Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Michigan State
Riley Bullough
LB • 6'2" • Traverse City, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Riley Bullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Riley Bullough built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Traverse City, MI wearing No. 30, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Riley Bullough's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Riley Bullough, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Riley Bullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Riley Bullough quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St Francis · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- St Francis · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · LB 162nd (top 16%) · Big Ten 28th (top 5%) · National 254th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 44.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 76 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | - | 0 | 73.8 |
Related Context
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Riley Bullough played LB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Riley Bullough recorded 83 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, and 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 13.5 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
49.2
Usage
13.9
Consistency
45.8
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 3. Notre Dame: 1. Northwestern: 1. Maryland: 2. Michigan: 2.5. Illinois: 1. Rutgers: 0. Ohio State: 3. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 8 by 63.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 12 by 60. Maryland: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 14 by 75. Illinois: 11 by 55.8. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 11 by 75.8. Penn State: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Penn State | L 12-45 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 16-17 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rutgers | W 49-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Illinois10+ tackles | L 27-31 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-32 | 14 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ MarylandSplash game | L 17-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Northwestern10+ tackles | L 40-54 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Notre Dame | W 36-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs FurmanSplash game | W 28-13 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Riley Bullough story
Riley Bullough built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Traverse City, MI wearing No. 30, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Riley Bullough's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 4 interceptions across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 83 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, and 23 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Riley Bullough's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 2 | 13.3 | — | 2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 13.3 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13.5 | 49.2 | 13.9 | 11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 16-17 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Furman
Week 1 · W 28-13
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 9 · L 23-32 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 8 · L 17-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 7 · L 40-54 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
13.5 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 13.9 usage
73.8
#2
2013 Regular Season · Michigan State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
44.9
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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