Stanford · L 27-34
No tackles.
Boston College · L 27-49
No tackles.
Pittsburgh · L 11-34
No tackles.
Riley has tackles in 5 of Georgia Tech’s 8 games: none against Stanford, Boston College and Pittsburgh.
Savion Riley
Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Clark Lea, Deion Sanders and Brent Key. On tape: 10 tackles against Colorado, Week 1, 2026.
27 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Savion Riley vs Tennessee.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 27 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 48 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 90 | 66 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 10, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL27 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Clark Lea, Deion Sanders and Brent Key.
