Riley Swanson

Riley Swanson
Birth date	April 20, 1984 (age 42)
Birth place	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft
Height in	0
Weight lbs	185
College	Wake Forest
Pastteams	Buffalo Bills ()* Rio Grande Valley Dorados () Arizona Rattlers (–) Tampa Bay Storm () Arizona Rattlers ()
Pastcoaching	West Florida (2017) Running backs coach West Florida (2018) Cornerbacks coach Finlandia (2019) Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach St. Norbert College (2020–2021) Defensive coordinator Tennessee State (2022–2023) Director of recruiting Rockford (2023–2024) Associate head coach, defensive coordinator, & linebackers coach
Highlights	ArenaBowl champion (2013) Sporting News Freshman All-ACC (2003)
Aflstatlabel 1	Tackles
Aflstatvalue 1	162
Aflstatlabel 2	Interceptions
Aflstatvalue 2	11
Aflstatlabel 3	Pass deflections
Aflstatvalue 3	25
Afl	10587

Riley Swanson, Jr. (born April 20, 1984) is an American college football coach.

He played college football at defensive back for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons^[1]. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Swanson played in the Arena Football League from 2010-2013 for the Arizona Rattlers and the Tampa Bay Storm. Swanson was on injury reserve with the Rattlers when they won ArenaBowl XXVI.^[2]

References

^ "Riley Swanson College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
^ Joe Williams (August 17, 2013). "ArenaBowl XXVI: Rattlers win 2nd Arena Football League title in row". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 19, 2013.