Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016LSU
Duke Riley
LB • 6'1" • Buras, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Duke Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Duke Riley built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Buras, LA wearing No. 40, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Duke Riley's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 9...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 75
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Duke Riley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · LSU. Duke Riley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 92
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Duke Riley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 92
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kapolei · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Kapolei · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 3 · Pick 11 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 92 tackles · LB 89th (top 9%) · SEC 8th (top 2%) · National 123rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 84 | 9 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
Related Context
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Duke Riley played LB for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Duke Riley recorded 92 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
LSU paired 15.5 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · LSU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
9.7
Consistency
42.1
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Auburn: 2. Missouri: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Ole Miss: 2.5. Alabama: 2. Arkansas: 4. Florida: 0. Texas A&M: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 8 by 43.3. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2. Jacksonville State: 5 by 30.8. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Auburn: 13 by 70. Missouri: 5 by 20.8. Southern Miss: 11 by 55.8. Ole Miss: 14 by 75. Alabama: 9 by 57.5. Arkansas: 5 by 60.8. Florida: 8 by 33.3. Texas A&M: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
75 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ Louisville | W 29-9 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | W 54-39 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Florida | L 10-16 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 38-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs AlabamaSplash game | L 0-10 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-21 | 14 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Southern Miss10+ tackles | W 45-10 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Missouri | W 42-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Auburn10+ tackles · Splash game | L 13-18 | 13 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Mississippi State | W 23-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Jacksonville State | W 34-13 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-16 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Duke Riley story
Duke Riley built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Buras, LA wearing No. 40, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Duke Riley's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Duke Riley's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Duke Riley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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LSU
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 15.5 | 43.8 | 9.7 | 15.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 15.5 | 43.8 | 9.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 11 · W 38-10 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 38-21 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Auburn
Week 4 · L 13-18 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 10 · L 0-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 54-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · LSU
15.5 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
66.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · LSU
66.7
15.5 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · LSU
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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