Receiver, Iowa, 2012–16
Riley McCarron
Lettered 2013–16 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 83
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Dubuque, IA
- Born
- Jun 16, 1993, in Dubuque, Iowa
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Riley McCarron played receiver at Iowa (2012–16).
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Northwestern, 2016108receiving yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 2016Receiving
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Iowa | 4 | 0.15 | – | – | 0.6 | – |
| 2015 | Iowa | 8 | 0.55 | – | – | 4.4 | – |
| 2016 | Iowa | 62 | 0.51 | 49th (n=489) | 0.52 | 31.8 | 8% |
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
2016 Iowa 12 games, 42 catches, 517 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 45–21 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Iowa State | W 42–3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Dakota State | L 21–23 | 1 | 30 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Northwestern | L 31–38 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Minnesota | W 14–7 | 6 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at Purdue | W 49–35 | 4 | 74 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Wisconsin | L 9–17 | 6 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at Penn State | L 14–41 | 4 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Michigan | W 14–13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at Illinois | W 28–0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Nebraska | W 40–10 | 5 | 108 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 3–30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
2015 Iowa 5 games, 5 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | atIowa State | W 31–17 | 1 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. North Texas | W 62–16 | 3 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Minnesota | W 40–35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs.Purdue | W 40–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | – |
| Nov 27 | atNebraska | W 28–20 | – | – | – | 2 | 39 | 1 |
2014 Iowa 5 games, 9 returns, 49 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 27 | atPurdue | W 24–10 | – | – | – | 1 | 36 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Indiana | W 45–29 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 18 | at Maryland | L 31–38 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Northwestern | W 48–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
2013 Iowa 4 games, 3 catches, 11 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 27–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Western Michigan | W 59–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Michigan State | L 14–26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 14–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9″ |
| Weight | 188 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.41 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.59 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.16 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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