#84

Tripp Riordan

Junior tight end for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

TE · SMU · Jr. · #84

6′5″ · 248 lb · Frisco, TX

Returning to SMU for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ETat LouisvilleL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumLouisville by 1.5

How he plays

Rec TDs: 21st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 7.5 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 15 yds, vs UC Davis

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 tight end for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2023.

His career, year by year

Tripp Riordan

TE · SMU · Jr · #84

This is his second year in the same receiving corps at SMU. The receipt: 15 rec yds, 2 receptions against UC Davis — Week 2, 2026.

15 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Rhett Lashlee — 13-3 over that span.

2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#5 / 7 · 21st pct

Yards / catch#7 / 7 · 14th pct

7.5

Rec yards#8 / 7 · 0th pct

Receptions#8 / 7 · 0th pct

Long catch#8 / 7 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 15.0 YDS/g, 7.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	SMU	2	15	7.5	--
2023	SMU	1	26	26.0	--
Career		3	41	13.7	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 56-10vs UC Davis	2	15	7.5	0	9	Season-high 15 yds
Total		2	15	7.5	0	9

The tight end room · SMU

#5Randy PittmanTE · Sr.208 receiving yards · 2025
#18Theo Melin OhrstromTE · Sr.168 receiving yards · 2025
#86Devon MartinTE · Sr.no box-score line yet
#84Tripp RiordanTE · Jr.1 game · 2026
#88Trey JacksonTE · So.no box-score line yet

4 more on the roster · SMU team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology