Thor Griffith
| Louisville Cardinals – No. 50 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Graduate student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 320 lb (145 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Portsmouth (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Thor Griffith is an American football defensive tackle for the Louisville Cardinals. He previously played for the Harvard Crimson.
Early life and high school
[edit]Griffith attended Portsmouth High School in New Hampshire. Coming out of high school, Griffith decided to commit to play college football for the Harvard Crimson.[1][2] His mother is South Korean.[3]
College career
[edit]Harvard
[edit]In Griffith's first collegiate season in 2021, he notched 31 tackles with 10.5 being for a loss, five sacks, and a forced fumble.[4] During the 2022 season, Griffith started in ten games for Harvard, totaling 46 tackles with 12 being for a loss, and five sacks.[5] For his performance during the 2022 season, Griffith was named to the all Ivy League first team.[6] In the 2023 season, Griffith tallied 55 tackles with 11 going for a loss along with three and a half sacks.[7] For his performance during the 2023 season, Griffith was named to the first team all Ivy League team.[8] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Griffith decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9][10]
Griffith finished his career at Harvard playing in 30 games where he finished with 132 tackles with 33.5 being for a loss, and 13.5 sacks.[11]
Griffith's personal records include a 40-yard dash time of 4.95 seconds, and bench-pressing 225 pounds 45 times.[12]
Louisville
[edit]Griffith decided to transfer to play for the Louisville Cardinals.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Leary, Ryan (July 16, 2020). "Portsmouth's Thor Griffith undeterred by lost season". Seacoast Online. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Zhe, Mike (September 3, 2019). "Thor brings the thunder". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Wong, Griffin (December 13, 2023). "Star Defensive Tackle Thor Griffith, On Fast Track to NFL, Set to Join Louisville in 2024". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Thor Griffith Stats". Harvard University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Rich (August 23, 2023). "Harvard tackle Thor Griffith is a 305-pound defensive presence for the Crimson". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Weber, Alex (December 10, 2023). "Louisville lands commitment from coveted Harvard DL Thor Griffith". On3.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Connolly, Matt (November 24, 2023). "Harvard defensive lineman Thor Griffith enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Sarianides, John (December 11, 2023). "Former Harvard defensive tackle Thor Griffith commits to Louisville". New England Football Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Roger (December 2, 2023). "State of Sports: Portsmouth's Thor Griffith looks to transfer, improve his NFL draft stock". Union Leader. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce. "Thor Griffith, Harvard All-Ivy League DT, enters transfer portal, eyes Michigan, Ohio State". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (November 27, 2023). "Stanford Offers Harvard All-Ivy League DT Transfer, Thor Griffith". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce (December 10, 2023). "Harvard All-Ivy League DT Thor Griffith commits to Louisville". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce. "Harvard All-Ivy League DT Thor Griffith commits to Louisville: Why he chose the Cardinals". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 10, 2023). "Thor Griffth to transfer from Harvard to Louisville". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2024.