Senior wide receiver for NC State. 2021: 12 catches, 145 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Coconut Creek, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 913 nationally · Signed with NC State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for NC State. 2021: 12 catches, 145 receiving yards, 3 TD.
C.J. Riley
Beats you over the top. Fourth year in the NC State receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 77 rec yds, 3 receptions against Florida State, Week 10, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State, 712 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dave Doeren, all balanced offenses — 35-15 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (3rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 30.7 | 13.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 27.2 | 15.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #444 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs South Florida | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-24@ Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs Furman | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-13vs Louisville | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-14@ Florida State | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 1 | 62 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 42-45@ Wake Forest | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-30vs North Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 12 | 145 | 10.5 | 3 | 62 |
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Michael Jefferson’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Holden Staes's junior season at Notre Dame (2023).
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Player DNA