Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Oregon | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 19 | 206 | 10.8 | 0 | 71 | Season-high 206 yds |
| Total | 36 | 256 | 6.9 | 0 | 71 |
#24
Dylan Riley
Junior running back for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 192 lb · Moreno Valley, CA · Rancho Verde HS
CFB Index 72 · #38 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Boise State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
256
rushing yards · 2026
7.1 per carry · 3 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 19 car · 171 yds · 4 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 206 rush yds, 11 rec yds, vs Memphis
The play that turned itSwung Boise State from 39% to 81% to win.Boise State at Utah State · 25-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2024.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
+5aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 43rd percentile of RBs; the tape says
39th pctl our rushing-value metric (wEPA) RBs · 140 qualified, n=24
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception43rd pctl
Production — on-field39th pctl
n=24 mentions · cohort: RBs · 140 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our rushing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
27.2own fans
20rival fans
Also checked out fine:
Dylan Riley
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Boise State. All-Mountain West in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 206 rush yds, 11 rec yds against Memphis — Week 2, 2026.
256 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 36 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
20247 games
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Rancho Verde
202514 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Mountain Westsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boise State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2024)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Boise State
Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Spencer Danielson, all run-leaning offenses — 22-8 over that span.
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State1-1HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceBreakout
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Strength: long run (87th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 128 YDS/g, 6.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
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
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 36 | 256 | 7.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 195 | 1,125 | 5.8 | 10 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 22 | 135 | 6.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 253 | 1,516 | 6.0 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 187 | 8.9 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–20
vs Memphis
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.19(01:51) #0 D.Riley rush left for 71 yards gain to the MEM19 (#0 I.Foster), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.98(07:10) #0 D.Riley rush middle for 22 yards gain to the BOI47 (#3 D.Smith), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Memphis · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.43(01:05) Shotgun #0 D.Riley rush left for 8 yards gain to the MEM49 (#25 J.Clayton; #0 I.Foster), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.38#0 D.Riley rush middle for 1 yard loss to the BSU46 (#44 T.Tuioti)
- Week 2 · Memphis · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.33(10:47) Shotgun #0 D.Riley rush left for 17 yards gain to the BOI49 (#9 M.Montgomery), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Memphis · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.28(12:45) Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short left to #0 D.Riley caught at BOI36, for 10 yards to the MEM49, out of bounds at MEM49, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.06(12:55) #0 D.Riley rush left for 13 yards gain to the BOI36 (#14 J.Tapp), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Memphis · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA -0.91(08:14) Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short left to #0 D.Riley caught at BOI46, for 1 yard to the BOI47 (#0 I.Foster)
- Week 2 · Memphis · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +0.90(04:39) Shotgun #0 D.Riley rush right for 7 yards gain to the BOI32 (#14 J.Tapp), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.89(11:24) Shotgun #0 D.Riley rush middle for 8 yards gain to the BOI32 (#22 Z.Ruffin)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Boise State
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jai'Den Thomas’s 2024 season.
85%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Jai'Den on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tre Stewart’s path through Jacksonville State.
96%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Tre on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keaton Mitchell's sophomore season at East Carolina (2021).
75%match
All-AAC
Matches Keaton on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height
Differs from Keaton on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylan Riley
Background
CAREER HONORS Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List (2026) Pac-12 Preseason Impact List (2026) Phil Steele Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (2026) Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (2026) All-Mountain West Second Team (2025) 2x Phil Steele All-Mountain West Second Team (2024, 2025) 2x Old...
The backfield · Boise State
- Dylan Riley1,125 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Sire Gaines812 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Juelz Goff270 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Harry Stewart III98 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Keilan Chaviesno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Boise State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology