Victor Riley

{{Short description|American football player (1974–2024)}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Victor Riley

| image = Victor Riley Chiefs.jpg

| caption = Riley with the Chiefs

| number = 66, 68

| position = Tackle
Guard

| birth_date = {{birth date|1974|11|4|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Swansea, South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|4|8|1974|11|4|mf=y}}

| death_place = Swansea, South Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 340

| high_school = Swansea

| college = Auburn

| draftyear = 1998

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 27

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1998|2001}})
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2002|2004}})
• Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2005}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-American (1997)
• First-team All-SEC (1997)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 111

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 93

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = RileVi20

}}

Victor Allan Riley (November 4, 1974 – April 8, 2024) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Riley played college football for the Auburn Tigers. He was selected in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs, with whom he played for four seasons.{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was the No. 7 offensive tackle available in the draft, according to Sports Illustrated.[https://archive.today/20130215174831/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/events/1998/nfldraft/topplayers/byposition/OT.html sportsillustrated.cnn.com] He also played for three seasons with the New Orleans Saints before signing in 2005 with the Houston Texans. Riley died in Swansea, South Carolina on April 8, 2024, at the age of 49.{{cite news |title=Former New Orleans Saints tackle Victor Riley transitions at 49 |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/victor-riley-new-orleans-saints-tackle-dead-49-chiefs-texans-auburn |access-date=12 April 2024 |publisher=New Orleans Saints |date=11 April 2024}}[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thestate/name/victor-riley-obituary?id=54898846 Victor Riley Obituary]