#36

Syaire Riley

LB · New Mexico · Sr. · #36

New Mexico 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Syaire Riley

LB · New Mexico · Sr · #36

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2503 national
CFB
College
New Mexico
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
New Mexico
2022
New Mexico
2023
New Mexico

Played his entire career under Danny Gonzales.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico3-9HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023New Mexico48214.01.0------
2022New Mexico34143.00.0------
2021New Mexico42225.01.01----
Career1245712.02.01----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 34–31

at Massachusetts

9 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

Edged out Massachusetts on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Syaire Riley’s 2022 season.

Syaire Riley

79%match

New Mexico · 2022

#2

Xavier Smith

East Carolina · 2021

74%
#3

Quentin Wilfawn

South Alabama · 2021

73%
#4

Syaire Riley

New Mexico · 2021

72%
#5

MJ Tafisi

Utah State · 2022

70%

Matches Syaire on

TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Schramm's senior season at Boise State (2023).

DJ Schramm

82%match

Boise State · 2023

All-Mountain West
#2

Jake Chaney

Wisconsin · 2024

81%
#3

David Gbenda

Texas · 2023

81%
#4

Dorian Jones

Cincinnati · 2023

78%
#5

Gerry Vaughn

Iowa State · 2023

78%

Matches DJ on

Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume