3 TDs and a field goal from football season folks. That’s a just a quarter of our high-octane 2025 offense.
#24, Dylan Riley, Sophomore, RB
Stats
Height: 5–10
Weight: 192
High school: Rancho Verde HS (Moreno Valley, CA)
How’d he get to The Blue™?
Riley was one of the big gets of the 2023 class—running back by day, track star also by day (but a different time of the year). He took visits to Boise and Pullman, but our future PAC-12 foe couldn’t sway him from destiny to be a Bronco.
Nickname
“F-24″
Family and friends of Riley have been keen on the nickname “The Jet”. The nickname generator proposes we take that a step further.
Look-alike
I have one rule at First Kick—trust the lookalike generator. Today it has selected Caleb McLaughlin, actor best known for Stranger Things. All I know is that it wouldn’t be a strange thing at all if Riley had a plethora of splash plays this fall.
Career Highlights
I’m not sure why this video is cut this way, but I’m happy someone put this together. Riley has legit speed, and showcased it in a long TD run against Portland State as well as a kickoff return against Utah State. Great potential going forward.
2025 Prospectus
It’s a crowded stable these days in B-Town. Freshman-to-sophomore is typically a big jump for guys, but he’ll have to compete with Sherrod, Gaines, and Breezy for touches. Fact of the matter is, I think Riley is probably too good to not see the field, and could be a key piece of a RB committee that (at least on paper) rivals that of the Harper/Avery/Martin days.
Is he on Twi/X?
Yes he is (dylanriley_24), and he tweets too!
Completely made up fact
Dylan refuses to watch any kind of movie except documentaries. He quoted as saying, “the greatest story is the story of life”, whatever that means.
Cool nickname.
I agree with the splash plays take on Riley. However, with possible injuries comes possible opportunities. And when opportunities knock, you answer and never look back.
Always admired the look alike generator’s versatility or whatever
[…] be one of the more special players to come through this program”. With Sherrod, Gaines, and Riley currently atop the first published depth chart at the position, he has his work cut out for him to […]
[…] and how much confidence they have in him. They also took a lot of time to acknowledge how well Dylan Riley played, while also emphasizing that they feel really good about all three of their running backs, […]