Kicker, Memphis, 2017–⁠20

Riley Patterson

Number
No. 36
Height
6′0″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Edwardsville, IL
Born
Sep 7, 1999

Riley Patterson played kicker at Memphis (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

6field goals, career highvs. Penn State, 2019

Team titles: American champions, 2019

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2017Memphis111668.8426396
2018Memphis131681.35276121
2019Memphis232592.05265134
2020Memphis152268.2563681
Career627978.556240432

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Memphis220000
2018Memphis220000
2019Memphis110000
2020Memphis110000
Career660000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Memphis36PKFr.
2018Memphis36PKSo.
2019Memphis36PKJr.
2020Memphis36PKSr.6′0″190

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2017Memphis––––––-2.3 (16 att.)
2018Memphis––––––1.9 (19 att.)
2019Memphis––––––17.0 (25 att.)
2020Memphis––––––3.6 (22 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Memphis 11 games, 15 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 37–⁠24122647
Oct 3atSMUL 27–⁠30225639
Oct 17vs.UCFW 50–⁠4900044
Oct 24vs.TempleW 41–⁠292442511
Oct 31atCincinnatiL 10–⁠49114214
Nov 7vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠332252410
Nov 21vs.Stephen F. AustinW 56–⁠142339612
Nov 28atNavyW 10–⁠7122614
Dec 5atTulaneL 21–⁠3501033
Dec 12vs.HoustonW 30–⁠273349312
Dec 23 ✦vs.Florida AtlanticW 25–⁠10125325
2019 Memphis 14 games, 23 of 25 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Ole MissW 15–⁠1000011
Sep 7vs.SouthernW 55–⁠242249713
Sep 14atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠62236410
Sep 26vs.NavyW 35–⁠2301055
Oct 5atUL MonroeW 52–⁠33115058
Oct 12atTempleL 28–⁠3000044
Oct 19vs.TulaneW 47–⁠172234511
Oct 26atTulsaW 42–⁠4101066
Nov 2vs.SMUW 54–⁠484450618
Nov 16atHoustonW 45–⁠27113569
Nov 23atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠1000077
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠242234410
Dec 7vs.CincinnatiW 29–⁠243352211
Dec 28 ✦vs.Penn StateL 39–⁠536651321
2018 Memphis 14 games, 13 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.MercerW 66–⁠141121912
Sep 8atNavyL 21–⁠2200033
Sep 14vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠221128811
Sep 22vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠351242710
Sep 28atTulaneL 24–⁠40114336
Oct 6vs.UConnW 55–⁠1401077
Oct 13vs.UCFL 30–⁠313345312
Oct 20atMissouriL 33–⁠65225239
Nov 3atEast CarolinaW 59–⁠411122811
Nov 10vs.TulsaW 47–⁠212230511
Nov 16atSMUW 28–⁠1801044
Nov 23vs.HoustonW 52–⁠311135710
Dec 1atUCFL 41–⁠56––36511
Dec 22 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 34–⁠3700044
2017 Memphis 12 games, 11 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.UL MonroeW 37–⁠2900044
Sep 16vs.UCLAW 48–⁠4500022
Sep 23vs.Southern IllinoisW 44–⁠31113025
Oct 6atUConnW 70–⁠3100055
Oct 14vs.NavyW 30–⁠273442312
Oct 19atHoustonW 42–⁠3801066
Oct 27vs.TulaneW 56–⁠2600088
Nov 3atTulsaW 41–⁠142233511
Nov 18vs.SMUW 66–⁠451134912
Nov 25vs.East CarolinaW 70–⁠130001010
Dec 2atUCFL 55–⁠622427713
Dec 30 ✦vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠21233428

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠24).

DrillPro day 2021Combine or pro day 2021
Height5′10¼″W
Weight181 lbW
Arm length30½″W
Hand size8⅜″W
Wingspan72¼″W
Broad jump10′4″

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. 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

6 seasons, 66 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2021Detroit Lions71314
2022Jacksonville Jaguars173035
2023Cleveland Browns151618
2024Atlanta Falcons547
2025Miami Dolphins172729
2026 (so far)Miami Dolphins579
NFL career6697112

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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