Player Dossier

2022-2025

Middle Tennessee

DJ Riles

WR • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Columbus, GA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

DJ Riles reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

65.9

Consistency

56.6

Season Value

51.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Georgia State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Middle Tennessee • Georgia State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

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.

DJ Riles, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Georgia State. DJ Riles reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Georgia State paired 176 primary output with 65.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 65.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on 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, Georgia State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Georgia State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

25.1

Efficiency

65.9

Usage

8.8

Consistency

56.6

Best Game by takeover score

Troy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 2. Memphis: 3. Vanderbilt: 57. App State: 28. Georgia Southern: 14. Coastal Carolina: 23. Troy: 49

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. Ole Miss: 1 by 13.3. Memphis: 1 by 20. Vanderbilt: 5 by 76. App State: 2 by 93.3. Georgia Southern: 1 by 93.3. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 100. Troy: 5 by 65.3

Split Comparison

Losses25.1 · n=7
First Half22.5 · n=4 · -6.2 vs Second Half
Second Half28.7 · n=3 · +6.2 vs First Half
All Games25.1 · n=7

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

100 vs Coastal Carolina

Result
Sat 11/22@ TroyL 19-315499.89.80017
Sat 11/8@ Coastal CarolinaL 27-401232323023
Sat 10/18@ Georgia SouthernL 24-411141414014
Sat 10/11vs App StateL 20-412281414016
Sat 9/20@ VanderbiltL 21-7055711.411.40132
Sat 9/6vs MemphisL 16-38133303
Sat 8/30@ Ole MissL 7-63122202

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee1923.48.4
2023 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee5864.45.239
2024 Regular SeasonGeorgia State17252.69.6114
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia State17665.98.84

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia Southern

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

51

Primary metric

51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Jacksonville State

44

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Vanderbilt

57

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

57 receiving yards with a 76 efficiency score.

#4

Troy

49

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 65.3 efficiency score.

#5

Marshall

27

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Georgia State

176 primary output · 65.9 efficiency · 8.8 usage

51.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Georgia State

44.3

172 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 9.6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

25.5

58 primary · 64.4 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8467

Carver · Columbus, GA

Committed To
Middle Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

425

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

DJ Riles quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career receiving yards
425