Riley Moss (born March 3, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection. Moss was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Early life Moss grew up in Ankeny, Iowa, and attended Ankeny Centennial High School, where he played football and ran track. He originally committed to play college football at North Dakota State entering his senior season. As a senior, Moss caught six passes for 167 and a touchdown on offense and had 29 tackles and an interception on defense. Moss decommitted from North Dakota State and committed to play at Iowa after receiving a late offer.
College career Moss joined the Iowa Hawkeyes as a blue-shirt recruit and was awarded a scholarship after the end of his freshman season. He was named the Big Ten Conference freshman of the week after intercepting two passes against Minnesota. As a junior, Moss had 43 tackles with four passes broken up and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns against Indiana in the first game of his senior season. Moss missed three games after suffering a torn posterior cruciate ligament in Iowa's 23-20 win over fourth-ranked Penn State.
Professional career
Moss was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round, 83rd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 14 games.
Prior to the 2024 season, Moss was named the Broncos' second starting cornerback opposite Patrick Surtain II. He started his first game in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks, becoming only the second white player to start at the cornerback position since Jason Sehorn in 2002.
In the fourth quarter of the Broncos' Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Moss forced a fumble off tight end Cade Otton, which safety Brandon Jones recovered and returned for 34 yards.
In Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders of the 2024 season, Moss recorded his first career interception off a pass from Gardner Minshew, becoming the first white cornerback to record an interception since Sehorn in 2002.
In Week 15 against the Green Bay Packers of the 2025 season, Moss intercepted a tipped pass thrown by Jordan Love to intended target Dontayvion Wicks, recording his second career interception.
In Week 2 of the 2026 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Moss intercepted Trevor Lawrence while the Broncos were down 6–13. The Broncos would go on to score 14 straight points unanswered, winning the game 20–13.
NFL career statistics LegendLed the leagueBoldCareer high
Regular season YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2023 DEN 14 0 6 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 DEN 14 14 86 65 21 0.0 1 0 8 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2025 DEN 17 17 80 57 23 1.0 3 0 19 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 45 31 172 124 48 1.0 4 0 27 2 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Postseason YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2024 DEN 1 1 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 DEN 2 2 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 3 3 13 10 3 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
References
External links
Denver Broncos bio Iowa Hawkeyes bio