Ja'Marley Riddle

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
182
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kingsland, Ga.
High School:
Camden County
Major:
Business Management

Sophomore in the classroom … Played in 13 career games making six starts … Recorded 64 tackles (27 solo) with 3.5 TLFs (-7 yards) … Picked off three passes for 55 yards … Credited with four pass breakups … Booked at least one tackle in 13 contests (multiple 11 times).

2025: Named Second-Team Preseason All-AAC by Phil Steele Magazine ... Third-Team Preseason All-AAC by Athlon Sports.

2024: Played in all 13 games making six starts during true freshman season … Earned first varsity letter … Logged 640 total snaps (555 defense, 85 special teams) … Booked 64 tackles (27 solo) … Tallied 3.5 TFLs (-7 yards) … Picked off three passes for 63 yards … Credited with four pass breakups, which was tied for second on the team … Recorded at least one tackle in all 13 games (multiple 11 times) … First career start game against Temple where he tallied three stops (two solo) with two interceptions (55 yards) and a touchdown … Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 28) following the Temple contest … Closed out the season starting final six games … Booked career-high 11 tackles (six solo) in regular season finale against Navy … Added nine-tackle performance (six solo) at Charlotte … Picked off third career pass against Florida Atlantic (no return) … Credited with two special teams tackles … Registered TFLs against FAU (15/-1 yard), North Texas (1.0/-5 yards) and NC State (1.0/-1yard) … In collegiate debut against Norfolk State, recorded one tackle (solo) … Credited with pass breakups against App State, UTSA, North Texas and Navy … Signed with East Carolina in December of 2023 … Verbally committed to East Carolina on Aug. 17, 2023.

High School: Two-year letterman for head coach Jeff Herron … Two-sport athlete for the Wildcats (football, basketball) … Appeared in 27 games defensively where he registered 90 tackles (55 solo) with 3.0 TFLs … Picked off four total passes returning them 45 yards … Credited with 10 pass breakups … Offensively, rushed for 1,167 yards on 165 carries (7.1 ypr) with 13 touchdowns … Added 571 yards as a receiver on 29 grabs (19.7 ypc) with seven additional scores … As a special teams member, returned 31 kickoffs for 798 yards while also returning 23 punts for 415 yards … In all, tallied 2,987 all-purpose yards (110.6 per game) … Named Region 1-7A Co-Athlete of the Year and first team all-region … Earned Coastal Pine Technical Player of the Week honors for the third week of the season … Helped Camden County to an 18-8 two-year record which has included a pair of playoff appearances … Team played Walton in the Georgia 7A state semifinals … As a senior, the Wildcats posted a 10-2 ledger with a state playoff appearance … Registered 37 stops (21 solo) with 1.0 TFL … Intercepted three passes (45 return yards) and credited with four pass breakups … Rushed for 599 yards on 92 carries (6.5 ypr) with eight touchdowns … Caught 23 passes for 473 yards (20.6 ypc) with five additional scores … Returned 19 kickoffs (412 yards) and 12 punts (137 yards) … Team posted an 8-4 record as a junior reaching second round of the Georgia 7-A playoffs … Named an all-region selection in football and basketball … Made 49 tackles (32 solo) with 2.0 TLFs, one interception and five pass breakups … Rushed for 568 yards and five scores … Stood out as a special teams performer with 377 kickoff return yards and 278 punt return yards … Named MaxPreps Basketball Player of the Game against Glynn Academy on Dec. 5, 2023 … Played in two games as a sophomore booking four tackles (two solo) with a pass breakup … Three-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite, ESPN.com and On3.com … Listed as the 111th-best safety nationally by 247Sports … Tabbed as the 86th-best safety nationally by ESPN.com … Top 120 prospect in Georgia according to ESPN.com (No. 117) and 247Sports (No. 118) … Chose East Carolina over offers from Army, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Navy and others.