Everson Griffen
Everson Griffen
Born: December 22, 1987
Avondale, AZ USA
Position: DE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 280
College: USC
High School: Agua Fria (Avondale, AZ)
Career: 2010-2021
Drafted: 2010 in Round 4, #100 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Everson Griffen played from 2010 to 2021 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Griffen recorded 85.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 1 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 29 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 2011 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2013 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12.0 | 0.0 | 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10.5 | 0.0 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13.0 | 0.0 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2020 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 85.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | TFL | TFLY | Brup | PD | QBH | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2010 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21.5 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21.5 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 47.5 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 39 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 42 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 27.5 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 33.5 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2020 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10.5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12.5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 323.5 | 265 | 117 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 10 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2010 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 0 | 2011 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 2012 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 1 | 2013 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 2014 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 2015 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 | 2016 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 2017 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 | 2018 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 10 | 2019 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 | 2020 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 2020 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 2 | 2021 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 6 |
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Honors
2017 - Sporting News (1st Team)
2017 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
