Riley Wilson is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arizona.
Wilson carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Todd Graham, Timmy Chang and Brent Brennan. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Arizona State — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 48-3vs Weber State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-39@ No. 14 Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-33vs No. 18 BYU | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Houston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-17@ Colorado | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-20vs Kansas | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-24@ No. 22 Cincinnati | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-17vs Baylor | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-7@ Arizona State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 19-24vs SMU | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 23 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%8 TFLSack rate
6%3 sacksPD rate
8%4 pass breakups51 tackles · 8 for loss · 3 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
49.7%
447 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #54 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #10 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,694 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Todd Graham, Timmy Chang and Brent Brennan.
