Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#21
Dre Riley
Junior safety on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Charleston, MS · Charleston HS (NW Mississippi CC)
Returning to Mississippi State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 38 nationally · Joined Mississippi State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2026.
Dre Riley
The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Minnesota, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Northwest Mississippi C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Mississippi State2-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–13
at Minnesota
5 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Minnesota.
With K. Taylor — 227 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.8 · 86 rush yds (13 car) · A. Evans III — 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -12 net (28 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #23
Background
2024-25 (Northwest Mississippi CC) Rated as a 3-star prospect by 247Sports composite JUCO rankings ... 247 ranks Riley as the 34th best JUCO prospect, 3rd best safety and 13th best from Mississippi ... In two seasons at Northwest, Riley totaled 72 tackles, four TFLs, three interceptions, seven pa...
The secondary · Mississippi State
- #2Isaac Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #15Marcus Williams61 tackles · 2025
- #1Kelley Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24Quentin Taylor Jr.27 tackles · 2025
- #21Dre Riley2 games · 2026
19 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology