Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Savion Riley
Senior safety on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Acworth, GA · Kennesaw Mountain H.S.
CFB Index 44 · #322 of 538 safetiesMedium confidence
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.
How he projects
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readRecruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1261 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2022.
- Transferred from Colorado to Georgia Tech in 2025.
Savion Riley
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles against Colorado, Week 1, 2026.
22 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Kennesaw Mountain
20244 games
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 22 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 48 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 64 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Savion Riley's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 44–11
vs Mercer
6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Mercer.
With A. Mendoza — 249 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.2 · -8 rush yds (1 car) · A. Bacchetta — 51.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +6 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech1-2HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
46.7%
85 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
60.7
3 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Al Walcott’s 2023 season.
Matches Al on
Tackle volume
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tahj Ra-El's senior season at Memphis (2024).
Matches Tahj on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Savion Riley
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- #13Savion Riley3 tackles · 2025
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology