Riley Moss
American football player (born 2000)
Riley Moss (born March 3, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection. Moss was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft.
01Early life
Moss grew up in Ankeny, Iowa and attended Ankeny Centennial High School, where he played football and ran track. He originally committed to play college football at North Dakota State entering his senior season. As a senior, Moss caught six passes for 167 and a touchdown on offense and had 29 tackles and an interception on defense. Moss decommitted from North Dakota State and committed to play at Iowa after receiving a late offer.
02College career
Moss joined the Iowa Hawkeyes as a blue-shirt recruit and was awarded a scholarship after the end of his freshman season. He was named the Big Ten Conference freshman of the week after intercepting two passes against Minnesota. As a junior, Moss had 43 tackles with four passes broken up and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns against Indiana in the first game of his senior season. Moss missed three games after suffering a torn posterior cruciate ligament in Iowa's 23-20 win over fourth-ranked Penn State.
03Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 4.45 s | 1.48 s | 2.56 s | 4.15 s | 6.60 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 11 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Moss was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round, 83rd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 14 games.
Prior to the 2024 season, Moss was named the Broncos' second starting cornerback opposite Patrick Surtain II. He started his first game in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks, becoming only the second white player to start at the cornerback position since Jason Sehorn in 2002.
In the fourth quarter of the Broncos' Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Moss forced a fumble off tight end Cade Otton, which safety Brandon Jones recovered and returned for 34 yards.
In Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders of the 2024 season, Moss recorded his first career interception off a pass from Gardner Minshew, becoming the first white cornerback to record an interception since Sehorn in 2002.
In Week 15 against the Green Bay Packers of the 2025 season, Moss intercepted a tipped pass thrown by Jordan Love to intended target Dontayvion Wicks, recording his second career interception.
04NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2023 | DEN | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DEN | 14 | 14 | 86 | 65 | 21 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DEN | 17 | 17 | 80 | 57 | 23 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 45 | 31 | 172 | 124 | 48 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Riley Moss”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- 2022 FB UM vs Iowa049 (cropped) Moss.jpg by Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0
- Riley Moss Broncos.png by Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.