Jordan Riley

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-0
Weight:
202
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Clinton, Md.
High School:
National Christian Academy
Prev School:
Ball State Univ.

CAREER HONORS
• 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl watch list
• 2022 All-MAC Third Team (Coaches)
• 2022 MAC Defensive Player of the Week (UConn)

CAREER: Played in 50 games over his collegiate career with 32 starts, playing his first three seasons at Ball State before finishing his career at K-State in 2024.

2024: Played in all 13 games with eight starts, totaling 41 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack, three passes defended, a forced fumble and fumble recovery... Had a season-high eight tackles – including a tackle for loss – at Tulane, while he had five stops against Oklahoma State, West Virginia and Houston... Carded his first sack as a Wildcat at Houston, which represented his first sack since the beginning of 2022... Forced a fumble against Kansas and recovered a fumble against Arizona State.

2023 AT BALL STATE UNIV.: Started all 12 games, ranking third on the team with 61 tackles to go along with 3.0 tackles for loss, eight passes defended and a fumble recovery... Tallied at least five tackles in eight games, including a season-high nine stops against Georgia Southern... Also had seven stops against Western Michigan, Toledo and Bowling Green... Recorded a career-high 2.0 TFLs against Central Michigan and had another at Western Michigan... Had one pass breakup in eight different games, while he recovered a fumble at Northern Illinois.

2022 AT BALL STATE UNIV.: Started all 12 games, ranking second on the team with 97 tackles while also tallying 3.0 tackles for loss, a sack, a team-high 12 pass breakups and a forced fumble en route to All-MAC Third Team honors from the league’s coaches... Tied for 24th nationally with 5.1 solo tackles per game, while he tied for sixth in the MAC in passes defended and 10th in tackles... Only player in the MAC with over 70 tackles and 10 pass breakups... Set a career high with 14 tackles against UConn, a game in which he forced a fumble that led to the eventual game-winning touchdown as he earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors... Also posted had 11-tackle games against Northern Illinois and Kent State, the latter being a career-best 11 solo... Tallied his first-career sack in the season opener at Tennessee in addition to another TFL at Georgia Southern... Carded four pass breakups at Georgia Southern – a mark that tied for 13th in the nation – and two at Miami (Ohio).

2021 AT BALL STATE UNIV.: Saw action in all 13 games, totaling nine tackles... Had a season-best five stops against Central Michigan and another two against Miami (Ohio).

AT NATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: A four-year letterwinner for the Eagles under head coach Andre Kates... A first team all-conference selection who helped his team to an 8-3 record as a senior... Carded five career interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown... Also competed in wrestling and track and field.

PERSONAL: Jordan Riley was born March 2, 2022... Son of George and Danielle Riley... A marketing major.