Lideatrick Griffin, WR, Mississippi State
Size:
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 181 pounds
Arm Length: 30 5/8"
Hand Size: 9 1/8"
Accomplishments:
Paul Hornung Award Watch List (2023) • First Team All-SEC Returner (2022)
“Lideatrick Griffin is a quick-footed route-running wide receiver who thrives in the slot and offers return value.”
Strengths:
Short-area quickness
Slot machine
Chain-mover archetype
Concerns:
Limited catch radius
Playing through contact
Defeating physical cornerbacks
Film Analysis:
Lideatrick Griffin understands how to get to his designated area with quickness and route pacing. Griffin is a great option on cross-field route patterns. Shallow crossers, deep over, slants, and posts are the routes he thrives on. He does a nice job using jab-step releases and club maneuvers to defeat man coverage. As a slot receiver, Griffin’s game is shaped in the chain-mover mold—half of his receptions went for first downs in 2023.
Griffin has good long/deep speed to stretch the vertical plane and seams from the slot. He can get up on the DB quickly with his ability to shift gears. Griffin’s route stems are a strength of his game. He will stem his routes into the DB before using subtle head fakes, jab steps, etc. to win at the top. His short-area quickness helps create yards after the catch in the short areas of the field.
Griffin lacks the height and weight most teams desire for an outside receiver, meaning he will be labeled a “slot-only” WR. The lack of size/frame shows up in contested-catch situations. Griffin is not a strong-bodied receiver who excels through contact. Whether in the contact window or at the catch point, he can be outmuscled by defensive backs. Griffin is not a strong play-side run blocker, either. He will not be tasked to crack down on backers and safeties to open space on outside run concepts. He can be driven backward to close lanes for the ball-carrier. The limitations of his physical frame hurt him down the field on jump ball sequences. He does not have the traits to consistently win those battles.
Overall, Griffin projects as a rotational slot receiver who can be an asset in the quick game as a chain-mover. He also adds experience and value as a kick returner with two touchdowns in his career.
Prospect Projection: Day 3 — Role Specific Contributor
Written By: Damian Parson
Exposures: South Carolina (2023), Arizona (2023), Alabama (2023), Kentucky (2023)
