Riley Lees: WR · Northwestern · #19.
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Riley Lees
Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the Northwestern receiving corps. A game that shows it: 59 receiving yards and 12 passing yards against Michigan State — Week 13, 2020.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 20 | 214 | 10.7 | 2 | 27 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 50 | 423 | 8.5 | 2 | 40 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 22 | 214 | 9.7 | 3 | 29 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 18 | 235 | 13.1 | 2 | 25 |
| Career | 110 | 1,086 | 9.9 | 9 | 40 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 7 | −14 | -- | 74 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 308 | 118 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 9 | 35 | 10 | 108 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 3 | -- | 224 | 78 |
| Career | 22 | 27 | 542 | 378 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 43-3vs Maryland | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-13vs Nebraska | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20@ Purdue | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs No. 10 Wisconsin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-29@ Michigan State | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 28-10vs Illinois | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 16 | L 10-22vs No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 15 | 157 | 10.5 | 1 | 27 |
Week 10 · 2020
W 21-13
vs Nebraska
The plays that mattered most
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 29-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 17.5 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 40.0 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.1 | 22.4 | 9.6 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
42.4%
283 pass / 384 run
Plays / game
83.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
303 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 1,086 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.
