2019 Football Roster
Roster
Kell, Griffin

Jersey Number 39
Griffin Kell
- Position:
- PK
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 160
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Arlington High School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2023 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
- 2022 First-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Associated Press First-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Baylor
- 2022 Lou Groza Award Star of the Week, vs. Oklahoma State
- 2020 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Texas
- 2020 Lou Groza Award Star of the Week, vs. Texas
2023 | SENIOR
One of just two players in the nation with at least two field goals of 56 yards or better ... his career-long 57-yard effort on the final play of the first half against Nicholls tied a TCU record for distance and equaled the fifth-longest in the nation for the season ... had a 56-yard field goal versus Texas ... closed his career with four of the 10-longest field goals in TCU history with all those makes in his final 16 games ... placed third in TCU history with 60 career field goals ... made kicks from 40, 35 and 37 yards in the 44-11 win over BYU to mark his fourth career game with at least three field goals ... successful from 53 yards in the 36-13 win at Houston ... 14-of-21 on field goals for the season, including a 7-of-8 mark over the final seven games.
2022 | SENIOR
His 40-yard field goal as time expired to beat Baylor, 29-28, was one of the nation's most memorable plays of the season ... it was TCU’s first game-winning field goal on the final play of regulation since 2014, when Jaden Oberkrom nailed a 37-yard kick to beat West Virginia, 31-30, in Morgantown ... went 17-of-19 on field-goal attempts in his third season as the starter ... 16 of his makes came in the final 11 games ... one of his two misses was blocked while the other, a 55-yard attempt in the Big 12 Championship Game, was just wide ... the 89.5 made percentage was third in the Big 12 and tied for 14th nationally ... closed the season with 46 career made field goals to rank sixth all-time at TCU ... his 279 career points placed fourth ... had a streak of 12 consecutive makes to tie for fifth-best in TCU history ... had a career best 54-yard field goal, fifth-longest in TCU history, against Iowa State ... made a season-best three field goals (47, 35 and 34 yards) in the 43-40 double-overtime win over No. 8 Oklahoma State ... had a fourth quarter 33-yard field goal for TCU's final points in the 51-45 College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan ... made all seven of his season attempts between 40 and 49 yards.
2021 | JUNIOR
Served as TCU's starting place-kicker for the second consecutive season ... had the game-winning 25-yard field goal with 6 seconds left in the 31-28 victory over Kansas ... 14-of-18 on field goals for the season ... made his first three attempts, including a 46-yard effort, in a 30-28 victory versus No. 12 Baylor, running his consecutive streak to 11 which tied for eighth-longest in TCU history ... had a season-long 48-yard field goal in the 52-31 win at Texas Tech ... was 4-of-4 on the season with attempts of at least 40 yards, including a 44-yard make at Oklahoma State ... had at least one field goal in 10 games ... made all 42 of his extra-point attempts.
2020 | SOPHOMORE
Converted 12-of-17 field goals and 36-of-37 extra-point attempts in his first season as the starting place-kicker ... made all four of his field-goal tries (27, 32, 49, 28 yards) in the 33-31 win at No. 9 Texas ... the four field goals tied for fifth-most in a game by a Horned Frog ... had four games with multiple made field goals ... was 10-of-11 on attempts inside 40 yards ... went 10-of-12 in TCU wins ... converted eight of his last 10 attempts on the season ... made kicks from 33 and 34 yards in the 33-23 victory at Baylor ... also had two field goals (43, 37) in the following week's 34-18 win over Texas Tech ... also had a pair of 32-yard makes at West Virginia ... recorded 26 touchbacks on 59 kickoffs.
2019 | FRESHMAN
Saw action in 11 games ... made 3-of-4 field goals with his only miss being from 57 yards at Iowa State ... converted a 35-yard field goal and his lone PAT attempt of the year while adding a season-best three touchbacks on kickoffs in his collegiate debut in the opener against UAPB ... had a career-long 52-yard field goal in the 37-27 win over No. 15 Texas ... also had a 47-yard make against Baylor ... totaled 12 touchbacks on 33 kickoffs for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A second-team 6A all-state selection as a senior by the Texas Sportswriters Association ... also first-team All-Tarrant County by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... two-time District 4 6A Special Teams Player of the Year ... three-year starter ... converted 25-of-31 field-goal attempts in his career, including 13-of-16 his senior year ... had a career-long 50-yard effort ... 97-of-99 on PATs over his final three years, including 68-of-69 as a senior ... also handled punting duties ... trained under TCU All-America place-kicker Jaden Oberkrom ... chose TCU over Colorado, Texas Tech and Houston.
