Quincy Riley

New Orleans Saints

Pos CB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

75.1 MODEL

2025

73.7

2026

75.1

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Rookie tier 7 (#52) for a 112th overall 4th-round pick is on the upper end of the year-one band for Day 3 CB prospects. The Louisville ACC 2024 First-Team All-ACC honors plus the structural Saints anchor role gives him real college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Riley crosses into tier 5-6 territory in his year-two jump or whether the role compresses to swing depth.

Riley came out of Louisville as the New Orleans Saints' 4th-round pick (112th overall) in 2025 after earning 2024 First-Team All-ACC honors. The Saints used him in the CB rotation as a rookie. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 7 (#52), the year-one developmental band for 4th-round CB prospects.

Strengths

Louisville ACC 2024 First-Team All-ACC honors plus the 112th overall draft slot gives him real college foundation.
Year-one rotational reps for the Saints at age 22 gives him the developmental runway.

Concerns

Single tier 7 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
New Orleans's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Riley.

What to watch: Whether Riley crosses into tier 5 (top 40) in 2026, the standard year-two threshold for 4th-round CB picks on stable-starter trajectories.