coach of the Year ... had 36 tackles and three INTs on defense ... rushed 78 times for 976 yards and had 13 receptions for 413 yards as a junior, totaling 19 TDs ... three-year, two-way, varsity starter and three-time all-county selection.

Personal: Kee-ayre Raye Griffin ... born January 9, 1988, in East Orange, N.J. ... mother is Yvette Griffin ... has two younger brothers -- Ty-Shawn (16) and Rashad (12).

GRIFFIN'S CAREER STATS
Year	GP-S	Rec.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lg 	Rush	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lg
2008	12-3	8	128	16.0	0	38	96	394	4.1	5	37
GRIFFIN'S CAREER RETURN STATS
Year	PR	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lg
2008	1	18	18.0	0	18
GRIFFIN'S CAREER HIGHS
Rushes		29 (at Navy, 2008)
Yards		87 (at Navy, 2008)
Long		37 (Ohio, 2008)
TD		1 (5X, last at Kent State, 2008)
Receptions	4 (at Navy, 2008)
Yards		49 (at Navy, 2008)
Long		38 (Eastern Michigan, 2008)
TD		0