Michael Riles

A true freshman who was rated as a four-star recruit. High School: Played for coach Brian Morgan at Memorial … During the regular season of his senior year, he totaled 38 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 15 sacks … Earned multiple defensive player of the year honors during his career … Won 27 games over his final three seasons of high school football … A first-team all-district selection as a sophomore after he totaled 45 tackles with three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN … ESPN also listed him as the No. 35 defensive end in the 2025 class and as the No. 48 overall prospect in the state of Texas ... Also played basketball … Chose Oklahoma State over reported offers from Texas, Florida, Georgia Tech, Houston, Missouri, Nebraska, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCF, USC, Washington, Baylor and many others. Personal: Son of Ashley Thomas … A talented NBA 2K player who nearly qualified for the NBA 2K League … Uncle played football at Houston … Plans to study sociology.