Usage / Role
24%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Northwestern
Riley Lees
WR • 6'0" • 201 lbs • Libertyville, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Riley Lees reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Riley Lees built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Libertyville, IL wearing No. 19, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Riley Lees' career was his receiving role: 110...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Riley Lees, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern. Riley Lees reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,086
- Receptions
- 110
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Riley Lees quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,086
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Martin · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Martin · 45 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 214 receiving yards · WR 337th (top 38%) · Big Ten 36th (top 20%) · National 416th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 47.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 18 | 235 | 2 | 47.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 45.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 14 | 20 | 204 | 2 | 45.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 50 | 423 | 2 | 78.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 53.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 15 | 157 | 1 | 53.2 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Riley Lees
Riley Lees played WR for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Riley Lees recorded 48 passing yards, 27 rushing yards, and 1,086 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 423 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 65.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
26.8
Efficiency
65.3
Usage
12.9
Consistency
54.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 57. Maryland: 28. Nebraska: 25. Purdue: 21. Wisconsin: 12. Michigan State: 59. Illinois: 5. Ohio State: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 5 by 76. Maryland: 3 by 62.2. Nebraska: 3 by 55.6. Purdue: 2 by 70. Wisconsin: 1 by 80. Michigan State: 4 by 98.3. Illinois: 1 by 33.3. Ohio State: 1 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins24.7 · Games = 6 · -8.3 vs Losses
Losses33 · Games = 2 · +8.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
98.3 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | vs Auburn | W 35-19 | — | 5 | 57 | 8.9 | 11.40 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 12/19 | @ Ohio State | L 10-22 | — | 1 | 7 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 12/12 | vs Illinois | W 28-10 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Michigan State | L 20-29 | — | 4 | 59 | 12.4 | 14.80 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Wisconsin | W 17-7 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Purdue | W 27-20 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Nebraska | W 21-13 | — | 3 | 25 | 5.3 | 8.30 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Maryland | W 43-3 | — | 3 | 28 | 8.8 | 9.30 | 0 | 13 |
Player Story
Riley Lees story
Riley Lees built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Libertyville, IL wearing No. 19, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Riley Lees' career was his receiving role: 110 catches, 1,086 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns, and 27 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 48 passing yards, 27 rushing yards, and 920 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Riley Lees' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northwestern
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 235 | 76.7 | 9.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 235 | 76.7 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 214 | 57.1 | 9.9 | -21 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 214 | 57.1 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 423 | 51.5 | 42.2 | 209 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 214 | 65.3 | 12.9 | -209 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 214 | 65.3 | 12.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 12 · W 45-6
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
76 receiving yards with a 72.4 efficiency score.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 13 · L 22-38 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
89.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 12 · W 24-14 · Conference game
48
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
48 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · L 20-29 · Conference game
59
Receiving Yards
87.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 5 · L 15-24 · Conference game
59
Receiving Yards
83 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 78.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
423 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 42.2 usage
78.7
#2
2020 Postseason · Northwestern
53.2
214 primary · 65.3 efficiency · 12.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
53.2
214 primary · 65.3 efficiency · 12.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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