Riley Whimpey: LB · Boise State · #44.
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Riley Whimpey
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Boise State. First career honor, 2020: All-Mountain West. On tape: 11 tackles against UCF, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boise State | 71 | 42 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 61 | 33 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | Boise State | 83 | 37 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 7 |
| 2018 | Boise State | 55 | 26 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Boise State | 17 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 287 | 145 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-36@ UCF | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 54-13vs UTEP | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-21vs Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-3@ Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-41vs Nevada | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 26-17@ No. 10 BYU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Air Force | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-19@ Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-14@ No. 25 Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-13vs Wyoming | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-0vs New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-27@ No. 22 San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 42 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 40-14
at Fresno State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 26-point win on the road against Fresno State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups71 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Andy Avalos
Pass share
48.1%
409 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
70.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Boise State, 287 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
