University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Should see time at wideout, where he is listed as a backup on the preseason depth chart.

As A Sophomore (2009): Saw action in every contest, earning the first start of his USA career against Army Prep ... Caught two passes for 33 yards and carried four times for another 40 ... Handled a majority of the team’s punt return duties, returning 12 for 154 yards (an average of 12.8 yards per runback) ... Tied for sixth on the squad with 227 all-purpose yards ... Returned three punts for 44 yards — including a long of 39 — and rushed for nine yards on his only attempt in season-opening win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy ... Ran back two punts for 51 yards in AP victory ... Caught his first pass of the season against Georgia Military J.C. ... Had a rush for a gain of nine yards in victory over Louisburg (N.C.) J.C. ... Recorded four punt returns for 50 yards in Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy win, including a season-best 44-yard effort ... Rushed two times for 22 yards and had a 30-yard reception the following week in Homecoming win over Milford (N.Y.) Academy ... Ran back three punts for nine yards in season finale against Huntingdon (Ala.) College.

Birmingham-Southern Highlights (2007): Played for the Panthers in their initial season of competition ... Played defensive back, posting 20 total tackles (15 unassisted) while intercepting a pass ... Also returned two punts for 38 yards.

High School Highlights: Lettered all four years at UMS-Wright HS ... On offense, finished with career totals of 1,450 yards rushing, 440 receiving yards and 15 scores ... Added 65 total stops and four interceptions on defense, and blocked 10 punts — that included setting a school season record with seven in one year ... Earned all-district, all-conference and all-area honors ... Helped the Bulldogs advance to the semifinals of the state 5A playoffs as a senior, while his junior season they claimed the title in the state’s 4A classification ... Scored a touchdown in the championship game win over Deshler High ... UMS-W also reached the semifinals of the state playoffs when he was a sophomore before falling to the eventual champion ... Bulldogs advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs his first year on the team ... A three-year letterwinner in both basketball and track also ... UMS-W won state 4A titles in track and field in both his sophomore and junior years.

Personal: Full name is Erling Riis ... Born June 4, 1988, in Mobile, Ala. ... Son of Erling and Jeri Riis ... Father played football for four years at Sewanee ... Mother was an Alabama cheerleader ... Favorite movie is “Remember The Titans” ... Favorite team is the New Orleans Saints, and favorite player is Reggie Bush ... Favorite food is steak ... Enjoys hunting and fishing in his free time ... Also recruited by Southern Mississippi ... An exercise science major.