Quincy Riley

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.

Quincy Riley

No. 29 – New Orleans Saints
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(2001-05-26) May 26, 2001 (age 24) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	A.C. Flora (Forest Acres, South Carolina)
College:	Middle Tennessee (2019–2021) Louisville (2022–2024)
NFL draft:	2025: 4th round, 131st pick
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-C-USA (2021) Second-team All-ACC (2024) Conference USA All-Freshman (2020)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life and high school

Riley grew up in Columbia, South Carolina and attended A.C. Flora High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track. Coming out of high school, Riley committed to play college football for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.^[1][2]

College career

Middle Tennessee

In the 2019 season, Riley recorded three tackles.^[3] In the 2020 regular-season finale, he had his first career interceptions, as he picked off two pass against North Texas.^[4] 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.^[5] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.^[5]

Louisville

Riley transferred to play for the Louisville Cardinals.^[6] In 2022, he tallied 27 tackles with one going for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, three interceptions, and a touchdown.^[7] In the 2023 season, Riley had 49 tackles, 12 pass deflections, and three interceptions.^[8] For his performance on the 2023 season, he was named an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention.^[9] Riley elected to return to Louisville for his final season of eligibility in 2024.^[10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split
5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	31 in (0.79 m)	8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m)	4.48 s	1.54 s	2.64 s
All values from NFL Combine[11][12]

Riley was selected by the New Orleans Saints at the 2025 NFL draft in the fourth round (131st pick). The Saints used one of the selections they previously acquired from the Washington Commanders in the Marshon Lattimore trade to draft Riley.^[13]