- 2023 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
- 2022 First-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Associated Press First-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Baylor
- 2022 Lou Groza Award Star of the Week, vs. Oklahoma State
- 2020 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Texas
- 2020 Lou Groza Award Star of the Week, vs. Texas
2023 | SENIOR
One of just two players in the nation with at least two field goals of 56 yards or better ... his career-long 57-yard effort on the final play of the first half against Nicholls tied a TCU record for distance and equaled the fifth-longest in the nation for the season ... had a 56-yard field goal versus Texas ... closed his career with four of the 10-longest field goals in TCU history with all those makes in his final 16 games ... placed third in TCU history with 60 career field goals ... made kicks from 40, 35 and 37 yards in the 44-11 win over BYU to mark his fourth career game with at least three field goals ... successful from 53 yards in the 36-13 win at Houston ... 14-of-21 on field goals for the season, including a 7-of-8 mark over the final seven games.
2022 | SENIOR
His 40-yard field goal as time expired to beat Baylor, 29-28, was one of the nation's most memorable plays of the season ... it was TCU’s first game-winning field goal on the final play of regulation since 2014, when Jaden Oberkrom nailed a 37-yard kick to beat West Virginia, 31-30, in Morgantown ... went 17-of-19 on field-goal attempts in his third season as the starter ... 16 of his makes came in the final 11 games ... one of his two misses was blocked while the other, a 55-yard attempt in the Big 12 Championship Game, was just wide ... the 89.5 made percentage was third in the Big 12 and tied for 14th nationally ... closed the season with 46 career made field goals to rank sixth all-time at TCU ... his 279 career points placed fourth ... had a streak of 12 consecutive makes to tie for fifth-best in TCU history ... had a career best 54-yard field goal, fifth-longest in TCU history, against Iowa State ... made a season-best three field goals (47, 35 and 34 yards) in the 43-40 double-overtime win over No. 8 Oklahoma State ... had a fourth quarter 33-yard field goal for TCU's final points in the 51-45 College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan ... made all seven of his season attempts between 40 and 49 yards.
2021 | JUNIOR
Served as TCU's starting place-kicker for the second consecutive season ... had the game-winning 25-yard field goal with 6 seconds left in the 31-28 victory over Kansas ... 14-of-18 on field goals for the season ... made his first three attempts, including a 46-yard effort, in a 30-28 victory versus No. 12 Baylor, running his consecutive streak to 11 which tied for eighth-longest in TCU history ... had a season-long 48-yard field goal in the 52-31 win at Texas Tech ... was 4-of-4 on the season with attempts of at least 40 yards, including a 44-yard make at Oklahoma State ... had at least one field goal in 10 games ... made all 42 of his extra-point attempts.
2020 | SOPHOMORE
Converted 12-of-17 field goals and 36-of-37 extra-point attempts in his first season as the starting place-kicker ... made all four of his field-goal tries (27, 32, 49, 28 yards) in the 33-31 win at No. 9 Texas ... the four field goals tied for fifth-most in a game by a Horned Frog ... had four games with multiple made field goals ... was 10-of-11 on attempts inside 40 yards ... went 10-of-12 in TCU wins ... converted eight of his last 10 attempts on the season ... made kicks from 33 and 34 yards in the 33-23 victory at Baylor ... also had two field goals (43, 37) in the following week's 34-18 win over Texas Tech ... also had a pair of 32-yard makes at West Virginia ... recorded 26 touchbacks on 59 kickoffs.
2019 | FRESHMAN
Saw action in 11 games ... made 3-of-4 field goals with his only miss being from 57 yards at Iowa State ... converted a 35-yard field goal and his lone PAT attempt of the year while adding a season-best three touchbacks on kickoffs in his collegiate debut in the opener against UAPB ... had a career-long 52-yard field goal in the 37-27 win over No. 15 Texas ... also had a 47-yard make against Baylor ... totaled 12 touchbacks on 33 kickoffs for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A second-team 6A all-state selection as a senior by the Texas Sportswriters Association ... also first-team All-Tarrant County by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... two-time District 4 6A Special Teams Player of the Year ... three-year starter ... converted 25-of-31 field-goal attempts in his career, including 13-of-16 his senior year ... had a career-long 50-yard effort ... 97-of-99 on PATs over his final three years, including 68-of-69 as a senior ... also handled punting duties ... trained under TCU All-America place-kicker Jaden Oberkrom ... chose TCU over Colorado, Texas Tech and Houston.
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