Avon Riley
Avon Gabrielle Riley
Born: February 10, 1958
Savannah, GA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
College: UCLA
High School: Savannah (GA)
Career: 1981-1987
Drafted: 1981 in Round 9, #243 overall by the Houston Oilers
Avon Riley played from 1981 to 1987 during his career with the Houston Oilers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Riley intercepted 3 passes for 18 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 | 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1986 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 51 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1985 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 | 1982 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 8 | 1983 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 | 1984 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 | 1985 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 15 | 15 | 1986 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 6 | 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 |
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