April 30, 2020

Riders Select Saskatchewan’s Own Mattland Riley 7th Overall

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have selected Saskatchewan native and offensive lineman Mattland Riley in the first round (seventh overall) in the 2020 CFL Draft.

 

Riley (6’3 – 300lbs) spent four seasons at the University of Saskatchewan playing in 31 games for the Huskies, spending his final season at left guard. The Melfort product had an impressive collegiate career that included being named a two-time Canada West All-Star and a U SPORTS first-team all-Canadian. He also played for the West Team in the U SPORTS East-West Bowl in 2018. In 2017, Riley helped the Huskies win the Hardy Cup bringing it back to the University of Saskatchewan for the first time in 10 years.