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Jersey Number 5
DJ Riles
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 193
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbus, GA
- High School:
- Carver
Bio
2023 (r-Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games
• Ended the year with 101 rushing yards and a touchdown, four receptions and a touchdown, while completing 7 of 8 passes for 78 yards
• Was in on 70 total snaps for the year
• Completed both his pass attempts at Alabama in the opener
• Connected on 2 of 3 passes for 46 yards against Jax State
• Had a 3-yard touchdown catch at Liberty
• Recorded nine carries for 58 yards in win over FIU while connecting on both his pass attempts to earn the team’s Offensive Player of the Game award
2022 (Freshman)
• Played in three games
• Ended the season with seven rushes for 19 yards and four receptions for 19 yards
• Played 32 total snaps, including a season-high 20 at Louisiana Tech
• Made his first Blue Raider appearance at UAB, rushing four times for 13 yards and catching one pass
• Had three receptions at Louisiana Tech
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals
• Lettered in football and basketball at Carver High School
• Passed for 1,699 yards, 24 touchdowns and just five interceptions his sophomore year while running for another 653 yards and six touchdowns
• As a junior he threw for 1,716 yards while rushing for 768 yards
• Played for Coach Corey Joyner
Personal
• Full name: Devin James-Quincy Riles
• Parents: Kevin and Chi Riles
• Born: 12/24/03
• Major: Physical Education
• Played in all 12 games
• Ended the year with 101 rushing yards and a touchdown, four receptions and a touchdown, while completing 7 of 8 passes for 78 yards
• Was in on 70 total snaps for the year
• Completed both his pass attempts at Alabama in the opener
• Connected on 2 of 3 passes for 46 yards against Jax State
• Had a 3-yard touchdown catch at Liberty
• Recorded nine carries for 58 yards in win over FIU while connecting on both his pass attempts to earn the team’s Offensive Player of the Game award
2022 (Freshman)
• Played in three games
• Ended the season with seven rushes for 19 yards and four receptions for 19 yards
• Played 32 total snaps, including a season-high 20 at Louisiana Tech
• Made his first Blue Raider appearance at UAB, rushing four times for 13 yards and catching one pass
• Had three receptions at Louisiana Tech
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals
• Lettered in football and basketball at Carver High School
• Passed for 1,699 yards, 24 touchdowns and just five interceptions his sophomore year while running for another 653 yards and six touchdowns
• As a junior he threw for 1,716 yards while rushing for 768 yards
• Played for Coach Corey Joyner
Personal
• Full name: Devin James-Quincy Riles
• Parents: Kevin and Chi Riles
• Born: 12/24/03
• Major: Physical Education
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