Player Career

Riley Lees Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201720182018201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonNorthwestern23576.79.1
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern23576.79.10
2018 PostseasonNorthwestern21457.19.9-21
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern21457.19.90
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern42351.542.2209
2020 PostseasonNorthwestern21465.312.9-209
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern21465.312.90

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