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Savion Riley
Jersey Number 9

Savion Riley

  • Position:
    Safety
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Acworth, Ga.
  • High School:
    Kennesaw Mountain
  • Prev School:
    Vanderbilt/Miami
AT COLORADO
2024 (So.)
  • Played in nine games during the 2024 season.
  • Finished the season with 12 tackles, 10 unassisted tackles, and one tackle for loss.
  • Saw the field on defense for 77 plays at safety, most of which came in week one against North Dakota State subbing in for Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig who left the game due to injury. 
  • After entering the game in week one he had seven tackles, five unassisted, and one tackle for loss.
  • Played 85 snaps on special teams across four different groups: kickoff, kickoff return, punt return, and field goal block.
TRANSFER RANKINGS
  • 247 Sports lists him with a transfer rating of .8800 as the No. 496 ranked player overall and No. 53 safety (as of July 27, 2024).
  • Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play three.
AT VANDERBILT (2022-23)
  • Played in eight games across two seasons, starting two at Vanderbilt.
  • Saw action in eight games with two starts as a redshirt freshman in 2023.
  • Totaled 48 tackles, fifth on the team, despite missing four games.
  • Made 12 tackles at Florida, a career-best.
  • Recorded nine tackles (seven solo) tackles at Wake Forest.
  • Recorded eight total (five solo) tackles in win over Hawai’i.
  • Did not see game action as a freshman in 2022; redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
  • A three-star prospect by the recruiting services.
  • On3 listed him as the No. 64 safety in the class and No. 73 player from Georgia.
  • ESPN ranked him as the No. 159 safety in the class and No. 113 player from Georgia.
  • 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 99 athlete and No. 118 player from Georgia.
  • On3 Consensus listed him as the No. 1,136 player nationally, the No. 91 safety, and the No. 114 player from Georgia.
  • 247 Composite ranked him as the No. 1,254 player nationally, the No. 92 athlete, and No. 126 player from Georgia.
AT KENNESAW MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
  • Played for head coach Caleb Carmean at Kennesaw Mountain High School.
  • Named first-team all-state and first-team all-region as a senior.
  • Helped Kennesaw Mountain to a 10-2 record as a senior, making over 50 tackles with an interception on defense.
  • He also tacked on 40 receptions for 644 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior.
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