Mitch Griffis

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Ashburn, Va.
High School:
Broad Run
Prev School:
Texas Tech
Major:
Undecided

Mid-year graduate transfer from Texas Tech, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Earned undergraduate degree from Wake Forest (elementary education) in May of 2024 … Three-year time letterman (1/Texas Tech, 2/Wake Forest) … Has played in 30 career games making 10 starts … Completed 183 of 299 passes (61.2 pct.) for 2,314 yards … Thrown 17 touchdowns to just eight interceptions … Owns a 129.62 passing efficiency … Averaged 77.13 passing yards per game and 12.65 per completion … On the ground has rushed for 263 yards on 137 carries (1.2 ypr) … Scored three ground touchdowns … Tallied 2,484 yards of total offense on 436 plays (5.7 yards per play).

Texas Tech (2025): Played in seven games coming off the bench … Completed 26 of 36 passes (72.2 pct.) for 357 yards … Three a pair of touchdown passes … Rushed for 29 yards on 14 carries (2.1 ypr) scoring one touchdown … Caught one pass for nine yards vs. UCF … Tallied 386 yards of total offense (357 pass, 29 rush) on 50 plays … Averaged 55.1 yards of total offense per game … Recorded 38 all-purpose yards (29 rush, 9 rcv) … Completed 2 of 3 passes for 21 yards with a touchdown against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in his Red Raider debut … Against Oklahoma State, completed 9 of 13 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown … Threw for 145 yards on 13 of 17 passing against UCF … Ran for a season-high 13 yards against Kent State on two carries … Also had 10 ground yards against UCF … Scored lone rushing touchdown against Oklahoma State.

Marshall (2024): Initially transferred into the program but opted to step away from football that following June.

Wake Forest (2020-23): Played in 19 games (10 starts) during four seasons with the Demon Deacons … Completed 157 of 263 passes (59.7 pct.) with 15 touchdowns to eight interceptions … Rushed for 141 yards on 123 carries (1.1 ypc) with two scores … Ranks among all-time score leaders in career completion percentage (sixth) … career passing efficiency (fourth/134.9).

Wake Forest (2023): Started all nine games for the Demon Deacons … Selected as a co-captain … Completed 124 of 207 passes (60.0 pct.) for 1,553 yards … Threw nine touchdowns to seven interceptions … Rushed for 128 yards on 106 carries (1.2 ypr) with two touchdowns … Completed 15 or more passes in a game six times … Passed for 241 yards or more in a game three times (300-plus twice) … Registered 329 yards in the air against Elon with three scores completing 19 of 30 passes … Tallied 312 passing yards versus Old Dominion with three arial scores on 24 of 41 passes with two interceptions … Connected on a four-yard pass with 6:48 remaining against ODU resulting fourth quarter comeback win, 27-24 … All nine passing scores came in the first four games of the season in which he played (3/Elon, 2/Vanderbilt, 3/Old Dominion, 1/Georgia Tech) … Made 106 rush attempts for 128 yards with two rushing touchdowns … Ran for a season-high 55 yards on 19 carries at Duke where he scored twice … Ranked among the ACC leaders in passing yards per completion (seventh/12.5), completions per game (eighth/13.8), passing yards per game (eighth/172.6), yards per pass attempt (eighth/7.5), completion percentage (ninth/60 pct.) and passing efficiency (ninth/130.5) … Stood 41st in the nation in passing yards per completion .

Wake Forest (2022): Played in six games, making one start … Finished the season connecting on 29 of 41 passes (70.7 pct.) for 348 yards with five touchdowns and just one interception … Member of a team that played in its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl … Rushed 15 times for 14 yards (.93 ypr) … In his first career start vs. VMI, threw for 288 yards on 21 of 29 passing (72.4 pct.) with three scores … Also completed passes against Army (2 of 3, 21 yards) and Louisville (6 of 9m 39 yards) … Had passing touchdowns against VMI (3), Army (1) and Louisville (1).

Wake Forest (2021): Experienced action in four games preserving redshirt … Played against Old Dominion, the ACC Atlantic Division clincher against Boston College, the ACC Championship Game against Pitt and the Gator Bowl victory over Rutgers ... Finished the season 0-of-2 in pass attempts.

Wake Forest (2020): Participated in four games during initial year with the program ... Completed 4 of 13 passes for 56 yards and one score … Passed for 28 yards with a touchdown vs. Clemson in his collegiate debut … Played against Wisconsin in the Duke’s May Bowl passing for 28 yards on two completions.

High School: Attended Broad Run High School … Named team captain … Led Spartans to four-year record of 43-7 including consecutive 12-1 records his last two seasons ... Earned all-state honors and was his region’s Player of the Year ... Owns every school passing record and total offense record ... Won more games as starting QB than any other player in Broad Run HS history ... Threw for over 3,000 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior ... Earned All-Met honors ... Threw for four touchdowns in a 56-7 win over Urbana ... Completed 24 of 34 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns against Tuscarora while also rushing for a touchdown ... Threw for 411 yards in a win at Heritage and passed for 367 yards and three touchdowns in a win at Stonebridge ... Named 2018 All-Region Offense Player of the Year ... Second team All-Virginia by USA Today ... Led the Spartans to a 12-1 record and the conference championship ... Completed 188 of 275 passes for 2,598 yards and 31 touchdowns ... Threw for 268 yards and four scores against Washington ... As a sophomore, completed 124 of 193 passes for 1,636 yards and 14 TDs with just four interceptions ... Carried 56 times for 414 yards and four TDs.

Personal: Son of Matt and Robyn Griffis ... Father is the head football coach at Broad Run ... Two-time All-ACC Academic selection (2022-23).