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7 Chris Riley

  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 198
  • Hometown Naples, Fla.
  • High School Naples

Biography

• Finished his collegiate career ranked ninth all-time at Holy Cross with 119 career interception return yards.

AS A SENIOR IN 2019:
• Started all 13 games at free safety.
• Named first team All-New England, first team All-ECAC and first team All-Patriot League.
• Served as one of the team’s co-captains.
• Inducted into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
• Received the team’s Rick Carter Memorial Award, as the senior whose sportsmanship and dedication to the game of football represent the highest ideals of athletics and who, through uncommon leadership, has positively influenced his teammates and brought great credit to his family, his team and the college.
• Ranked second on the team with 74 tackles, including 56 solo stops and two tackles for loss.
• Led the squad with five interceptions and eight pass breakups.
• Finished the season first in the Patriot League in interceptions, second in passes defended and 17th in tackles.
• Ranked 25th in the nation in interceptions and 45th in passes defended.
• Led the team in tackles twice.
• Made a season-high 12 tackles during the Navy game.
• Totaled nine tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and a pass breakup against Harvard.
• Recorded three tackles, an interception and a pass breakup during the victory over Colgate.
• Made four solo tackles and intercepted a pass in the win over New Hampshire.
• Posted four tackles and an interception during the victory at Fordham.
• Earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018:
• Played in all 11 games with three starts at free safety.
• Totaled 30 tackles on the year.
• Also posted a team-high three interceptions and three pass breakups.
• Finished the season fifth in the Patriot League and 69th in the nation in interceptions.
• Tallied a season-high six tackles and an interception during the victory over Yale.
• Recorded five tackles and two pass breakups in the win at Lafayette.
• Totaled four tackles and an interception during the Bucknell game.
• Had two tackles and an interception in the victory at Georgetown.
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017:
• Appeared in four games at strong safety, starting every time.
• Missed the rest of the year due to injury.
• Totaled 13 tackles on the season.
• Had a season-high six tackles and one pass breakup in the shutout victory at Bucknell.
• Recorded four solo tackles against Connecticut.
• Made two solo tackles in the Lafayette game.
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016:
• Saw action in six games as a backup safety and on special teams.
• Made 15 tackles on the season.
• Recorded a season-high five tackles against Dartmouth.
• Had four tackles against both Albany and Colgate.
• Also made tackles against Georgetown and Lehigh.

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played for head coach Bill Kramer at Naples High School in Naples, Fla.
• Earned third team All-State honors following his senior season.
• Named first team All-Collier County Athletic Conference as a senior, after being a second team selection as a junior.
• A two-time Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Area selection.
• Chosen as the 2014 Southwest Florida Defensive Player of the Year by the Naples Daily News.
• Selected to participate in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl.
• Totaled 78 tackles and nine pass breakups as a senior, after recording 103 tackles, two interceptions and two pass breakups as a junior.
• Also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL:
• Son of Chris and Mary Riley.
• Father played football at the University of Connecticut.
• Has three brothers (Connor, Collin and Reggie) and one sister (Caitlin).
• Majored in Psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2016Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'3" 185 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2017Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'3" 194 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'3" 193 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'3" 198 lbs
    7
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