Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Savion Riley
Senior safety on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Acworth, GA · Kennesaw Mountain H.S.
CFB Index 44 · #322 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Georgia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he projects
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readRecruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1261 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2022.
- Transferred from Colorado to Georgia Tech in 2025.
Savion Riley
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles against Colorado, Week 1, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Kennesaw Mountain
20244 games
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 79 | 60 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2026 production profile sits closest to Xavier Williams’s 2025 season.
86%match
Matches Xavier on
Tackle volume
Class year
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Donald Willis's senior season at Minnesota (2022).
97%match
All-MAC
Matches Donald on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Savion Riley
The secondary · Georgia Tech
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- #5Zachary Tobe30 tackles · 2025
- #6Kelvin Hill21 tackles · 2025
- #27Tae Harris20 tackles · 2025
- #13Savion Riley3 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology