Jordan Riley-Scott: S · Kansas State · #6.
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Jordan Riley-Scott
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Neu and Chris Klieman. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tulane — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 42 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 61 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 94 | 60 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 12 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 206 | 135 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 23 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-6vs UT Martin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27@ Tulane | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs No. 20 Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-38@ BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-20vs No. 20 Oklahoma State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-18@ West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-27vs Kansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-24@ Houston | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-24vs Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-15vs Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-29@ No. 17 Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 44-41vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 34-27
at Tulane
1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL42 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
46.0%
381 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #347 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Ball State and Kansas State, 206 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Neu and Chris Klieman.
