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5 Griffin Buzzell

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Meadville, Pa.
  • Highschool Meadville
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 210
  • Position LB

Biography

2024
  • Second Team All-PSAC West linebacker for the second straight year
  • Played in nine games, all starts
  • Recorded a total of 90 tackles
  • Notched a season-high 16 tackles against IUP (9/28)
  • Made 15 tackles in the game against Gannon (11/9)
  • Tallied 14 tackles in the game against East Stroudsburg (11/16)
  • Intercepted one pass during the season, in the win against Edinboro (10/19)


2023
  • 2023 Second Team All-PSAC West selection at linebacker
  • Ranked second on the team with 76.0 tackles and 8.0 tackles for loss
  • Forced one fumble and recovered another
  • Recorded nine tackles and 1.0 TFL against Bloomsburg (9/9)
  • Added five tackles, 2.0 TFL and a fumble recovery against Gannon (9/23)
  • Finished with eight tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack in a win at Edinboro (10/21)
  • Logged nine tackles and a forced fumble against IUP (11/4)
2022
  • Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman, recording 39 total tackles and one forced fumble
  • Made his Golden Eagle debut with a forced fumble against West Liberty (9/1)
  • Recorded six stops in Clarion's win over Lock Haven (9/17)
  • Posted a season-high 10 tackles and a quarterback hurry against Gannon (9/24)
  • Added six stops in a road win at Mercyhurst (10/15)

High School: Helped Meadville to a District 10 Championship in 2021... voted the District 10 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... also voted the All-Region All-Star of the Year as a senior... earned First Team All-Region honors as a linebacker and a running back as a senior... also earened First Team All-Region honors at APB in 2020... Second Team All-Region linebacker as a junior... finished his career with 2,064 rushing yards, a 9.6 yards/carry average and 26 touchdowns... on defense, totaled 279 tackles (8.7 tackles/game), 26.0 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, two interceptions, four pass break-ups, 10 forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and six blocked punts.

Personal: Full name is Griffin Andrew Buzzell... Sport Nutrition major... son of Marlo Urey and Justin Buzzell... has five brothers: Cameron, Parker, Easton, Ryker and Reese Buzzell... also has a sister, Addison Urey... great-grandfather was John David Crow, who won the 1957 Heisman Trophy as a running back at Texas A&M before embarking on an 11-year NFL career... Crow was a two-time First Team All-Pro and a one-time Second Team All-Pro and was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1960s.

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2022Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2022-23Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    55
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024-25Junior

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    5