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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2011 Football Roster

Steve Brenner
Steve Brenner

28 Willie Griffin

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oakland, CA
  • Highschool McClymonds
  • Prev School Washington
  • Connect 1V

Biography

2010 Honors
    Academic All-Big Sky Conference

A talented and experienced back... a tough runner who offers a good change of pace to Cory McCaffrey... transferred to Portland State after playing two seasons at Washington as a backup running back.

JUNIOR SEASON • 2010
Proved to be an excellent backup to first team All-Conference running back Cory McCaffrey... competed in eight games, missing the last three with an ankle injury... had 67 carries for 204 yards and two touchdowns... also had six receptions for 30 yards... had 11 carries for a season-high 61 yards and a touchdown in the win over UC Davis (9/11)... earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference honors.

PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
Played the last two seasons at Washington as a backup tailback... in 2009, played in four games, rushing three times for 11 yards... in 2008, he played in eight games, rushing 63 times for 219 yards and a touchdown... also had two receptions for six yards... made starts against Arizona, Washington State and California... rushed for 112 yards on 26 carries against Washington State and was named the Huskies offensive player of the game... a redshirt in 2007.

A star athlete at McClymonds High School, leading the team to the CIF Oakland Section championship in 2005 and 2006... rushed for 1,443 yards as a senior despite missing two games with an injury... named honorable mention All-Metro... as a junior, rushed for 854 yards and 15 touchdowns, earning second team All-City honors... was listed as the number 50 running back in the nation and number 91 overall recruit in California by Rivals... also competed in track where he participated in sprints and the long jump.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Son of Madelyn Kelly... born January 20, 1989... has three brothers, Noah, Josh and Elijah, and three sisters, Nie, Tanlia and Shanell... majoring in Social Science and minor in Sociology... would like a career a criminal justice or law... hobbies are listening to music and reading.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2010Junior

    RB
    5'8" 195 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2011Senior

    RB
    5'8" 195 lbs
    28
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