Syaire Riley: LB · New Mexico · #36.
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Syaire Riley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the New Mexico linebacker corps. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Massachusetts — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico | 48 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 34 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 42 | 22 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | New Mexico | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 130 | 61 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-52@ No. 23 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs Tennessee Tech | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27vs New Mexico State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31@ Massachusetts | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 26-35@ Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-52vs San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-56vs UNLV | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-42@ Boise State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 25-17@ Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 41-44vs Utah State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups48 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Danny Gonzales — 11-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Danny Gonzales
Pass share
44.5%
351 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
65.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #394 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico, 130 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Danny Gonzales.
