Player Dossier

2017-2022

Louisiana

AJ Riley

LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Plaquemine, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

AJ Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

10.7

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

8.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Louisiana

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Louisiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Scouting Read

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AJ Riley, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Louisiana. AJ Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Louisiana paired 7 primary output with 13.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Louisiana

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

10.7

Usage

3.9

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

South Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Mississippi State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. New Mexico State: 0. App State: 0.5. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. App State: 3 by 17.5. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/17vs South AlabamaW 48-3811000
Sat 10/27vs Arkansas StateW 47-4310000
Sat 10/20@ App StateL 17-27300.5000
Sat 10/13vs New Mexico StateW 66-3821000
Sat 9/22vs Coastal CarolinaL 28-3011000
Sat 9/15@ Mississippi StateL 10-5611000
Sat 9/1vs Unknown32110

Career Arc

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

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    Louisiana

    2017-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonLouisiana0
2018 Regular SeasonLouisiana2.510.73.92.5
2019 Regular SeasonLouisiana0-2.5
2020 PostseasonLouisiana515.14.95
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana515.14.90
2021 PostseasonLouisiana713.55.32
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana713.55.30
2022 Regular SeasonLouisiana211.83.1-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#3

South Alabama

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

#4

Arkansas State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.

#5

Troy

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Louisiana

7 primary output · 13.5 efficiency · 5.3 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Louisiana

14.2

7 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Louisiana

13.6

5 primary · 15.1 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

67

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

AJ Riley quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
67