Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Rick Stockstill, Scott Satterfield and Jeff Brohm. 2021 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Clemson — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisville, 154 tackles — drafted at #131 overall by New Orleans.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New OrleansEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisville | 33 | 21 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Louisville | 49 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 25 | 22 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 33 | 24 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 5 | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 154 | 107 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 34 | 15 | 2 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 33–21
at Clemson
7 TOT · 5 SOLO · 2 TFL
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jacobi Francis’s 2020 season.
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