Player Career

Taylor Riggins Career Story

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

Player Story

Taylor Riggins story

Taylor Riggins built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive end from Webster, NY wearing No. 49, spending time with Buffalo and Massachusetts. The clearest part of Taylor Riggins' career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Buffalo. 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 Taylor Riggins' production has multiple signals. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo and Massachusetts.

The arc is straightforward: Taylor Riggins 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

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

  1. 1

    Massachusetts

    2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Buffalo

    2017-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMassachusetts0
2017 Regular SeasonBuffalo00
2018 PostseasonBuffalo15.521.97.215.5
2018 Regular SeasonBuffalo15.521.97.20
2019 PostseasonBuffalo24.534.210.79
2019 Regular SeasonBuffalo24.534.210.70
2020 Regular SeasonBuffalo0-24.5
2021 Regular SeasonBuffalo1243.215.512

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 3 · L 25-28

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Ohio

Week 6 · L 20-21 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Akron

Week 7 · W 24-6 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Kent State

Week 12 · L 27-30 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Wagner

Week 1 · W 69-7

4

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Buffalo

24.5 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage

67.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Buffalo

67.6

24.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Buffalo

57.1

12 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 15.5 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

13

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games