2026 Rice Owls Football Roster

Depth Chart

1-7 (0-4) AAC

8 Active NFL Players

HC: Scott Abell Houston, TX First Community Stadium - 47,000 (TenCate Turf)

Offense: Spread Option Defense: Multiple 3-4

Next Game, AT:

North Texas

Sat. Nov 7th

Depth Chart

Updated: 10/31/2026 10:40AM ET

Gold: 2026 Transfer
Purple: 2026 True Freshman

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Player	#	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	High School	Hometown
Active Players
Akirtava, Luca	92	DL	6010	267	RS FR	Reedy	Frisco, TX
Akui, Koa	3	S	5100	193	RS SR/TR	Hilo	Hilo, HI
Alberding, Colter	59	OL	6020	315	RS FR	Allen	Allen, TX
Amey III, Michael	27	S	6000	195	RS FR	Hightower	Missouri City, TX
Arcega-Whiteside, Keenan	88	WR	6030	209	RS FR	Dorman	Spartanburg, SC
Aribisala, Matthew	15	DT	6020	308	RS SR/TR	Cedar Hill	Cedar Hill, TX
Barton, Beau	14	LB	6020	205	RS JR	Van	Van, TX
Bauchiero, Tommy	49	PK/PT	5110	197	FR	Brentwood Academy	Brentwood, TN
Bays, Braden	94	DE	6010	269	RS FR	Boerne	Boerne, TX
Becker, Scott	68	C	6020	309	RS SR/TR	Iona Prep	Briarcliff Manor, NY
Benjamin, Jamir	12	CB	5100	185	RS SO/TR	West Bloomfield	Lansing, MI
Birkhoff, Erben	78	OL	6030	321	RS FR	Tompkins	Katy, TX
Blanton, Kaleb	34	LB	6010	226	RS SO	Manvel	Manvel, TX
Bledsoe, Nate	56	C	6020	315	RS JR	Briarcrest Christian	Collierville, TN
Bluhm, Leo	60	OG	6040	315	RS SR/TR	St. Thomas Academy	St. Paul, MN
Bothwell, Ian	77	OG	6030	325	RS FR	All Saints' Episcopal	Fort Worth, TX
Botts, Dillan	96	DT	6010	286	SR/TR	Bridgeland	Houston, TX
Brown, AJ	7	S	6000	188	RS SR/TR	Walton	Marietta, GA
Brown, Elijah	35	CB	5100	165	FR	Lee	Baytown, TX
Brown, Jacurri	11	QB	6040	227	RS SR/TR	Lowndes	Valdosta, GA
Brown, Seth	32	S	6000	180	FR	Valdosta	Valdosta, GA
Bruce, Chris	23	WR	6030	201	RS JR	Jack C. Hays	Buda, TX
Byars, Tyvonn	26	RB	5100	217	SO	Lake Creek	Montgomery, TX
Carter, Owen	18	WR	6020	215	RS SO	Cy-Fair	Cypress, TX
Chandler, Leyonte	57	OL	6030	265	FR	Trinity	Euless, TX
Chavez, Jo	2	LB/S	6000	194	JR/TR	Folsom	Folsom, CA
Clark, Jordan	19	WR	5100	187	RS FR	Manor	Manor, TX
Clark-Jolivet, Christopher	11	DT	6010	295	RS JR	Furr	Houston, TX
Clarke, Seth	56	LB	6000	215	FR	The Hun School	Lawrence, NJ
Clemmons, Aquantis	57	DT	5100	286	RS JR	Carver	Columbus, GA
Cody, Zach	1	CB	5110	172	RS SO/TR	Coppell	Coppell, TX
Cole, Colten	82	TE	6030	242	FR	Sulphur	Sulphur, OK
Combs, Stone	33	LB	6010	227	RS SR/TR	Park City	Park City, UT
Condoll, Kyren	10	CB	6010	186	RS SO/TR	Rancho Cucamonga	Fontana, CA
Crayton Jr., Patrick	15	QB	6000	201	RS FR	Hebron	Lewisville, TX
Cupitt, Jayden	40	LB	6000	224	FR	Lake Ridge	Mansfield, TX
DeAtley, Jackson	87	TE	6010	258	FR	Angleton	Lake Jackson, TX
DeBose IV, Larry	24	WR	5090	168	RS SO	Oak Ridge	Conroe, TX
Derichsweiler, Phoenix	51	LS	6020	216	RS FR/TR	Dallas Jesuit	Dallas, TX
Durkin, Charlie	29	PT	6000	190	RS SR/TR	Archbishop Hoban	Akron, OH
Eivens, Bennett	70	OL	6040	275	FR	Vista Ridge	Austin, TX
Evans, Morrow	52	LS	6010	227	RS SO/TR	Episcopal	Houston, TX
Falk, James	86	TE	6060	250	RS JR	The Haverford School	Springfield, PA
Farmer, Peyton	58	OT	6060	300	RS JR	Ridge Point	Fresno, TX
Fletcher, Bailey	20	CB	5110	190	RS SO	Reagan	San Antonio, TX
Gota, Enock	28	PK	6000	209	RS SR	Dekaney	Houston, TX
Grice, Ben	6	WR	5110	194	RS SO/TR	Woodward Academy	Atlanta, GA
Hardeman Jr., D'Andre	28	RB	5080	197	SO	North Shore	Houston, TX
