Riley Reiff
Reiff in 2012
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| No. 71 Detroit Lions | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive Tackle | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 1, 1988 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Parkston, South Dakota | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 319 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Parkston (SD) | ||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Games played: | 63 |
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| Games started: | 55 |
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Riley Reiff (born December 1, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. He was one of the top ranked offensive tackles of his class and was a first-round selection in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Reiff attended Parkston High School in Parkston, South Dakota, where he was a two-way lineman. In fact, he was listed as a three-star defensive end prospect by Rivals.com in 2008. Reiff chose Iowa over offers from Minnesota and Nebraska.
After redshirting his initial year at Iowa, Reiff started 11 of 13 games on the Hawkeyes' offensive line—three at left tackle, seven at left guard and final game at right tackle. He was named third team Freshman All-America by College Football News. In his sophomore year, Reiff replaced Bryan Bulaga at left tackle, starting all 13 games of the season. He was named second team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media.
A preseason All-American, Reiff started all 13 games at left tackle in his junior season as well. He was named All-Big Ten by coaches and media, as well as All-American by Pro Football Weekly, which evaluates players on NFL prospects and draft value rather just college production. On January 4, 2012, only a few days after Iowa's loss in the 2011 Insight Bowl, Reiff announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility at Iowa, entering the 2012 NFL Draft.
Already prior to his junior season, Reiff has been projected as a potential first round NFL Draft. In October 2011, Sports Illustrated′s Tony Pauline ranked him as the No. 14 prospect on his midseason draft board. Prior to the NFL Combine in February 2012, Reiff was still perceived as a top-15 pick. At the combine, Reiff displayed decent athleticism but disappointed with his measureables; his 33 1⁄4 in (84.5 cm) arms—although longer than those of Joe Thomas (32 1⁄2 in or 82.6 cm) and Jake Long (32 7⁄8 in or 83.5 cm)—were deemed too short for an NFL left tackle. As a result, Reiff dropped out of the first round in some post-combine mock drafts. However, Mike Mayock still ranked him the No. 2 offensive tackle, behind Matt Kalil, after the combine, just as he did prior to the combine.
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