Jordon Riley

Defensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers · #97.

Player facts

Team: Green Bay Packers
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 97
Born: May 19, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: New Bern, NC, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 338 lbs
College: Oregon
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2025 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	22	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	4.5	6	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sat, Dec 27	vs BAL	L 41-24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sat, Dec 20	@ CHI	L 22-16 OT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 14	@ DEN	L 34-26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 7	vs CHI	W 28-21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jordon Riley (born May 19, 1998) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Garden City Broncbusters, Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Oregon Ducks. He was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft and played for them until 2025.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jordon Riley, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Riley was born on May 19, 1998, in New Bern, North Carolina, and grew up in Durham. He attended Riverside High School in Durham, being ranked a three-star prospect and the 13th-best player in the state by 247Sports. Riley committed to play college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels over various other offers.

College career

As a true freshman at North Carolina in 2017, Riley appeared in five games and recorded six tackles. The following year, he redshirted. Riley transferred to Garden City Community College in 2019, playing nine games and posting 26 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks in his only year there. He transferred again in 2020, this time to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, for which he played six games that year.

In 2021, Riley appeared in 10 games for the Cornhuskers, tallying seven tackles with one tackle-for-loss, and being named to the conference all-academic team. Hoping to receive more playing time, he transferred to the Oregon Ducks for his final season in 2022. With the Ducks, he started all 13 games and made 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, a pass breakup and a half-sack.

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