Riggs attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
At Aquinas, Riggs was teammates with Lamarcus Joyner, Brandon Linder, Giovani Bernard, James White, Dezmen Southward, Bobby Hart, Duron Carter, Marcus Roberson, and Rashad Greene.
[2] As a true freshman, Riggs played in all 13 games, including a start in the 2011 Outback Bowl vs. Penn State, which he recorded an interception.
On February 5, 2014, Florida head coach Will Muschamp confirmed that Riggs would spend his final season of eligibility at another school following his graduation from the university.
[14] In August 2018, Riggs joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football,[15] eventually making the team's 2019 roster.
[17] Cody's father, Gerald Riggs, was a three-time Pro Bowl running back in the NFL for 10 seasons.