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

5.3

Efficiency

13.5

Consistency

7.7

Season Value

14.2

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

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13.5 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: Georgia State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Louisiana

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

13.5

Usage

5.3

Consistency

7.7

Best Game by takeover score

Marshall

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 0. Texas: 2. Unknown: 0. Ohio: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. South Alabama: 0. App State: 0. Texas State: 0. Georgia State: 4. Troy: 0. Liberty: 1. UL Monroe: 0. App State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 2 by 28.3. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. App State: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 3 by 52.5. Troy: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. App State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=11
First Half0.3 · n=7 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=13

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia State

Best efficiency game

52.5 vs Georgia State

Result
Sun 12/19@ MarshallW 36-2110000
Sat 12/4vs App StateW 24-1610000
Sat 11/27vs UL MonroeW 21-1610000
Sat 11/20@ LibertyW 42-141
Sat 11/13@ TroyW 35-2121000
Thu 11/4vs Georgia State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 21-1732220
Sat 10/30vs Texas StateW 45-020000
Tue 10/12vs App StateW 41-1321000
Sun 10/3@ South AlabamaW 20-1822000
Sat 9/25@ Georgia SouthernW 28-2010000
Fri 9/17vs OhioW 49-1410000
Sat 9/11vs Unknown53000
Sat 9/4@ TexasL 18-3821110

Career Arc

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

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    Louisiana

    2017-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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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

14.2

#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