Sam Riddy

Sophomore in the classroom ... Verbally committed to East Carolina on Aug. 8, 2023 … Officially enroll at ECU in January of 2024. 2024: Redshirted during initial year with the program ... Made switch to the offensive line midway through the season. High School: Three-year letterman for head coach Curtis Walker … Three-sport athlete for the Cougars (football, basketball, track and field) … Earned HFSA South Carolina Academic All-America honors following 2022-23 season … Two-way player who appeared in 21 games on the defensive side of the ball booking 112 stops (57 solo) with 21.0 TFLs … Credited with 5.0 sacks (minus 15 yards) and 17 quarterback hurries … Caught 12 total passes for 130 yards (10.8 ypc) while rushing twice for 18 yards … As a senior, registered 59 tackles (39 solo) with 15.0 TFLs … Added a pair of sacks and was credited with 17 QBHs … Tallied 49 tackles (17 solo) with 6.0 TFLs that included 3.0 sacks for minus 15 yards … Added seven catches for 49 yards … During sophomore season, booked four tackles (one solo) while hauling in five passes for 81 yards … Completed as a member of the track and field squad where he posted a 40’10 shot put (as of April 2022) recording a new personal-best throw … As a 10th grader, posted a 12.31 time in the 100-meter dash in the spring of 2022 … Recorded a time of 56.74 in the 400-meters dash as a freshman … Three-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite, ESPN.com and On3.com … Listed as the 28th-best prospect in South Carolina and tabbed as a Top 150 defensive edge rusher nationally by 247Sports … On3.com rating is No. 20 in South Carolina and No. 105 as an edge rusher, while ESPN.com lists him as the 23rd-best player in the Palmetto state and No. 135 positionally … Chose East Carolina over offers from Navy and others … Prefers to go by Sam.