Riley Nowakowski
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#37
Experience: R
Height: 6-2
Age: 24
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Indiana
Biography
PRO CAREER
- Has yet to make NFL debut
PRO CAREER
- Has yet to make NFL debut
COLLEGE
- Made the most of his 2026 season with a career-best 32 receptions for 387 yards and two TDs receiving for Indiana; added two rushes, which both went for one-yard TDs – the second coming as the opening score of the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game
- Appeared in 56 career games (26 starts) and played linebacker, fullback, and tight end in his collegiate career (Wisconsin 2022-24; Indiana 2025)
- In all, he caught 50 passes for 518 yards and three TDs
- In 2026, he was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the conference media and third-team All-Big Ten from the coaches panel
PERSONAL
- Attended Marquette University H.S. (Milwaukee, Wis.), where he was selected first-team all-state by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as a senior
- Earned John Anderson Award as Wisconsin's top linebacker
- Nominated as the Wisconsin representative for the National Football Foundation Team of Distinction
- Registered 126 tackles with 29 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks as a senior
- Added four forced fumbles and two interceptions
- Also lettered in basketball and track and field
- Helped MUHS set the program record in the 4x400m relay