Kentucky · W 45-17
No carries.
Florida State · W 50-36
No carries.
Georgia · L 17-20
No carries.
Tennessee · L 10-26
No carries.
Riley has carries in 4 of Alabama’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Kevin Riley
Third year in the Alabama backfield. One game to point at: 17 rushing yards against Mississippi State — Week 5, 2026.
37 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 11 carries
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Against Texas A&M on Oct. 24: 1 carry for 4 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 11 carries for 37 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 8): 4 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 49-18vs South Carolina | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-20vs Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 56-23
17 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 33-point win on the road against Mississippi State.
With K. Russell — 285 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.8 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · D. Lee Jr. — 1 interception · 1 tackle · 1 pass breakup
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 26-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 17.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 11.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
45.8%
225 pass / 266 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #26 of 37 SEC RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kalen DeBoer.
