Joseph Griffin Jr.

WR · #1 · UMass · GR · 6'4" · 210 · Springfield, MA

Projected WR-X starter

134 2026 receiving yards
8 of 17 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
26 Career games (18 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 UMass448-17 134 16.8 1
2023 Boston College12925-58 345 13.8 1
2022 Boston College10518-38 234 13.0 5

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 33.5 62
Yards per catch 16.8 82
Catch rate 47.1% 16
Receiving TDs 1 37

Around Joseph

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Pop Watson III QB · 820 pass yds · 5g
RB Elijah Faulkner RB · 361 rush yds · 7g
WR-Z Dallas Elliott WR · 58 rec yds · 5g
WR-SL T.Y. Harding WR · 327 rec yds · 6g
TE Reece Adkins TE · 115 rec yds · 7g

The situation

UMass 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.4% 44
Red zone TD rate 72.4% 54
Line yards per carry 2.7 65
Sack rate allowed 5.3% 57

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ RUTG4 2 61 1 0
W2Sacred Heart Pioneers4 3 59 0 0
W3Stonehill Skyhawks7 3 14 0 1
W5 EMU2 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#340 JQ Hardaway S · Central Phenix City CIN
#341 Ryan Turner CB · Chaminade-Madonna OSU
#342 Joseph Griffin Jr. WR · Springfield Central BC
#349 Antonio Martin Jr. RB · Langston Hughes GT
#350 Jaylon Glover RB · Lake Gibson UTAH
WRs in the class
#49 Wesley Grimes Millbrook WAKE
#50 Bugs Mortimer Dillard LOU
#51 Joseph Griffin Jr. Springfield Central BC
#53 Antonio Gates Jr. Fordson MSU
#54 Cody Hagen Corner Canyon BYU
2026 · 62th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 86th pctile of class