Career Highlights
• 2025 Second Team All-Sun Belt
Career Summary
Two-year letterwinner at James Madison (2023-25) … redshirted his true freshman season in 2023 … ranked as the No. 7 interior offensive lineman and 149th overall in the 2026 transfer portal class by 247Sports … has played in 19 career games, making 11 starts at right guard in 2025 and one start at left guard in 2024 … named an All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team selection in 2025 … helped James Madison rank 11th in FBS in scoring with 37.1 points per game and 17th with 452.6 total yards per game … blocked for Sun Belt Player of the Year quarterback Alonza Barnett III and Paul Hornung Award Finalist running back Wayne Knight … named to the Class 4A All-State First Team by the Pennsylvania Football Writers Association as a defensive lineman his senior year in 2022 … named the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year by the Mid Penn Keystone Conference … named to the All-Mid Penn Keystone Conference First Team three times in 2022, 2021 and 2020 … helped Bishop McDevitt win the 2022 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) state championship and place runner-up in 2021 … ranked as the top defensive tackle in the Pennsylvania Class 4A … dual-sport athlete that was a state wrestling champion, reaching 100-plus career wins.
2025 (James Madison)
Named Second Team All-Sun Belt ... played in 13 games, making 11 starts at right guard ... helped JMU finish the season ranked ninth in the country in scoring (37.1 points/game) and 15th in total in offense (452.6 yards/game) ... helped JMU post five games with 500+ yards of total offense.
2024 (James Madison)
Entered six games, making one start at left guard.
2023 (James Madison)
Utilized a redshirt year.
High School
Named the Midd Penn Keystone Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2022 ... first team all-state pick as a junior in 2021 ... three-time first-team all-league selection ... helped Bishop McDevitt to the state finals in 2021 ... ranked as the top defensive tackle in Pennsylvania Class 4A ... was a state champion in wrestling.
Personal
Full name: Riley Henry Robell ... parents are Frank and Erin Robell ... has three siblings: Owen, Griffen, and Avery ... majored in sport and recreation management at JMU ... planning to major in sociology at UCLA ... aspires to play in the NFL ... hobbies and interests include UFC and legos.