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Andrew Rivera

Running Back/Athlete

2028 Class

5'7" Height

165 Weight

Dakota School

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Andrew Rivera is a 5'7" Running Back/Athlete in the 2028 class. Rivera attends Dakota in Michigan. Rivera's Player Profile was created on February 5, 2025. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Andrew Rivera is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Essa Kellah

Prep Redzone Scout

After watching Andrews game tape I am convinced he will be a future all conference running back. With a low center of gravity and a solid build, Rivera is already a load to tackle, adding in his agility and vision coming out of the backfield makes that task even harder. Defensively he is not afraid to sink his hips and make run stopping tackles. Look for Andrew Rivera Andrew Rivera 5'7" | 165 lbs | RB/ATH Dakota | 2028 State MI to have a breakout season next year in his first full varsity season.

2 weeks ago

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Alex Pallone

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

I was actually able to see Andrew’s first half in person.

Playing JV ball, he was one of a few players who looked like they should be on Varsity. A little short, but great muscle and knows how to power through tackles. Straight-up good north-south running for Rivera, and a little bit of power mixed in. Plus, he was a factor on defense and in the return game.

Rivera looks like he has what it takes to be a contributor on Varsity as soon as this season. I love the idea of giving Rivera another year at JV to earn a ton of reps, then fully letting him loose next season.

9 months ago

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Alex Pallone

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Andrew Rivera Andrew Rivera 5'7" | 165 lbs | RB/ATH Dakota | 2028 State MI had a phenomenal freshman campaign. Spending time at Slot, KR, and RB, Rivera demonstrated an ability to do damage at all areas of the field.

At running back, I love Rivera’s vision. There’s moments in Rivera’s tape where the play breaks down, and he’s able to find a small opening, change course, and accelerate upfield. On top of that, he sports above-average contact balance, another thing that will serve him well at the Varsity level. As expected, his kick return highlights play off his RB clips. Andrew has a knack for finding an opening and accellerating through that opening. Great potential as a Varsity kick returner.

Lastly, Andrew has a small handful of SLWR highlights. I like how his athletic profile translates to receiver, but it’s too small of a sample size for me to judge his route running or hands.

I’m very high on Rivera. I expect him to show major improvements this season.

10 months ago