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2021 Football Roster

Laura O'Dell
Laura O'Dell

16 Robert Riddle

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Prev School Mercer
  • Highschool McCallie
  • Twitter robertriddleiii

Biography

- Chattanooga native joined the program in 2021 as a graduate transfer after four years at Mercer.
- Did not see action.
 
Prior to Chattanooga
- Southern Conference All-Freshman in 2018.
- Played in 11 games over two seasons in Macon amassing 2,480 yards of total offense.
- Threw for 851 in four games as a freshman in 2018 completing 66 of 101 attempts with six touchdowns as three interceptions.
- Completed 121 of 211 in 2019 (7 games) with 1,453 yards, 15 TDs and 11 picks.
- Career passing: 187-312-14, 2304 yards, 21 TDs.
- Career rushing: 52-176, five TDs.
- Holds school record for season completion percentage (65.3%, 2018), career passing yards per game (209.5) and TD passes in a game (4).
- Topped 300 yards three times with a high of 347 against The Citadel on Sept. 22, 2018.
- Threw for four scores twice: Austin Peay (9/14/2019) and at Western Carolina (8/31/2019).
- Has two TD completions of 85 or more yards with 98 at Presbyterian (9/7/19) and at Western Carolina (8/31/2019).
- Named SoCon Offensive Player of Week for three-touchdown performance at Samford (Sept. 15, 2018)...completed 23-of-34 passes for 316 yards & three total touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) in the win.
 
McCallie
- Coached by Ralph Potter at the McCallie School.
- Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com.
- Named a finalist for Mr. Football in Tennessee his senior year (2016).
- Named the Regional Player of the Year his senior season (2016).
- Received 2016 Division II-AA First Team All-State honors.
- Also received All-State honors by the Tennessee Sportswriters.
- Received 2016 Division II-AA Back of the Year honors.
- Played in the Tennessee East-West All-Star Game.
- Set school records for yards passing (3,008) and completion percentage (70 percent).
- Threw 25 touchdown passes and ran for seven scores his senior year (2016).
- Also played basketball for former Mocs head coach John Shulman.
 
Personal
- Robert Mack Riddle, III
- Born on Sept. 24...son of Rob and Melanie Riddle...two siblings, William and Elizabeth Grace.
- Originally chose Mercer over Ball State, UT Martin, Western Carolina, VMI, Lafayette and Richmond.

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