Harnetiaux, Austin	54	LB	6020	228	RS SR/TR	Seattle Prep	Seattle, WA
Harper, Jerrick	5	CB	6000	191	SR/TR	Silsbee	Silsbee, TX
Harrell, Ian	43	DL	6000	315	FR	Buckhorn	Huntsville, AL
Healy, Preston	41	LB	6020	236	FR	Reedy	Frisco, TX
Hook, Daveon	0	S	6010	190	GR	Steele	Cibolo, TX
Jackson, Preston	89	WR	5110	175	FR	Forney	Forney, TX
Jackson, Quinton	10	WR	5090	175	RS SR	North Crowley	Fort Worth, TX
Jackson Jr., Barry	7	WR	5110	198	RS JR/TR	Cedar Grove	Ellenwood, GA
Jacobs-Ford, Jai	29	WR	5110	170	FR	Gosnell	Blytheville, AR
Jenkins, DeReyon	42	LB	6040	224	RS FR	Pope John Paul II	Slidell, LA
King, Cooper	44	LB	5100	211	RS JR	Stratford	Houston, TX
Knauls, Chris	97	DL	6020	272	FR	Lone Star	Frisco, TX
Lane, Davis	5	WR	6010	201	RS SR/TR	Liberty Christian Academy	Lynchburg, VA
Lavallier, Tyler	88	DL	6010	295	FR	Royal	Royal, TX
Leahey, Colin	8	WR	6000	192	RS FR	Magnolia	Magnolia, TX
Lee, Austin	36	S	5110	165	FR	Ridge Point	Missouri City, TX
Matthews, Payton	0	WR/CB	5110	185	SO	Harlan	San Antonio, TX
May, Tariq	13	LB	6020	244	RS SR/TR	Bellarmine Prep	Baltimore, MD
Michaelis, Justin	73	OT	6030	321	RS FR	Park City	Park City, UT
Miller, Luke	53	OT	6030	304	RS SO	Round Rock	Round Rock, TX
Mitchell, Clay	74	OG	6020	308	FR	Sinton	Sinton, TX
Mitchell, Jordan	24	CB	5100	165	FR	Ridge Point	Missouri City, TX
Morgan, Carson	30	RB	6000	215	RS JR/TR	Bentonville West	Bentonville, AR
Mosey, Max	13	WR	6000	200	RS SR/TR	Central Dauphin	Harrisburg, PA
Mutombo, Joseph	8	DE	6030	271	RS JR	Keller Central	Fort Worth, TX
Needham, Luke	67	OT	6030	320	RS JR	Houston	Germantown, TN
Nwajuaku, Chibby	16	DE	6020	246	RS SR	Cypress Ranch	Cypress, TX
Ochoa, Gael	4	QB	6010	197	RS SO/TR	Pebble Hills	El Paso, TX
Ogbor, Ahran	18	S	5100	205	SO	Spring	Spring, TX
Oliver, DD	91	DL	6030	280	RS FR	Parkway	Bossier City, LA
Page Jr., Marcus	76	OL	6060	307	FR	North Forney	Forney, TX
Phillips, Rhys	25	TE	6020	234	RS SO	Tompkins	Katy, TX
Powell, Justin	33	RB	6000	210	FR	Toombs County	Lyons, GA
Principe, Cole	71	OG	6030	310	SO	Orange Lutheran	Brea, CA
Ranucci, Jackson	83	WR	5110	185	RS SO	Episcopal	Houston, TX
Reddic, Brock	95	DT	6040	320	RS SO/TR	Pine Tree	Pine Tree
Renda, Jake	17	TE	6050	225	RS SR/TR	IMG Academy	Princeton, NJ
Rice, Sawyer	21	WR	6010	198	FR	Duncan	Duncan, OK
Rooks, Robert	98	DT	6010	291	RS FR	St. Vincent De Paul	Petaluma, CA
Scheerhorn, Lucas	2	QB	6000	200	RS SO/TR	Klein Oak	Spring, TX
Sifford, Michael	22	WR	5110	164	FR	Newton-Conove	Newton, NC
Sims, Dionne	27	RB	5100	160	FR	C.E. King	Humble, TX
Singletary, JD	21	DL	6000	221	FR	Middletown	Middletown, OH
Stephens, Dylan	6	S	6000	185	SO/TR	Berkner	Dallas, TX
Swartz, Will	84	TE	6020	255	RS FR	Hargrave	Huffman, TX
Tchikou, Quincy	93	DL	6030	253	FR	Cy Ranch	Cypress, TX
Valent, Patrick	50	OG	6020	330	RS JR	John F. Kennedy Catholic	Warren, OH
VerMaas, Caden	25	LB/S	5110	190	RS FR/TR	Millard North	Omaha, NE
Walker, Braylen	81	WR	5100	181	RS SR	Lake Charles Prep	Sulphur, LA
Watson, Tariq	4	CB	5100	181	RS SR/TR	Helen Cox	Gretna, LA
Wilhelm, Ayden	14	QB	6010	188	FR	Blue Springs South	Lee's Summit, MO
Witt, Cullen	62	OT	6020	291	RS SO	Episcopal	Houston, TX
Witten, CJ	55	LB	6010	225	RS FR	Liberty Christian	Westlake, TX
Zinter, Preston	9	TE	6010	254	RS JR/TR	Central Catholic	North Andover, MA

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