Player Story
Mike Rivers story
Mike Rivers built his college career in 2022 as a punter from Wilmington, NC wearing No. 44, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Mike Rivers' career was his field-position work: 62 punts, 2,610 punting yards, and 24 punts inside the 20 across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy.
The arc is straightforward: Mike Rivers moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.