New Orleans Saints select Quincy Riley in 4th round of 2025 NFL Draft

The New Orleans Saints have selected Louisville cornerback Quincy Riley in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He was taken with the No. 131 overall pick in the draft.

Riley, who turns 24 next month, began his collegiate career at Middle Tennessee State before transferring ahead of the 2022 season. He appeared in 37 games over the past three seasons, tallying 109 combined tackles, 27 PBUs and eight interceptions.

A First Team All-Conference USA selection in 2021, Riley earned Second Team All-ACC honors this past season. In 10 games, he recorded 33 combined tackles, two interceptions and 13 PBUs.

As a recruit, Riley was ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 1136 overall recruit in the 2019 class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. Riley checked in as the No. 114 cornerback in the class and No. 19 overall player from the state of South Carolina, hailing from A.C. Flora High School (Columbia, S.C.).

What NFL Draft analysts are saying about Quincy Riley

Riley is one of the older prospects in this year’s class. NFL Network‘s Lance Zierlein wrote the following in evaluating Riley:

“Riley’s performance took a dip in 2024 but his tape shows the same strengths and weaknesses from the year prior,” Zierlein wrote. “The ball production looks nice, but his indecisiveness and lack of awareness cause inconsistencies from zone and off-man coverage. He’s competitive with good make-up speed and the athleticism to improve his coverage squeeze if he takes the coaching.

“Riley needs to become more reliable in run support for teams to trust him as a nickel defender. The sixth-year senior clearly has play traits that work in his favor, but he must learn to play with quicker eyes and better focus to become more than a quality backup with inside/outside potential.”