Player Dossier

2015-2019

BYU

Riley Burt

RB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Mantua, UT, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Riley Burt leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.9 efficiency.

Usage Score

5.4

Efficiency

33.9

Consistency

31.4

Season Value

30.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
BYU • Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Riley Burt, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · BYU. Riley Burt leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.9 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

BYU paired 327 primary output with 54 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 33.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across BYU, Utah State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Utah State

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

11.1

Efficiency

33.9

Usage

5.4

Consistency

31.4

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 0. Unknown: 26. San Diego State: 0. Colorado State: 4. LSU: 8. Nevada: 33. Air Force: 0. BYU: 23. Wyoming: 0. Boise State: 17

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 7 by 31.1. Colorado State: 2 by 20.8. LSU: 4 by 20.8. Nevada: 4 by 84.4. Air Force: 2 by 12.5. BYU: 6 by 33.5. Boise State: 5 by 34.5

Split Comparison

Wins9.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses9.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half7.6 · n=5 · -7 vs Second Half
Second Half14.6 · n=5 · +7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nevada

Best efficiency game

84.4 vs Nevada

Result
Sat 12/21@ Kent StateL 41-51
Sun 11/24vs Boise StateL 21-564133.300143.4
Sat 11/16vs WyomingW 26-21
Sun 11/3vs BYUL 14-425142.800193.8
Sun 10/27@ Air ForceL 7-3112201-20
Sun 10/20vs NevadaW 36-104338.3008.3
Sat 10/5@ LSUL 6-4248202
Sat 9/28vs Colorado StateW 34-2424202
Sun 9/22@ San Diego StateW 23-17
Sat 9/7vs Unknown6152.5001113.7

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    BYU

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah State

    2019

    Final stop

Season Progression

20152015201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonBYU86563.4
2015 Regular SeasonBYU86563.40
2016 Regular SeasonBYU0-86
2017 Regular SeasonBYU10733.38107
2018 PostseasonBYU3275410.6220
2018 Regular SeasonBYU3275410.60
2019 PostseasonUtah State11133.95.4-216
2019 Regular SeasonUtah State11133.95.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Michigan

Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110

Primary metric

110 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#2

Cincinnati

48

Primary metric

Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 4.2 usage.

#3

Nevada

33

Primary metric

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.

#4

Hawai'i

75

Primary metric

Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.

#5

Hawai'i

59

Primary metric

Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

59 scrimmage yards and 14.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · BYU

327 primary output · 54 efficiency · 10.6 usage

48.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · BYU

48.9

327 primary · 54 efficiency · 10.6 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Utah State

30.4

111 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8194

Box Elder · Brigham City, UT

Committed To
BYU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

631

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Riley Burt quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career rushing yards
602