Trey Griffey
| Arizona Wildcats No. 5 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Orlando (FL) Dr. Phillips |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | January 19, 1994 |
| Place of birth | Orlando, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
Trey Kenneth Griffey (born January 19, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Wildcats.
Early years
Griffey attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida.[1] As a senior he had 73 receptions for 970 yards and 11 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Arizona to play college football.[2][3]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Arizona in 2012, Griffey played in 11 games with four starts in 2013.[4] He had 14 receptions for 170 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 14 games with two starts and recorded 31 receptions for 405 yards and a touchdown. As a junior he played in six games due to an injury. He finished with 11 receptions for 284 yards and one touchdown.[5]
Personal
Griffey is the son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ken Griffey Jr., and his grandfather is Ken Griffey Sr, also a former MLB player.[6] Griffey was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 24th round of the 2016 MLB Draft. That round was chosen to select him as Griffey Jr.'s uniform number with the Mariners was 24.[7]
References
- ↑ Trey Griffey: The Kid's kid is a different kind of hitter
- ↑ Trey Griffey, Ken Griffey Jr.'s son, commits to play football at Arizona
- ↑ Trey Griffey commits to Arizona
- ↑ Trey Griffey trying to make a name for himself at Arizona
- ↑ 4. Can Trey Griffey fill the big-receiver/go-to guy role vacated by Cayleb Jones?
- ↑ Baseball Isn’t No. 1 With the Next Generation of Griffeys
- ↑ Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr.’s son Trey, essentially waste a pick