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AT TECH: Backup tight end who lettered one year for the Yellow Jackets . . . Could have returned for one more season but earned his degree following the 2006 season and elected to give up football due to recurring back pain.
2006: Tech's third tight end behind seniors Michael Matthews and George Cooper . . . Did not catch a pass . . . Fought through back pain to played on several special teams units, including punt protection and kickoff return . . . In his third year in the program after transferring from Louisville . . . Saw his first action in a Tech uniform this fall after missing the 2005 season after back surgery . . . Enrolled at Tech in the fall of 2004 but sat out as a transfer.
AT LOUISVILLE: Appeared in all 13 games for the Cardinals in 2003 . . . Filled a role on special teams ... Was used as a third tight end in short-yardage situations.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at Deerfield-Windsor High who earned GISA Class AAA first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior ... Honored with the John Reynolds Award, bestowed upon the top player in the Albany area, as a senior when he helped guide Deerfield Windsor to a 13-2 record and the Georgia Independent Schools Association state title ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Earned all-region honors freshman through junior season ... Established school records with 91 career receptions, 1,369 career receiving yards and 407 career tackles ... Also logged a school record 201 tackles as a linebacker during his senior campaign ... A four-year starter in basketball who has earned all-region honors in his first three prep campaigns ... An all-state selection as a junior when he averaged 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball who earned all-region honors as a junior when he hit .420 with seven home runs and 30 RBI ... Member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Full name is Wayne Jeffery Riles . . . Majoring in Management . . . Earned his degree in December of 2006.
