Usage / Role
16%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Syracuse
Sean Riley
WR • 5'8" • 178 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Sean Riley reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Sean Riley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Sean Riley's career was his receiving role: 119...
Read the storySean Riley, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Syracuse. Sean Riley reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,265
- Receptions
- 119
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Sean Riley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,265
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Syracuse
- Top game
- NC State
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 275 receiving yards · WR 396th (top 39%) · ACC 52nd (top 25%) · National 477th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 27 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 8 | 125 | 0 | 32.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 75.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 63 | 733 | 5 | 75.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 36 | 275 | 1 | 52.7 |
Related Context
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Sean Riley played WR for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sean Riley recorded 97 rushing yards, 1,265 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Syracuse paired 756 primary output with 68 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 49 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
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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2019 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
25
Efficiency
49
Usage
18.3
Consistency
64.1
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 26. Maryland: 38. Clemson: 22. Western Michigan: 31. Holy Cross: 0. NC State: 52. Pittsburgh: 32. Florida State: 15. Boston College: 53. Duke: 0. Louisville: 6
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. Liberty: 3 by 57.8. Maryland: 5 by 50.7. Clemson: 4 by 36.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 51.7. NC State: 6 by 57.8. Pittsburgh: 5 by 42.7. Florida State: 3 by 33.3. Boston College: 5 by 70.7. Louisville: 1 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins14.3 · Games = 4 · -16.9 vs Losses
Losses31.1 · Games = 7 · +16.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
70.7 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | @ Louisville | L 34-56 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Duke | W 49-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Boston College | L 27-58 | — | 5 | 53 | 8.7 | 10.60 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Florida State | L 17-35 | — | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Fri 10/18 | vs Pittsburgh | L 20-27 | — | 5 | 32 | 4.8 | 6.40 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 10/11 | @ NC State | L 10-16 | — | 6 | 52 | 7.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Holy Cross | W 41-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Western Michigan | W 52-33 | — | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Clemson | L 6-41 | — | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Maryland | L 20-63 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Liberty | W 24-0 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Sean Riley story
Sean Riley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Sean Riley's career was his receiving role: 119 catches, 1,265 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 97 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 97 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 2,996 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Sean 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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Syracuse
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 109 | 57.3 | 7.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 125 | 73.3 | 9.9 | 16 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 756 | 68 | 24.4 | 631 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 756 | 68 | 24.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 275 | 49 | 18.3 | -481 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 9 · W 51-41 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
164
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
164 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Central Michigan
Week 3 · W 41-17
82
Receiving Yards
90.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs UConn
Week 4 · W 51-21
120
Receiving Yards
88.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 13 · W 42-21 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Boston College
Week 10 · L 27-58 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 70.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Syracuse
756 primary output · 68 efficiency · 24.4 usage
75.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Syracuse
75.7
756 primary · 68 efficiency · 24.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Syracuse
52.7
275 primary · 49 efficiency · 18.3 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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