Player Dossier

2012-2016

Michigan State

Riley Bullough

LB • 6'2" • Traverse City, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Riley Bullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.6

Efficiency

41.5

Consistency

52.3

Season Value

28.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

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.

Riley Bullough, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Michigan State. Riley Bullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 41.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

41.5

Usage

12.6

Consistency

52.3

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Northwestern: 0. Maryland: 2. Michigan: 1.5. Illinois: 1. Rutgers: 0. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0

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. Unknown: 8 by 43.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 12 by 50. Maryland: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 14 by 65. Illinois: 11 by 55.8. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 11 by 45.8. Penn State: 8 by 33.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=5 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan

Best efficiency game

65 vs Michigan

Result
Sat 11/26@ Penn StateL 12-4582000
Sat 11/19vs Ohio State10+ tacklesL 16-17112000
Sat 11/12vs RutgersW 49-062000
Sat 11/5@ Illinois10+ tacklesL 27-31110100
Sat 10/29vs Michigan10+ tacklesL 23-321441.5000
Sat 10/22@ MarylandSplash gameL 17-2822200
Sat 10/15vs Northwestern10+ tacklesL 40-54122000
Sat 9/17@ Notre DameW 36-2842100
Fri 9/2vs Unknown84100

Career Arc

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

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    Michigan State

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201220132014201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State000
2014 PostseasonMichigan State213.32
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State213.30
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan State2200
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State6.541.512.64.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Rutgers

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

Michigan

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · usage

50

#2

2015 Regular Season · Michigan State

40.7

2 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

28.3

6.5 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 12.6 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

1

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8604

St Francis · Traverse City, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

76

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Riley Bullough quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
83