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Karon Riley

Minnesota · Edge Rusher · 1999-2000

PRS
76
SPD
66
STR
68

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Riley was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1999 and 2000).

In the Minnesota record book, Riley ranks No. 1 in career sacks. Riley's 1999 season ranks No. 2 in program history for sacks.

Riley was the No. 103 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 3rd-highest edge rusher rating at Minnesota since 1990 and No. 51 among all edge rushers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1999
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2000
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2001
    • No. 103 overall pick, NFL Draft

Minnesota Record Book

  • No. 1 in career sacks
  • No. 2 in single-season sacks (1999)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraEDGE74
  • 2000-2004 eraEDGE74

Minnesota Teammates

  1. 91Tyrone Carter1996-99S
  2. 80Laurence Maroney2003-05RB
  3. 80LeManzer Williams1994-97EDGE
  4. 74Marion Barber III2001-04RB
  5. 74Thomas Hamner1996-99RB
  6. 72Ben Utecht2000-03TE
  7. 72Chris Darkins1992-95RB
  8. 72Jack Brewer1998-2001S
  9. 72Ron Johnson1998-2001WR
  10. 72Ukee Dozier2004S

Full Minnesota all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Julius PeppersNorth Carolina · 1998-2001EDGE
  2. 91David PollackGeorgia · 2001-04EDGE
  3. 91John HendersonTennessee · 2000-01EDGE
  4. 91Terrell SuggsArizona State · 2000-02EDGE
  5. 91Tommie HarrisOklahoma · 2001-03EDGE
  6. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  7. 90Dave BallUCLA · 2000-03EDGE
  8. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Karon Riley) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.