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Player Dossier
2016-2019Army
Elijah Riley
DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Port Jefferson, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Army
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Army
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Elijah Riley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Port Jefferson, NY wearing No. 23, spending time with Army. The clearest part of Elijah Riley's career was his defensive...
Read the storyElijah Riley, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Army. Elijah Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 198
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 20
Quick Answers
Elijah Riley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Army · DB
- Career Tackles
- 198
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Army
- Top game
- Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · DB 36th (top 4%) · FBS Independents 11th (top 4%) · National 204th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Army | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Army | 12 | 42 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Army | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Army | 5 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Army | 12 | 53 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Army | 13 | 79 | 8 | 4 | - | 6 | 0 | 70 |
Related Context
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Elijah Riley played DB for Army. Across 4 tracked seasons, Elijah Riley recorded 198 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Army.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Army paired 21 primary output with 41.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Army
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
41.2
Usage
13
Consistency
38.8
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rice: 2. Michigan: 4. UTSA: 3. Morgan State: 1. Tulane: 0. Western Kentucky: 4. Georgia State: 0. San José State: 3. Air Force: 2.5. Massachusetts: 1. VMI: 0.5. Hawai'i: 0. Navy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 4 by 36.7. Michigan: 13 by 90. UTSA: 4 by 46.7. Morgan State: 5 by 30.8. Tulane: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 11 by 85.8. Georgia State: 7 by 29.2. San José State: 4 by 46.7. Air Force: 11 by 70.8. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. VMI: 3 by 17.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 25. Navy: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
90 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/14 | @ Navy | L 7-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Hawai'i | L 31-52 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs VMI | W 47-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Massachusetts | W 63-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | L 13-17 | 11 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs San José StateSplash game | L 29-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia State | L 21-28 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Western Kentucky10+ tackles · Splash game | L 8-17 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Tulane | L 33-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Morgan State | W 52-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ UTSASplash game | W 31-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Michigan10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 21-24 | 13 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs RiceSplash game | W 14-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Riley story
Elijah Riley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Port Jefferson, NY wearing No. 23, spending time with Army. The clearest part of Elijah Riley's career was his defensive production: 198 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Army. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Elijah Riley's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Army.
The arc is straightforward: Elijah Riley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Army
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Army | 6.5 | 21.4 | 5.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Army | 6.5 | 21.4 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Army | 6 | 28.7 | 8.1 | -0.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Army | 6 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Army | 18.5 | 33.8 | 11.6 | 12.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Army | 21 | 41.2 | 13 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan
Week 2 · L 21-24
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Kentucky
Week 7 · L 8-17
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 11 · W 21-16
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Liberty
Week 2 · W 38-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 8 · W 31-30
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Army
21 primary output · 41.2 efficiency · 13 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Army
63.5
18.5 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 11.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Army
43.2
6 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
13
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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