Quincy Riley

Cornerback, New Orleans Saints · #29.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Cornerback
Number: 29
Born: May 26, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Columbia, SC, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Louisville
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	FF	INT	PD	STF
Regular Season	14	9	5	0	0	2	0
Last 5 Games	14	9	5	0	0	2	0
Career	49	38	11	1	1	12	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs MIN	L 23-13	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Oct 5	vs ATL	L 45-24	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LV	L 35-27	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ BAL	W 24-17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ DET	L 31-30 OT	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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.

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

Background

Early life

Riley was born on May 26, 2001, in Columbia, South Carolina. He attended A.C. Flora High School in Columbia where he lettered in football, basketball and track. Coming out of high school, Riley committed to playing college football for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.

Middle Tennessee

In the 2019 season, Riley recorded three tackles. In the 2020 regular-season finale, he had his first career interceptions, as he picked off two pass against North Texas. 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. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Louisville

Riley transferred to play for the Louisville Cardinals. In 2022, he tallied 27 tackles with one going for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, three interceptions, and a touchdown. In the 2023 season, Riley had 49 tackles, 12 pass deflections, and three interceptions. For his performance on the 2023 season, he was named an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention. Riley elected to return to Louisville for his final season of eligibility in 2024.

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