Receiver, Syracuse, 2016–⁠19

Sean Riley

Number
No. 1
Height
5′8″
Weight
178 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA

Sean Riley played receiver at Syracuse (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. NC State, 2018164receiving yards, career highvs. NC State, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Syracuse111099.9027
2017Syracuse812515.6044
2018Syracuse6475611.8375
2019Syracuse362757.6135
Career1191,26510.6475

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Syracuse531,09502300
2017Syracuse297100171320
2018Syracuse183690152621
2019Syracuse162590151390
Career1162,4330495631

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Syracuse1WRFr.
2017Syracuse1WRSo.
2018Syracuse1WRJr.
2019Syracuse1WRSr.5′8″178

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
2016Syracuse100.57––5.7–
2017Syracuse170.53––9.0–
2018Syracuse750.6164th (n=497)0.5345.88%
2019Syracuse570.134th (n=499)0.547.27%

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

2019 Syracuse 11 games, 36 catches, 275 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atLibertyW 24–⁠03260––3
Sep 7atMarylandL 20–⁠6353815791
Sep 14vs.ClemsonL 6–⁠414220114–
Sep 21vs.Western MichiganW 52–⁠3343102321
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 41–⁠3–––1293
Oct 10atNC StateL 10–⁠166520233–
Oct 18vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠2753201163
Oct 26atFlorida StateL 17–⁠353150––1
Nov 2vs.Boston CollegeL 27–⁠5855302351
Nov 16atDukeW 49–⁠6–––2211
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 34–⁠56160––1
2018 Syracuse 13 games, 64 catches, 756 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atWestern MichiganW 55–⁠42–––116–
Sep 8vs.WagnerW 62–⁠106541––2
Sep 15vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠74270–––
Sep 22vs.UConnW 51–⁠21612012492
Sep 29atClemsonL 23–⁠274160–––
Oct 6atPittsburghL 37–⁠4462901151
Oct 20vs.North CarolinaW 40–⁠3777802281
Oct 27vs.NC StateW 51–⁠411016402341
Nov 3atWake ForestW 41–⁠248640––3
Nov 9vs.LouisvilleW 54–⁠2335102412
Nov 17vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠36415051031
Nov 24atBoston CollegeW 42–⁠21511511232
Dec 28 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠181230260–
2017 Syracuse 12 games, 46 returns, 842 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Central ConnecticutW 50–⁠71801224
Sep 9vs.Middle TennesseeL 23–⁠30–––41231
Sep 16vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠1748202983
Sep 23atLSUL 26–⁠35–––233–
Sep 30atNC StateL 25–⁠33–––2352
Oct 7vs.PittsburghW 27–⁠24–––1191
Oct 13vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠24–––4771
Oct 21atMiamiL 19–⁠27–––116–
Nov 4atFlorida StateL 24–⁠27–––––3
Nov 11vs.Wake ForestL 43–⁠64–––51212
Nov 18atLouisvilleL 10–⁠561230496–
Nov 25vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠422120370–
2016 Syracuse 12 games, 11 catches, 109 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.ColgateW 33–⁠74440–––
Sep 9vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠62–––7121–
Sep 17vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠45–––8193–
Sep 24atUConnW 31–⁠24–––3631
Oct 1vs.Notre DameL 33–⁠502360591–
Oct 8atWake ForestL 9–⁠282130362–
Oct 15vs.Virginia TechW 31–⁠17–––121–
Oct 22atBoston CollegeW 28–⁠20–––344–
Nov 5atClemsonL 0–⁠5421107178–
Nov 12vs.NC StateL 20–⁠35–––2491
Nov 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠45–––497–
Nov 26atPittsburghL 61–⁠7615010176–

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

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