Linebacker, LSU, 2013–16
Duke Riley
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Buras, LA
- Born
- Aug 9, 1994, in Buras, Louisiana
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Duke Riley played linebacker at LSU (2013–16). The Atlanta Falcons took Riley in round 3, No. 75 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Ole Miss, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LSU | 92 | 39 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.5 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
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.
Game by game
2016 LSU 12 games, 92 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Wisconsin | L 14–16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 34–13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Mississippi State | W 23–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Auburn | L 13–18 | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Missouri | W 42–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Southern Miss | W 45–10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Ole Miss | W 38–21 | 14 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Alabama | L 0–10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Arkansas | W 38–10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Florida | L 10–16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Texas A&M | W 54–39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Louisville | W 29–9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–15).
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 232 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 86 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 49 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 34 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 86 | 258 | 2 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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