Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Louisville
Quincy Riley
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Columbia, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Quincy Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
88
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee • Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Quincy Riley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Columbia, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with Louisville and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Quincy Riley's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 131
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Quincy Riley, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Quincy Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 157
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 34
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Quincy Riley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DB
- Career Tackles
- 157
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Vero Beach · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Vero Beach · 43 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 4 · Pick 29 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DB 313th (top 33%) · ACC 155th (top 21%) · National 1,264th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 30 | 4.5 | 1.5 | - | 6 | 2 | 73.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 23.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 45 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 10 | 33 | 3 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
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Quincy Riley played DB for Middle Tennessee and Louisville. Across 6 tracked seasons, Quincy Riley recorded 157 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 20 primary output with 39.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Middle Tennessee, Louisville.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
27.8
Usage
4.9
Consistency
61.5
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Austin Peay: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. Virginia: 2. Miami: 0. Boston College: 2. Clemson: 3. Stanford: 2. Pittsburgh: 1. Kentucky: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 2 by 18.3. Virginia: 0 by 20. Miami: 7 by 29.2. Boston College: 4 by 36.7. Clemson: 7 by 59.2. Stanford: 6 by 45. Pittsburgh: 5 by 30.8. Kentucky: 0 by 20
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 41-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh | W 37-9 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 35-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ ClemsonSplash game | W 33-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/25 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 31-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Miami | L 45-52 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 24-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia Tech | W 31-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Jacksonville State | W 49-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Austin Peay | W 62-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Quincy Riley story
Quincy Riley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Columbia, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with Louisville and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Quincy Riley's career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 15 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. His career also includes 88 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Quincy Riley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Middle Tennessee
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Louisville
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 21.4 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 39.2 | 8.4 | 13 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 39.2 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 7 | 17.4 | 3.3 | -13 |
| 2023 Postseason | Louisville | 14.5 | 26.9 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 14.5 | 26.9 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 14 | 27.8 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 1 · L 28-42 · Postseason
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Charlotte
Week 4 · L 39-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Clemson
Week 10 · W 33-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
@ UTSA
Week 4 · L 35-37 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
@ UTSA
Week 3 · L 13-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
20 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage
73.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
73.2
20 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Louisville
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14 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
23
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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