2024 Football Roster
Roster
Griffin, Chase

Jersey Number 11
Chase Griffin
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, Texas
- Previous School:
- Hutto HS
Bio
Career Highlights
โข Allstate AFCA Good Works Team member (2024)
โข Allstate Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist (2024)
โข 2-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist (2023 and 2024)
โข 4-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (2021-24)
โข Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2024)
โข 3-time Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2020, 2022 and 2023)
โข 15-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
Career Summary
Played in nine games, starting two, across six seasons (2019-2024) ... completed 41 of 67 passes (.610 completion percentage) for 467 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions ... rushed 20 times for 43 yards (2.1 yards per carry).
2024
Did not see game action โฆ selected to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team after earning nomination earlier in fall ... tabbed semifinalist for Allstate Wuerffel Trophy ... named to Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023
Appeared in three games (North Carolina Central, Stanford and Arizona State) ... completed his only pass at Stanford for 16 yards ...ย named to Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist ... Wuerffel Trophy nominee ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2022
Saw action as a reserve quarterback in two games (Alabama State and at Colorado) ... named to Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist, sport winner for football and runner-up ... nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team ... Wuerffel Trophy nominee ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
2021
Did not see game action ... served as scout-team quarterback for most of season ... named NIL Awards Male Athlete of the Year by The NIL Summit ... chosen NIL Male Athlete of the Year by Opendorse ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022.
2020
Saw action in four games, with starts at Oregon and against Arizona ... came off bench to throw for four touchdowns against Stanford while completing nine of 11 passes ... threw for season-high 195 yards at Oregon ... guided Bruins to win against Arizona in starting role ... saw first career action during final series of win against California ... named to Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... received UCLA Athletics Academic & Student Services Success Award ... earned the Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021 and Spring 2021.
2019
Did not see game action ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020 and Spring 2020 ... enrolled at UCLA in January 2019.
High School
Listed as a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN.com โฆ Gatorade Texas state Player of the Year โฆ Central Texas Player of the Year โฆ District Offensive MVP โฆ as a senior, he threw for 4,051 yards and 51 touchdowns and five interceptions โฆ also ran for 415 yards and eight touchdowns โฆ in his junior year, he completed 270 of 405 passes for 4,102 yards and 40 touchdowns ... threw for over 10,000 yards in his high school career ... team captain for three seasons ... played for coaches Steve Van Meter and Brad LaPlante.
Personal
Son of Christine and William Griffin โฆ has one younger brother and one younger sister โฆ born in UCLA Santa Monica Hospital โฆ lists boxing's Muhammad Ali and Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Russell Wilson as the famous athletes he most admires โฆ hobbies include listening to music, going to the beach and playing video games ... one of his career objectives is to work on Wall Street ... earned bachelor's degree in public affairs and master's in the transformative coaching and leadership ... seeking master's in legal studies ... named UCLA's Young Alumnus of the Year in 2024 ... earned UCLA Chancellor's Service Award in 2021.
โข Allstate AFCA Good Works Team member (2024)
โข Allstate Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist (2024)
โข 2-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist (2023 and 2024)
โข 4-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (2021-24)
โข Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2024)
โข 3-time Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2020, 2022 and 2023)
โข 15-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
Career Summary
Played in nine games, starting two, across six seasons (2019-2024) ... completed 41 of 67 passes (.610 completion percentage) for 467 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions ... rushed 20 times for 43 yards (2.1 yards per carry).
2024
Did not see game action โฆ selected to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team after earning nomination earlier in fall ... tabbed semifinalist for Allstate Wuerffel Trophy ... named to Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023
Appeared in three games (North Carolina Central, Stanford and Arizona State) ... completed his only pass at Stanford for 16 yards ...ย named to Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist ... Wuerffel Trophy nominee ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2022
Saw action as a reserve quarterback in two games (Alabama State and at Colorado) ... named to Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist, sport winner for football and runner-up ... nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team ... Wuerffel Trophy nominee ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
2021
Did not see game action ... served as scout-team quarterback for most of season ... named NIL Awards Male Athlete of the Year by The NIL Summit ... chosen NIL Male Athlete of the Year by Opendorse ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022.
2020
Saw action in four games, with starts at Oregon and against Arizona ... came off bench to throw for four touchdowns against Stanford while completing nine of 11 passes ... threw for season-high 195 yards at Oregon ... guided Bruins to win against Arizona in starting role ... saw first career action during final series of win against California ... named to Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... received UCLA Athletics Academic & Student Services Success Award ... earned the Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021 and Spring 2021.
2019
Did not see game action ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020 and Spring 2020 ... enrolled at UCLA in January 2019.
High School
Listed as a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN.com โฆ Gatorade Texas state Player of the Year โฆ Central Texas Player of the Year โฆ District Offensive MVP โฆ as a senior, he threw for 4,051 yards and 51 touchdowns and five interceptions โฆ also ran for 415 yards and eight touchdowns โฆ in his junior year, he completed 270 of 405 passes for 4,102 yards and 40 touchdowns ... threw for over 10,000 yards in his high school career ... team captain for three seasons ... played for coaches Steve Van Meter and Brad LaPlante.
Personal
Son of Christine and William Griffin โฆ has one younger brother and one younger sister โฆ born in UCLA Santa Monica Hospital โฆ lists boxing's Muhammad Ali and Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Russell Wilson as the famous athletes he most admires โฆ hobbies include listening to music, going to the beach and playing video games ... one of his career objectives is to work on Wall Street ... earned bachelor's degree in public affairs and master's in the transformative coaching and leadership ... seeking master's in legal studies ... named UCLA's Young Alumnus of the Year in 2024 ... earned UCLA Chancellor's Service Award in 2021.
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