Player Story
Riley Thompson story
Riley Thompson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a punter from Melbourne, VIC wearing No. 95, spending time with Florida Atlantic and Penn State. The clearest part of Riley Thompson's career was his field-position work: 162 punts, 7,242 punting yards, and 60 punts inside the 20 across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Florida Atlantic. 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 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic and Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Riley Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.