Receiver, Samford, 2022–24
D.J. Rias
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 188 lb
- Class (2024)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Phenix City, AL
D.J. Rias played receiver at Samford (2022–24).
Career highs
9catches, career highvs. VMI, 2024117receiving yards, career highvs. Mercer, 20222receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Mercer, 2024Team titles: Southern champions, 2022
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Samford (FCS) | 13 | 0.09 | – | – | 1.2 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Samford 11 games, 49 catches, 466 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at West Georgia | L 29–38 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Florida | L 7–45 | 4 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. Alabama State | W 12–7 | 2 | −8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. VMI | W 27–3 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 42 | – |
| Oct 12 | at East Tennessee State | L 28–31 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 78 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. Mercer | W 55–35 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 26 | at The Citadel | L 11–28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. Wofford | L 13–17 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. Tennessee Tech | L 7–27 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 59 | – |
| Nov 16 | at Chattanooga | W 36–13 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 159 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. Western Carolina | L 42–47 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 96 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Furman, so that game is not listed.
2023 Samford 7 games, 26 catches, 329 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | atWestern Carolina | L 7–30 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 57 | – |
| Sep 16 | at Auburn | L 13–45 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. Furman | L 21–27 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | atVMI | W 27–14 | 5 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.The Citadel | W 37–7 | 3 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | atMercer | L 21–28 | 6 | 83 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. UT Martin | W 27–17 | 3 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Shorter, so that game is not listed.
2022 Samford 11 games, 41 catches, 518 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 27–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at Georgia | L 0–33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | atFurman | W 34–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Wofford | W 28–14 | 4 | 72 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | atEast Tennessee State | W 55–45 | 5 | 83 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atThe Citadel | W 38–3 | 8 | 66 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.VMI | W 34–15 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | atChattanooga | W 35–24 | 4 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs.Mercer | W 50–44 | 8 | 117 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 48–42 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Dec 9 | at North Dakota State | L 3–24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 at Tennessee Tech, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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