Al Riles

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Safety
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 209
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Covington, La.
High School:
Lakeshore

• 2016 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference

2016 (Senior)
Team leader in receiving with 60 receptions for 729 yards and two TDs ... caught a pass in all 13 games during the season and 29 straight dating back to 2014 ... had three 100-yard receiving games ... caught eight passes for career-best 139 yards against South Alabama (9/17), scoring on a career-best 71-yard reception ... added a 64-yard reception at Georgia (11/19), finishing with 105 yards on seven catches ... caught eight passes for 110 yards at New Mexico State (10/1) with a long of 63 yards ... caught a 34-yard TD pass against Arkansas State (11/26) ... had five receptions for 81 yards and tossed a 48-yard TD to Keenan Barnes in a win at Georgia Southern (11/10) ... caught six passes for 70 yards at Tulane (9/24).

2015 (Junior)
Set career-bests in receptions (46), receiving yards (477) and touchdowns (4), finishing second behind departed starter Jamal Robinson … appeared in 11 games on the season with nine starts … finished fifth in all-purpose yards (481) … caught at least one pass in every game, including a single-game high nine receptions at Texas State (10/10) … recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game with 103 yards on eight receptions and a touchdown at Georgia State (11/7) … caught a season-long 33-yard pass in the first quarter against GSU before capping the drive with a 4-yard TD reception for a 17-7 lead … recorded six receptions with a touchdown against New Mexico State (11/21) … caught five passes, including a 21-yard reception, at South Alabama (11/12) … caught four passes in back-to-back games against Arkansas State (10/20) and ULM (10/31) … added a 17-yard TD reception against A-State in nationally-televised game.

2014 (Sophomore)
Moved to wide receiver during spring practice and finished as the team’s third-leading receiver … played in all 13 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns with 12 starts … caught 34 passes for 354 yards and a touchdown … caught a season-high eight passes for 80 yards in the Sun Belt opener against Georgia State (10/4) … made key fourth-quarter grab on Cajuns’ go-ahead scoring drive with an acrobatic 22-yard catch from Brooks Haack … recorded three receptions for a season-high 81 yards, including a season-long 29-yard grab, at Texas State (10/14) … scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Terrance Broadway in a Sun Belt road victory at ULM (11/15) … recorded four receptions in home finale against Appalachian State (11/22) … caught at least two passes in 11 games on the season … earned second letter.

2013 (Redshirt freshman)
Moved from the secondary to linebacker early in the season, playing every game and making five starts … finished the season tied for seventh on the team with 39 tackles (28 solo), making 3.5 TFL (-7), recovering two fumbles, forcing one fumble and intercepting one pass … played the first three games at safety, starting and making four tackles at Akron (9/21) … added four stops vs. Texas State (10/5) … made the defensive play of the year at WKU (10/15), intercepting a pass on fourth-and-goal and returning it 99 yards for a touchdown to pull the Cajuns to within 10-7 … added five tackles, including 1.5 TFL … had a career-high eight tackles vs. New Mexico State (11/2)

2012 (Freshman)
Played in three games on special teams before being sidelined with a left lower leg injury.

High School
First team all-district choice as a senior at Lakeshore High, playing for coach Larry Route … also tabbed second team all-district mention for his special teams play … rushed 177 times for 1,281 yards (7.3 avg.) and 24 touchdowns and passed for 987 yards and six scores, earning district MVP honors … also caught five passes for 193 yards (38.6 avg.) and two TDs … all-district pick as a junior … lettered three times each in football, basketball and track … ran the 100 and 200 meters in track, posting a best of 10.93 in the 100 … played in the annual Bayou Bowl.

Personal
Born Sept. 17, 1993 in Covington, La. … the son of David and Diedra Blanchard … has two sisters (Jamie Riles & Tiquanna Blanchard). . . sister, Jamie, ran track at Tulane … volunteered time in high school working with the Boys & Girls Club and Special Olympics.