Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Total | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
#84
Tripp Riordan
Junior tight end for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 248 lb · Frisco, TX
Returning to SMU for 2026
The numbers
15
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 7.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 15 yds, vs UC Davis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2023.
Tripp Riordan
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at SMU. The receipt: 15 rec yds, 2 receptions against UC Davis — Week 2, 2026.
15 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with SMU3-star out of Frisco Wakeland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
SMU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Rhett Lashlee — 13-3 over that span.
2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 15.0 YDS/g, 7.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · SMU
Returning around him
- 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (15 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #32
The tight end room · SMU
- #5Randy Pittman208 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Theo Melin Ohrstrom168 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Devon Martinno box-score line yet
- #84Tripp Riordan1 game · 2026
- #88Trey Jacksonno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology