| Dominik Riley |
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2008:
Started all 13 games at left guard...Is the only underclassman to start all 13 games on the Tiger offensive line...Part of an offensive line that ranked second in C-USA in fewest sacks allowed with 17...Started in the season opener and logged 58 snaps at left guard...Played all 76 snaps in the Rice game...Saw action on 64 of 83 snaps at left guard against Marshall...Started at left guard and notched a 2008 season high with 84 plays versus Nicholls State...Worked 41 snaps, primarily at left guard, versus UAB...Also played three snaps at right guard...Participated in more than half of the team's offensive plays in the final six games of the regular season...Shared time with senior Brent Todd at left guard in the St. Petersburg Bowl...Worked 30 of the team's 65 offensive plays in the post-season game...The Tiger offensive line contributed to Memphis ranking 22nd nationally in rushing offense and 26th in total offense...Front line also had to make several adjustments throughout the season as four different quarterbacks were utilized due to injuries...Tigers had ranked as high as 14th nationally in passing offense prior to Arkelon Hall and Will Hudgens being injured in the ECU game...Helped pave the way for Curtis Steele to rush for 1,223 yards, which ranks fourth in school history for single season yardage...O-line also contributed to Memphis having a 100-yard receiver or 100-yard rusher in three of the last five games of the season.
2007:
Named to both the 2007 Conference USA Media and Coaches All-Freshmen Teams...Tabbed as an honorable mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News...Part of an offensive line that led C-USA in sack denial with 14, which also ranked 10th nationally...Played in all but the New Orleans Bowl game and made seven starts in the offensive line as a redshirt freshman...Started his first career game at left guard in Memphis' 96 offensive play season opener against Ole Miss...Started the first five games of the season before suffering a broken rib in the Marshall game...Did not start the following games versus Middle Tennessee and Rice, but came in as a reserve on the line despite the painful injury...Started the next two games against Tulane and East Carolina...Participated in over half of the Tigers' offensive plays in seven games and did not come out of the Tulane meeting while working 65 total plays...Helped the Tiger offense rank 13th nationally in passing offense and 23rd in total offense...Was a key factor in Martin Hankins passing for 3,220 yards and 25 touchdowns...Also a member of the special teams unit for field goals and PATs.
2006:
Redshirted during the 2006 season...Was the offensive recipient of the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award at the 2007 Blue-Gray Game.
Academic Highlights:
Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for three semesters (fall `07 &'08, spring `09).
Prep:
Three-year letterman and starter at both center and tackle for coach Larry Ware at Carver High...fAnchored an offensive line in 2005 that helped lead his team to an 11-2 record and a berth in the Alabama state playoffs...Served as a permanent captain in `05...Was a second team All-State selection as a senior...Named to the Montgomery Advertiser All-City and All-Region 4 6A Team...Played in the North-South All-Star Game, working as a lineman for the South squad...Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game...Also a two-year letterman in track, working as a shot putter...Qualified for the Region 4 6A championship in 2005...Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta mathematics honor society.
Personal:
Dominik DeShun Riley is the son of Franetta Riley...Born April 1, 1988, in Montgomery, Ala.
| Riley's Career Offensive Line Statistics |
| YR |
Games/Starts |
Plays/Total Team Plays |
| 2007 |
12/7 |
502/939 |
| 2008 |
13/13 |
631/977 |
| TOTAL |
25/20 |
1,133/1,916 |
| Riley's Career Highs |
| Snaps |
87 (Ole Miss 2007) |
