Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Iowa
Riley Moss
DB • 6'1" • 193 lbs • Ankeny, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Riley Moss shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Riley Moss built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Ankeny, IA wearing No. 33, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Riley Moss' career was his defensive production: 156...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 83
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Riley Moss, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa. Riley Moss shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 25
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Riley Moss quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Ankeny Centennial · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Ankeny Centennial · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 20 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DB 170th (top 19%) · Big Ten 72nd (top 12%) · National 708th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 23 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 27.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 43 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 44.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 65.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 51.6 |
Related Context
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Riley Moss played DB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Riley Moss recorded 156 tackles and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Iowa paired 13 primary output with 26.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.5
Usage
3.6
Consistency
50.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 0. Iowa State: 0. Nevada: 1. Rutgers: 1. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 1. Ohio State: 0. Northwestern: 3. Purdue: 3. Wisconsin: 2. Minnesota: 2. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 9 by 37.5. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. Rutgers: 6 by 35. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 6 by 35. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Northwestern: 5 by 50.8. Purdue: 1 by 34.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Minnesota: 2 by 28.3. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 7 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska | L 17-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | W 13-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 24-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 24-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 33-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio State | L 10-54 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Illinois | L 6-9 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Michigan | L 14-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers | W 27-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Nevada | W 27-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State | L 7-10 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Dakota State | W 7-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Riley Moss story
Riley Moss built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Ankeny, IA wearing No. 33, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Riley Moss' career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 11 interceptions, and 25 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 93 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Riley Moss' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 5 | 21.4 | 4.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 21.4 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 6.5 | 30.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 26.6 | 9.8 | 6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 26.6 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 26.5 | 3.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 6 · W 48-31 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 26-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 1 · W 34-6 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Northwestern
Week 9 · W 33-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 5 · W 51-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Iowa
13 primary output · 26.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
65.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Iowa
65.6
13 primary · 26.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
51.6
13 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
12
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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