University of Richmond Athletics
2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 5
Ja'Vion Griffin
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Williamston, N.C.
- High School:
- Riverside Martin
2025 (Senior)
- Started all 12 games
- Richmond’s leading receiver with 48 catches for 585 yards and five touchdowns
- Recorded his first-ever 100-yard games in back-to-back performances (Nov. 8 against Georgetown and Nov. 15 against #25 Lafayette)
- Against Georgetown, recorded four catches for 106 yards and against #25 Lafayette, caught 10 passes for 113 yards with a touchdown in each game
- Finished career with a touchdown reception in each of the last four games
- Took home Richmond’s first-ever Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week honors, after moving to punt returner due to injury and returned a punt 87 yards for a game-winning touchdown, marking Richmond’s first punt return touchdown since Nov. 25, 2023
- Played in 11 games, recording seven starts
- Recorded season-high in yards (73) and longest reception (32 yards) in FCS First Round Game against Lehigh (11/30/24)
- Totaled 22 catches for 315 yards
- Scored game-tying touchdown late in fourth quarter in win over Campbell (11/09/24)
- Played in 10 games, recording six starts
- Totaled 16 receptions for 283 yards
- Played in 10 games
- Recorded seven receptions for 56 yards
- Scored first career touchdown against Stony Brook (09/24/22)
- Did not see action, redshirted
- Three-year starter at Riverside Martin High School.
- Named All-State as a junior and All-Conference in 2019.
- Recorded 29 touchdowns rushing and receiving during his career.
- Rushed for 483 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior while recording 760 receiving yards and eight touchdowns through the air.
- Posted 477 yards receiving and three touchdowns as a sophomore to go along with 384 yards rushing and four scores.
- Senior season has been pushed to the spring due to COVID-19.
- Named the WITN Player of the Week in 2020.
- Lettered all three years in track as well.
- Holds the school record in the 200-meter dash.
Football Weekly Press Conference November 19
Wednesday, November 19
Football Postgame - Lafayette
Saturday, November 15
Football Weekly Press Conference - November 12th
Wednesday, November 12
Football Postgame vs Georgetown
Saturday, November 08









