2018 Football
Riley, Kaelan
Jersey Number 1
Kaelan Riley
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Calhoun, Ga.
- High School:
- Calhoun HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2017 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Finalist
- 2017 SoCon Freshman of the Year
- 2017 SoCon All-Freshman Offensive Team
Season-by-Season
2019
- Started five of the ten games played as a junior
- Compiled a passer rating of 107.8
- Completed 93-of-172 passes (54.1 percent) for 1,022 yards (102.2 yards per game)
- Threw for a season-high 250 yards and rushed for a season-high 34 yards against Samford on Nov. 2
- Completed a season-high 21 passes against Samford (Nov. 2) and at ETSU (Nov. 16)
- Passed for five touchdowns during the 2019 season
- Recorded three games of 200 or more passing yards at The Citadel (244 yards; Oct 26), Samford (250 yards; Nov. 2) and at ETSU (224 yards; Nov 16)
2018
- Started five of eight games played as a sophomore
- Compiled a passer rating of 152.29
- Completed 77-of-142 passes (54.2 percent) for 1,234 yards (154.25 yards per game)
- Had a 12-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio
- Threw for career-high 333 yards & three touchdown passes at Yale (Oct. 13)
- Caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from David Durden on a trick play at Yale (Oct. 13)
- Had three-game stretch vs. VMI (Sept. 29), Yale (Oct. 13) & Western Carolina (Oct. 20) with 875 passing yards & eight touchdown passes with zero interceptions
- Was effective in two games played as a backup, completing 17-of-26 passes for 157 yards & three touchdowns vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 8) & Furman (Nov. 17)
- Scored one rushing touchdown in home opener vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 8)
2017
- Started all 11 games as a redshirt freshman after earning starting role in preseason camp
- Named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given annually to the top freshman in the FCS
- Named the SoCon Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Mercer player to earn the honor
- Set school record for completion percentage (59.4)
- Set Mercer freshman records for attempts (288), completions (171) & passing yards (2,030)
- Orchestrated an offensive unit that ranked fourth in the FCS & led the SoCon in red zone offense (91.4 percent)
- Totaled 17 touchdowns, including 13 passing
- Ranked fourth in the conference with 202.1 total offensive yards per game
- Completed a season-high 26 passes at Furman (Oct. 21)
- Ran for 54 yards & two touchdowns in collegiate debut; accounted for five total touchdowns vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31)
- Threw for a season-best 318 passing yards & three touchdown passes vs. VMI (Sept. 30)
2016
- Redshirted during first year on campus
Before Mercer
High School
- Three-sport athlete at Calhoun High School
- Earned four varsity letters on the gridiron for head coach Hal Lamb
- Finished his high school career with a 54-4 record including one state championship
- Selected as the GHSA AAA State Player of the Year
- GHSA AAA First Team All-State selection
- Named the District Player of the Year
- Earned GHSA Region 7-AAA Offensive Player of the Year honors
- Finished career with 4,950 passing yards, 48 passing touchdowns
- Compiled 1,560 yards and 27 touchdowns on the ground
- Elected as a team captain in 2015
- Also starred for the Yellow Jackets’ basketball and tennis programs
- Member of school’s Academic Honor Roll
Personal
- Son of Kelvin Riley and Michelle Gregoire
- Has three brothers, Branden, Kewan & Quin
- Mother, Michelle, played basketball at Clemson & father, Kelvin, played basketball at Voorhees College
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