FRISCO, Texas – Four-star wide receiver and Texas A&M commit Derrick Griffin (Rosenberg, Texas/Terry), a projected tight end in college, is the top-ranked hybrid tight end in the 2013 class for a reason. His speed, athleticism, playmaking ability and overall bounce highlight his football résumé.

However, those same categories also make Griffin equally dangerous on the basketball court. At 6-foot-7 and 220 pounds, Griffin was a go-to player for Terry's basketball team and currently is a key contributor on his AAU team, the Houston Hoops.

So which route does he go: football or basketball? Terry has aspirations of playing both when he arrives at College Station.

“I’m looking forward to playing [both],” Griffin said. “If I get taller, I’d like to play basketball. But if I stay this height, I want to see which one I could go farther in.”

As good as he is on the football field, Griffin is a huge basketball fan. His Twitter page has a background of Michael Jordan, rather than of his favorite football team or player. The Houston Hoops are participating in the highly-competitive Nike EYBL, and Griffin showed this weekend just how much of an impact player he can be, finishing with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Virginia-based Boo Williams.

He is averaging right around 10 points and seven rebounds for a Houston Hoops team that is 12-2 on the EYBL circuit and currently in second place in the EYBL Division D standings. Houston Hoops have the second-best record in the entire circuit behind Canada-based CIA Bounce.

Griffin’s above-the-rim play is the first thing many notice. Using a 40-plus-inch vertical, Griffin’s often the player who is seen finishing an alley-oop or making a key block. As a football player, Griffin uses that same leaping ability to make jump-ball plays in the end zone for touchdowns. Griffin caught 36 passes for 509 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2011 season.

Griffin said he will continue working to compete in both sports, but from a football perspective, he’s looking to prove once and for all that he’s legit.

“I’m a wide receiver – all the way,” he said. “I want to play both, but in football, I want to show I’m a receiver.”