Riley spent the previous five seasons (2021-25) in various roles under John Harbaugh with the Baltimore Ravens. As a football analyst from 2024-25, Riley worked closely with the inside linebackers and was responsible for preparing defensive game plans. He served as a coaching analyst in 2023 and coaching research intern in his first two seasons (2021-22) with the Ravens.
Before being hired by Baltimore in February 2021, Riley spent eight months as an offensive assistant at College of San Mateo. A Palo Alto, Calif. native, he played quarterback at Henry M. Gunn High School and began his collegiate career at Whitworth University before transferring to Lewis & Clark College, where he was on the football and track and field team. While in college, Riley cofounded a sports blog that featured analysis of college and NFL offenses. In 2019, he wrote a book titled "Breaking Down The 2018 Oklahoma Offense" and sold over 1,000 copies within the first several months of it being published. Riley graduated from Lewis & Clark College in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
He comes from a coaching family. Riley's grandfather, Bud, was a longtime coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels and served as the head coach for four different teams in the Canadian Football League. His uncle, Mike, spent 48 years as a coach at the collegiate and professional levels and had head coaching stints with Nebraska, Oregon State and the San Diego Chargers among others. His brother, David, is currently the head coach of the Washington State men's basketball team.
2024-25: Baltimore Ravens - Defensive Football Analyst
2024: Baltimore Ravens - Coaching Analyst
2021-22: Baltimore Ravens - Coaching Research Intern
2020: College of San Mateo - Offensive Assistant
