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 High School |
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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 high school at Portsmouth. Coming out of high school, Griffith decided to commit to play college football for the Harvard Crimson.[1][2]
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.[3] During the 2022 season, Griffith started in ten games for Harvard, totaling 46 tackles with 12 being for a loss, and five sacks.[4] For his performance during the 2022 season, Griffith was named to the all Ivy League first team.[5] In the 2023 season, Griffith tallied 55 tackles with 11 going for a loss along with three and a half sacks.[6] For his performance during the 2023 season, Griffith was named to the first team all Ivy League team.[7] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Griffith decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[8][9]
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.[10]
Louisville[edit]
Griffith decided to transfer to play for the Louisville Cardinals.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ O'Leary, Ryan. "Portsmouth's Thor Griffith undeterred by lost season". Seacoast Online. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Zhe, Mike. "Thor brings the thunder". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Thor Griffith Stats". Harvard University Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Rich. "Harvard tackle Thor Griffith is a 305-pound defensive presence for the Crimson". Boston Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Weber, Alex. "Louisville lands commitment from coveted Harvard DL Thor Griffith". On3.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Connolly, Matt. "Harvard defensive lineman Thor Griffith enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Sarianides, John. "Former Harvard defensive tackle Thor Griffith commits to Louisville". New England Football Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Brown, Roger. "State of Sports: Portsmouth's Thor Griffith looks to transfer, improve his NFL draft stock". Union Leader. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce. "Thor Griffith, Harvard All-Ivy League DT, enters transfer portal, eyes Michigan, Ohio State". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Borba, Kevin. "Stanford Offers Harvard All-Ivy League DT Transfer, Thor Griffith". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce. "Harvard All-Ivy League DT Thor Griffith commits to Louisville: Why he chose the Cardinals". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom. "Thor Griffth to transfer from Harvard to Louisville". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2024.