Duke Riley: LB · LSU · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Duke Riley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Ole Miss — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LSU | 92 | 39 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 92 | 39 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-16vs Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-13vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-20vs Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-18@ Auburn | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-7vs Missouri | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-10vs Southern Miss | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-21vs No. 23 Ole Miss | 14 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 0-10vs No. 1 Alabama | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10@ Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-16vs No. 21 Florida | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 54-39@ No. 22 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-9vs No. 15 Louisville | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 39 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%9 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups92 tackles · 9 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
39.6%
298 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
62.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
92 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at LSU, 92 tackles — drafted at #75 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 10th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 10th NFL season
