Receiver, Georgia, 2016–⁠18

Riley Ridley

Number
No. 8
Height
6′2″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Coconut Creek, FL
Born
Jul 21, 1996

Riley Ridley played receiver at Georgia (2016–⁠18). The Chicago Bears took Ridley in round 4, No. 126 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
570
Receiving yards, 2018 (Georgia, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 126
Round 4, 2019 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Alabama, 201789receiving yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2018

Team titles: SEC champions, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Georgia1223819.8257
2017Georgia1421815.6247
2018Georgia4457013.0935
Career701,02614.71357

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Georgia8WRFr.
2017Georgia8WRSo.
2018Georgia8WRJr.6′2″200

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Georgia211.13––23.85%
2017Georgia240.71––17.05%
2018Georgia580.8992nd (n=497)0.5351.47%

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

2018 Georgia 14 games, 44 catches, 570 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠0333112–
Sep 8atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠17437012–
Sep 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠7112112–
Sep 22atMissouriW 43–⁠29587133–
Sep 29vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠12436012–
Oct 6vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠13557115–
Oct 13atLSUL 16–⁠36375135–
Oct 27vs.FloridaW 36–⁠17237022–
Nov 3atKentuckyW 34–⁠17337017–
Nov 10vs.AuburnW 27–⁠10119019–
Nov 17vs.MassachusettsW 66–⁠27111111–
Nov 24vs.Georgia TechW 45–⁠212925–
Dec 1vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠35559123–
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasL 21–⁠28561024–
2017 Georgia 8 games, 14 catches, 218 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9atNotre DameW 20–⁠19218014–
Sep 16vs.SamfordW 42–⁠14147047–
Oct 14vs.MissouriW 53–⁠28241122–
Oct 28vs.FloridaW 42–⁠7–––––
Nov 4vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠1017075
Nov 11atAuburnL 17–⁠40114114–
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠71909–
Jan 8 ✦vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠26682023–
2016 Georgia 6 games, 12 catches, 238 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 1vs.TennesseeL 31–⁠34259147–
Oct 15vs.VanderbiltL 16–⁠17567026–
Oct 29vs.FloridaL 10–⁠24114114–
Nov 12vs.AuburnW 13–⁠738905714
Nov 19vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠21––––22
Nov 26vs.Georgia TechL 27–⁠2819095

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′1¼″
Weight199 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan78¼″W
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Chicago Bears36690
2020Chicago Bears24390
NFL career5101080

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

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