Julian Griffin

Biography

Julian Griffin is in his first year as the running backs coach at East Carolina, a position he officially began on Jan. 6, 2026. Griffin comes to Greenville after spending one year (2025) at the University of Cal Berkeley where he served as the running backs coach. His group tallied 1,405 rushing yards while scoring 21 touchdowns and was led by All-Atlantic Coast Conference honorable mention selection Kenrick Raphael. On the season, Raphael led the Golden Bears in rushing with 943 yards on 232 carries (4.1 avg.) with 13 scores (12 rushing). He also ranked third in the ACC in rushing touchdowns and total scores, while standing ninth on the programs single-season charts with 12 ground touchdowns. Prior to arriving at Cal, Griffin coached five seasons at UTSA helping the Roadrunners to the program’s best five-year run-in program history with a 46-20 overall record, 31-8 regular season mark, two conference championships and five-straight bowl appearances. During the 2024 campaign, UTSA rushed for 2,180 yards on 490 carries and scored 23 touchdowns. The Roadrunners stood 57th nationally in rushing offense (167.7 ypg), 12th in total offense (451.2 ypg) and 27th in scoring offense (33.3 ppg). Robert Henry led UTSA’s rushing attack registering 706 ground yards on 130 carries and scored seven touchdowns, while Brandon High added 495 yards (93 carries) and a team-best eight rushing scores. In 2023, Griffin helped guide the Roadrunners to a 9-4 overall record, a 7-1 mark for a third-pla