Al Riles

WR · Louisiana 2016 · #2

Last confirmed: Louisiana, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · Covington, LA

Al Riles: WR · Louisiana · #2.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Al Riles

WR · Louisiana · #2

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Third year in the Louisiana receiving corps. One game to point at: 139 receiving yards and 8 receptions against South Alabama — Week 3, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Louisiana	60	729	12.2	2
2015	Louisiana	46	477	10.4	4
2014	Louisiana	34	354	10.4	1
Career		140	1,560	11.1	7

Season	Team
2016	Louisiana	10	46
2015	Louisiana	1	4
2014	Louisiana	3	5
Career		14	55

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-45vs Boise State	2	17	8.5	0	16
Wk 2	W 30-22vs McNeese	2	38	19.0	0	34
Wk 3	W 28-23vs South Alabama	8	139	17.4	1	71	Season-high 139 yds
Wk 4	L 39-41@ Tulane	6	70	11.7	0	30
Wk 5	L 31-37@ New Mexico State	8	110	13.8	0	63
Wk 7	L 0-24vs App State	6	15	2.5	0	8
Wk 8	W 27-3@ Texas State	4	25	6.3	0	10
Wk 10	L 13-23vs Idaho	3	18	6.0	0	12
Wk 11	W 33-26@ Georgia Southern	5	81	16.2	0	38
Wk 12	L 21-35@ Georgia	7	105	15.0	0	64
Wk 13	W 24-19vs Arkansas State	3	47	15.7	1	34
Wk 14	W 30-3@ UL Monroe	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bowl	L 21-28vs Southern Miss	5	64	12.8	0	20
Total		60	729	12.2	2	71

Signature game

Week 12 · 2016

L 21-35

at Georgia

7 rec · 105 yds · 29 rush yds (2 car)

With A. Jennings — 189 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 39.1 · 93 rush yds (16 car) · 3 TD · E. McGuire — 129 rush yds (19 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · South Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.61Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 71 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue PAT MISSED)
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +4.12Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 63 yds to the NMxSt 11 for a
Week 12 · Georgia · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +4.11Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 64 yds to the Geo 9 for a
Week 11 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.69Riles to Barnes: a 48-yard touchdown pass.
Week 11 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.17Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 38 yds to the LaLaf 48 for a
Week 13 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.94Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 34 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK)

4 more plays

Week 3 · South Alabama · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 22 yds to the LaLaf 48 for a
Week 1 · Boise State · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 16 yds to the BoiSt 44 for a
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 15 yds to the NMxSt 49 for a
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Anthony Jennings pass complete to Al Riles for 16 yds to the SoMis 47 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Mark Hudspeth — 19-19 over that span.

2014Louisiana9-4HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

2015Louisiana4-8HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

2016Louisiana6-7HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (90th percentile). Strength: receptions (87th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#70 / 674 · 90th pct

80.3%

EPA / target#198 / 674 · 71st pct

0.65

Explosive rate#213 / 674 · 68th pct

14.5%

Yards / catch#296 / 674 · 56th pct

12.9

TD rate#376 / 674 · 44th pct

3.9%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#69 / 524 · 87th pct

Rec yards#102 / 524 · 81st pct

729

Long catch#100 / 524 · 80th pct

Rush yards#66 / 257 · 74th pct

Rec TDs#266 / 524 · 41st pct

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#321 / 524 · 38th pct

12.2

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

45th → 71st percentile

Explosive rate

23rd → 68th percentile

Catch rate

45th → 90th percentile

TD rate

66th → 44th percentile

Yards / catch

29th → 56th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.0	45.7	11.5	0.3
Road6g	5.2	65.2	10.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	64.7	12.2	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	46.0	9.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Mark Hudspeth

Pass share

37.1%

341 pass / 578 run

Plays / game

70.7

13 games

Team sack rate

9.6%

384 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

60 catches, 10 carries and 2 pass attempts in 13 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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