Quincy Riley
American football player (born 2001)
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Quincy Cory DaShawn Riley (born May 26, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and Louisville Cardinals. Riley was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
| No. 29 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | May 26, 2001 | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | A.C. Flora (Forest Acres, South Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College | Middle Tennessee (2019–2021) Louisville (2022–2024) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 4th round, 131st overall pick | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Early life
Riley grew up in Columbia, South Carolina,[citation needed] and attended A.C. Flora High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track. Coming out of high school, Riley committed to play college football for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.[1][2]
College career
Middle Tennessee
In the 2019 season, Riley recorded three tackles.[3] In the 2020 regular-season finale, he had his first career interceptions, as he picked off two pass against North Texas.[4] During the 2021 season, Riley totaled 33 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, nine pass deflections, five interceptions, and a touchdown, earning first-team all-Conference USA honors.[5] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[5]
Louisville
Riley transferred to play for the Louisville Cardinals.[6] In 2022, he tallied 27 tackles with one going for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, three interceptions, and a touchdown.[7] In the 2023 season, Riley had 49 tackles, 12 pass deflections, and three interceptions.[8] For his performance on the 2023 season, he was named an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention.[9] Riley elected to return to Louisville for his final season of eligibility in 2024.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | ||||||
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| 5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.48 s | 1.54 s | 2.64 s | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Riley was selected by the New Orleans Saints at the 2025 NFL draft in the fourth round (131st pick). The Saints used one of the selections they previously acquired from the Washington Commanders in the Marshon Lattimore trade to draft Riley.[13] In Week 7, Riley recorded his first career interception against Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams.[14]