2016 Football Roster
Riley Ridley
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Coconut Creek, Fla.
- High School:
- Deerfield Beach
Career Highs:
* 6 catches vs. Alabama, 2018
* 87 receiving yards at Missouri, 2018
* 2 TD catches vs. Georgia Tech, 2018
* 57-yard catch vs. Auburn, 2016
* 22-yard rush vs. Louisiana, 2016
2018: Started at WR in 12 of 14 games and finished with a team-best 44 catches for 570 yards and nine TDs...team-high five catches for 87 yards at Missouri, including a 33-yard TD strike...caught three passes, including a 10-yard, first-quarter score in season opener vs. Austin Peay...had four catches for 37 yards at South Carolina...three catches for 37 yards in win at Kentucky...team-high five receptions for 57 yards and one TD vs. Vanderbilt...both of his catches vs. Georgia Tech went for TDs...team-high five catches for 59 yards and 1 TD vs. Alabama...one of three Bulldogs to be named Offensive Most Improved Player at team's post-season awards gala.
2017: Played in 14 games, making seven starts...finished with 14 catches for 218 yards and two TDs...career-best six catches for 82 yards in CFP Championship Game vs. Alabama...first career start came in the road win at Tennessee...first TD catch this season came vs. Missouri...also had a scoring catch vs. Auburn1...hauled in a 47-yard pass from Jake Fromm to set up Georgia’s first score against Samford...had two catches for 18 yards at Notre Dame.
2016: Played in 11 games...had 12 catches for 238 yards and 2 TDs this season...five catches for 67 yards vs. Vanderbilt...among his three catches vs. Auburn was a one-handed grab that covered 57 yards...caught two passes for 59 yards vs. Tennessee, including a 47-yard TD with :10 remaining...caught one pass for a 14-yard TD vs. Florida...had a 22-yard rush vs. Louisiana...made collegiate debut vs. North Carolina...early enrollee at Georgia in spring 2016...participated in spring drills...Caught four passes for 68 yards in the G-Day spring game.
High School: Monarch, coached by Calvin Davis...2016 Under Armour All-American Game selection... ESPN.com four-star prospect...#40 ranked WR nationally...Scout four-star prospect, #169 overall prospect and #28 WR in the country...#4 ranked WR in Florida...#6 WR and #21 overall prospect in Florida...247sports.com four-star prospect, #25 overall prospect in the state of Florida in the composite rankings, #56 WR and #41 overall prospect in the state of Florida 247sports.com specific rankings... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #141 ranked WR nationally...PrepStar Magazine four star prospect and Top All-American Team, ranked #187 prospect nationally...Listed as top performer on offense for Team Highlight at Under Armour Game...Caught 25 passes for 586 yards and six touchdowns his junior year...Top Offensive Player in District 11-8...Graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016.
Personal: CAVIN RILEY RIDLEY...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the AJ Green Family Football Scholarship.
