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Quincy Riley New Orleans Saints · #29

Cornerback · 5' 11", 195 lbs · Columbia, SC · Age 25

Quincy Riley is a Cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 131st overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 10 tackles.

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Quincy Riley

Season avg10 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg45 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Quincy Riley — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Quincy Riley is a Cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 131st overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 10 tackles.

B+

Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

B+

Coverage

Excellent · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Quincy Riley stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #682 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

53Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Quincy Riley — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

10 TKL

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C+

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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A+

Coverage

2 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Quincy Riley

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

2–8

int

0–1

tackles

9–29

0–1

games

3–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 2 → projected 5 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+2.8 pd

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Quincy Riley career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2025	17	35	10	1	1	0
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	10	2	0	0	0
Career	21	45	12	1	1	0.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Maxwell Hairston 100%Cam Taylor-Britt 100%Ja'Quan McMillian 99%Jaycee Horn 99%Garrett Williams 99%Jaylen Reed 99%

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Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

82off index

98def index

+46net

95%playoff odds

66roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Quincy Riley

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-05-26

The beginning

Quincy Riley is a Cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, in his 2nd NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 131st overall, 2025 as a Cornerback.

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Quincy Riley is a New Orleans Saints cornerback, drafted 131st overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 10 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Riley's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 195 lbs
Draft: 131st overall, 2025
Born: Columbia, SC
Age: 25
Jersey: #29

Background

Quincy Riley is from Columbia, SC and is 25 years old. He was drafted 131st overall, 2025 and plays cornerback at 5' 11", 195 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interceptions. Riley is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Quincy Riley is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 45 tackles with 1 interceptions and 12 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production1 career interceptions and 12 passes defensed.

Tackling45 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking1 forced fumbles.

Draft pedigree131st overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Quincy Riley — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Quincy Riley, answered.

What position does Quincy Riley play?

Quincy Riley is a Cornerback for the New Orleans Saints.

When was Quincy Riley drafted?

Quincy Riley was drafted 131st overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Quincy Riley played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Quincy Riley's career stats?

He has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Quincy Riley career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Quincy Riley New Orleans Saints · #29

Quincy Riley — the report card

Where Quincy Riley stands

Quincy Riley — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Quincy Riley

Quincy Riley career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

The Ballad of Quincy Riley

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Quincy Riley — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

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