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Player Dossier
2012-2015Virginia Tech
Donovan Riley
CB • 5'11" • Baltimore, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donovan Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Donovan Riley built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a cornerback from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Donovan Riley's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Donovan Riley, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Donovan Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Donovan Riley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · CB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Baltimore Polytechnic Institute · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2015
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 59.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Donovan Riley played CB for Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Donovan Riley recorded 9 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 2 primary output with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
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Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 1. East Carolina: 0. Wake Forest: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
20 vs Wake Forest
Player Story
Donovan Riley story
Donovan Riley built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a cornerback from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Donovan Riley's career was his defensive production: 3 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Donovan Riley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2012201320142015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 13.3 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida State
Week 11 · L 22-28 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 13 · L 3-6 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 2 · W 35-21
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 3 · L 21-28
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
2 primary output · 13.3 efficiency · — usage
59.5
#2
2012 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
56.7
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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