2008 Football Roster
Roster
Co-Eric Riley
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lucedale, MS
CAREER:
Worked into the rotation of receivers during his first season of eligibility at Mississippi State ... Has played in 12 of a possible 13 games during his Bulldog career, earning one starting assignment ... Has caught eight passes for 68 yards (8.5-yard average) ... Has also rushed once (12 yards) and returned six kickoffs for 126 yards, a 21-yard average ... Came to MSU after junior college all-America career at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
2007: Played in all but one game (12 of 13) during his junior season at Mississippi State (only missed seeing action against Tennessee in Week 7) ... Started once, the Week 5 contest vs. South Carolina ... Caught eight passes for 68 yards, an 8.5-yard per catch average, and rushed one time for 12 yards ... Was also productive in kick returns, bringing back six kickoffs for 126 yards, a 21-yard average ... Moved into the regular rotation of wide receivers to begin his junior season at Mississippi State ... Caught one pass (0 yards) in the season opener against LSU ... Returned three kickoffs for 45 yards against the Tigers ... Had two catches for 16 yards a week later in the Bulldogs’ win over Tulane at the Superdome ... Rushed one time for 12 yards and had one pass reception (2 yards) in MSU’s 19-14 win over Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium during Week 3 work ... Returned a kickoff 29 yards in the Bulldogs’ Week 4 win over Gardner-Webb ... Earned his first collegiate start in Week 5 work at South Carolina and responded with a team-leading three pass receptions for 20 yards against the Gamecocks ... Also brought back a pair of kickoffs (53 yards) vs. USC ... Had a 30-yard reception against West Virginia in Week 8.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Named first-team, junior college all-America at wide receiver by the J.C. Grid Wire national web site and the National Junior College Athletic Association ... Rated the No. 1 Juco prospect in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger in its season-ending ranking ... Named first-team, all-South Division and all-region at wide receiver following his sophomore campaign by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges ... Led the MACJC with 43 pass receptions for 607 yards, a 14.1-yard per catch average, during the ’06 season ... His receiving yardage was 11th best in the nation ... Selected first-team all-state at wide receiver by the MACJC following his initial season for head coach Steve Campbell at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College . . .Caught 36 passes for 490 yards, a 13.6-yard average, and six touchdowns during his freshman season at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, recording those numbers in just nine games due to a broken wrist suffered in the first game of his freshman year ... Credited with running a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash by the Scout.com recruiting web site ... Also played baseball for the Bulldogs ... Committed to Mississippi State in May 2006 ... Other top scholarship offers: LSU, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State and Florida State.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected to Jackson Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen prior to his senior season at George County High School in Lucedale, Miss., symbolic of being one of the top 12 players in the state heading into his final prep season ... Selected first-team, all-state by the Clarion-Ledger following his senior campaign and chosen to participate in the Mississippi/Alabama High School All-Star game ... Also selected first-team, all-state by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Led head coach Al Jones’ George County (Miss.) High School team to a 10-3 record during his senior season and to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state tournament ... Was fifth in the state with 50 catches for 1,017 yards, a 20.3-yard average per catch, and 16 touchdowns during his senior season ... Picked as one of the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi following his senior campaign by the Clarion-Ledger ... Outstanding high school athlete who played quarterback at George County High School in Lucedale, Miss. ... Completed 66-of-137 passes for 1,237 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior and was named Mississippi’s Class 4A most valuable player following the ’03 season by the region coaches ... Led the Rebels to the state quarterfinals as a junior as well ... Rushed for 469 yards and seven scores ... Also played cornerback on the high school level, returning an interception 96 yards for a touchdown as a senior ... Started at George County since his 10th grade year ... Also a standout basketball and baseball player on the prep level.
PERSONAL:
Born Co-Eric McKenny Riley, 11-10-86, in Lucedale, Miss. ... Son of Ms. Erica Lawrence ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
