Colorado State University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Griffin Hammer Signing Day
Griffin Hammer - 2017 Head Shot
Jersey Number 88

Griffin Hammer

  • Position:
    Tight End
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    234
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    South Elgin, Ill.
  • High School:
    St. Charles North

Career Highs:

  • Receptions: 2 - [twice]
  • Yards: 22 - at SJSU, 10/6/18
  • Long Rec.: 14 - Hawai’i, 8/25/18
2019 (r-Soph.) | 4/1: Played in four consecutive games, starting the fourth one, vs. UNLV, his first career start.

2018 (RS Freshman): Played in six games and caught five passes for 50 yards (10.0) with a long of 14. 
  • Saw first collegiate action in season opener vs. Hawai'i (Aug. 25) and caught 2 passes for 19 yards, including a 14-yard reception.
  • Had a 9-yard reception in win over Arkansas (Sept. 8).
  • Recorded 2 receptions for 22 yards in win at San Jose State (Oct. 6).
  • Did not play in the final six games of the season.
2017 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first collegiate season.

High School:
  • Is a December 2016 graduate of St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Ill., graduating early in order to enroll at CSU and participate in spring workouts in 2017.
  • As a senior in 2016, recorded 24 receptions for 424 yards and eight touchdowns.
  • Caught eight passes for 246 yards and five touchdowns as a junior in 2015.
  • Helped the North Stars to a 9-2 record and the second round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs.
  • Rated as a three-star prospect by Scout, Rivals and 247Sports.
  • Selected CSU over nine reported offers, including Illinois, Western Michigan, Wyoming and Toledo.
Personal: Born Dec. 28, 1998 ... parents are Bryan Hammer, who played linebacker at Arizona State and Western Illinois, and Meg Hammer, who was on the ski team at Southern California ... brother, Austin, played safety at Western Illinois ... majoring in construction management.
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