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Defensive back, Army, 2016–19
Elijah Riley
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Port Jefferson, NY
- Born
- Jun 12, 1998, in Port Jefferson, New York
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Elijah Riley played defensive back at Army (2016–19).
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Michigan, 20192sacks, career highat Michigan, 20192interceptions, career highvs. North Texas, 2016Defense
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.
Game by game
2019 Army 13 games, 79 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Rice | W 14–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Michigan | L 21–24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at UTSA | W 31–13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Morgan State | W 52–21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Tulane | L 33–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Western Kentucky | L 8–17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | at Georgia State | L 21–28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. San José State | L 29–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | at Air Force | L 13–17 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Massachusetts | W 63–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. VMI | W 47–6 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Hawai’i | L 31–52 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | vs. Navy | L 7–31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Army 12 games, 53 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Duke | L 14–34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Liberty | W 38–14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Hawai’i | W 28–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Oklahoma | L 21–28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Buffalo | W 42–13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs.San José State | W 52–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 31–30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | at Eastern Michigan | W 37–22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Air Force | W 17–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Lafayette | W 31–13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Colgate | W 28–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | vs.Navy | W 17–10 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2017 Army 5 games, 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | atAir Force | W 21–0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Duke | W 21–16 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at North Texas | L 49–52 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | vs.Navy | W 14–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. San Diego State | W 42–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Army 12 games, 46 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Temple | W 28–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Rice | W 31–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at UTEP | W 66–14 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atBuffalo | L 20–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Lafayette | W 62–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.North Texas | L 18–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Wake Forest | W 21–13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Air Force | L 12–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Notre Dame | L 6–44 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Morgan State | W 60–3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | vs.Navy | W 21–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs.North Texas | W 38–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 8 at Duke, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 209 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 58 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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