Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Traverse City, MI · St Francis
Riley Bullough: LB · Michigan State · #30.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Riley Bullough
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Michigan State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Michigan — Week 9, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
The State News Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | 76 | 20 | 6.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2015 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 76 | 20 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-13vs Furman | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-28@ No. 18 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-54vs Northwestern | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-32vs No. 2 Michigan | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Illinois | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-0vs Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-17vs No. 2 Ohio State | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 12-45@ No. 8 Penn State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 20 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups76 tackles · 6.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 10.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
44.5%
369 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 76 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
