Texas State · W 46-45
25 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 138 yards. This one was 52 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Riley against Boise State’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Riley, and how their seasons went
Riley against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 1,049 yards, 131 a game, 3 regular-season games left.
Over the last few games, Boise State fans have been high on Riley's running.
“Now Dylan Riley gets a 80 yard run”
“Seems like the Dylan Riley show so far!”
“Dylan Riley is just better than you”
From r/CFB game threads. Read by AI.
14 stories in the last 30 days, from 16 outlets.
Dylan Riley leads No. 23 Boise State past Fresno State, 38-31
AP News +3 Oct 11
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 30, middle 111, right 24. His longest went for 83 yards.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
49.5% of carries overall (163/329) → 34.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/69) — 66.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 16 outlets
Dylan Riley leads No. 23 Boise State past Fresno State, 38-31
AP News +3 Oct 11 · 4 outlets
from 18 outlets
Dylan Riley leads No. 23 Boise State past Fresno State, 38-31
AP News +3 Oct 11 · 4 outlets
CBS SportsDylan Riley's late TDs lift Boise State past South Dakota 38-24Sep 20CBS SportsDylan Riley, Boise State pull away late to beat Washington StateOct 24CBS SportsCBS Sports
247Sports247SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Dylan Riley at Oregon.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
−24aura tax
93rd percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the play ranks higher than the talk.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 165 | 1,049 | 6.4 | 9 | 83 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 195 | 1,125 | 5.8 | 10 | 77 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 22 | 135 | 6.1 | 2 | 64 |
| Career | 382 | 2,309 | 6.0 | 21 | 83 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 15 | 130 | 8.7 | 1 | 44 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 2 | 75 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 33 | 301 | 9.1 | 3 | 75 |
Last game (Wk 9): 86 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ No. 2 Oregon | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 19 | 206 | 10.8 | 0 | 71 | Season-high 206 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24vs South Dakota | 26 | 198 | 7.6 | 2 | 83 | 198-yard day |
| Wk 4 | W 32-7@ Western Michigan | 28 | 138 | 4.9 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-18vs Utah State | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 2 | 33 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Fresno State | 19 | 150 | 7.9 | 1 | 72 | 150-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 31-10@ Washington State | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 2 | 72 | |
| Wk 9 | W 46-45vs Texas State | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 165 | 1049 | 6.4 | 9 | 83 |
Oct. 31 · W 46-45 vs Texas State, play by play
25 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 3 passes for 5 yards.
12-yard run. Second quarter, up 21-3.
2-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, up 21-3. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 28-25.
7-yard run on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, up 46-45. Converted.
13 carries for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns.
72-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 31-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
19 carries for 150 yards and a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, with Boise State ahead by one score, he carried 6 times for 28 yards. He also caught 4 passes for 64 yards.
72-yard touchdown run. First quarter, made it 8-7.
1-yard run on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 28-20.
5-yard run on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 35-28. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
18 carries for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns.
33-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 21-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
28 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown.
The per-play feed is missing a 9-yard run in the fourth quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 27 carries it has.
3-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 8-0. Converted.
26-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, up 8-0. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 26 carries for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns, 2nd-most in FBS that week. 5 of his 26 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 83.
83-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 38-24.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 19 carries for 206 yards, 2nd-most in FBS that week. 6 of his 19 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 71.
71-yard run. Second quarter, down 17-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
17 carries for 50 yards. He converted a 3rd and 1 with Boise State down 27-24.
7-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3-yard run on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, up 14-7.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, down 27-24. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 6 · 2026
W 38-31
at Fresno State
The plays that mattered most
1st in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%163 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 165 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.4 yds/carry on 165 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
198% of team targetsCatch rate
79%15 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
79% catch rate on 19 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Spencer Danielson, all run-leaning offenses — 28-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 146 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 116 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 139 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 107 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
41.9%
235 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
252 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #3 of 34 Mountain West RBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
3 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Spencer Danielson.
