Rice Owls Roster

(Overall)
(Conf.)
Standing:

AAC
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Houston, TX
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Stadium: Rice Stadium (47,000)
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Surface: AstroTurf

Head Coach: Scott Abell
Offensive Schemes: Spread Option
Defensive Schemes: Multiple 3-4

Updated: 04/20/2026 10:59AM ET

Player	#	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	High School	Hometown
Active Players
Akirtava, Luca	92	DL	6020	267	RS FR	Reedy	Frisco, TX
Akui, Koa		S	510	188	RS SR/TR	Hilo	Hilo, HI
Alberding, Colter	59	OL	6040	320	RS FR	Allen	Allen, TX
Amey III, Michael	23	S	6000	205	RS FR	Hightower	Missouri City, TX
Arcega-Whiteside, Keenan	88	WR	6040	175	RS FR	Dorman	Spartanburg, SC
Aribisala, Matthew	15	DT	6020	300	RS SR/TR	Cedar Hill	Cedar Hill, TX
Balthazar, Max	3	RB	5110	201	RS SR/TR	TRU Prep Academy	Miami, FL
Barton, Beau	14	LB	6020	195	RS JR	Van	Van, TX
Bays, Braden	94	DE	6030	259	RS FR	Boerne	Boerne, TX
Becker, Scott		C	6020	305	RS SR/TR	Iona Prep	Briarcliff Manor, NY
Benjamin, Jamir	12	CB	5100	180	RS SO/TR	West Bloomfield	Lansing, MI
Birkhoff, Erben	78	OL	6030	317	RS FR	Tompkins	Katy, TX
Blanton, Kaleb	34	LB	6010	218	RS SO	Manvel	Manvel, TX
Bledsoe, Nate	56	C	6040	310	RS JR	Briarcrest Christian	Collierville, TN
Bluhm, Leo		OG/C	6040	313	RS SR/TR	St. Thomas Academy	St. Paul, MN
Bothwell, Ian	77	OL	6050	325	RS FR	All Saints' Episcopal	Fort Worth, TX
Botts, Dillan	96	DT	6010	285	SR/TR	Bridgeland	Houston, TX
Bowling, Shepherd	22	S	6000	212	RS SR/TR	Katy	Katy, TX
Brown, AJ	7	S	6000	200	RS SR/TR	Walton	Marietta, GA
Brown, Jacurri	11	QB	6040	200	RS SR/TR	Lowndes	Valdosta, GA
Bruce, Chris	43	WR	6030	195	RS JR	Jack C. Hays	Buda, TX
Byars, Tyvonn	26	RB	5100	214	SO	Lake Creek	Montgomery, TX
Carter, Owen	18	WR	6020	204	RS SO	Cy-Fair	Cypress, TX
Chavez, Jo	2	S	6000	190	JR/TR	Folsom	Folsom, CA
Clark, Jordan	19	WR	5100	185	RS FR	Manor	Manor, TX
Clark-Jolivet, Christopher	11	DT	6010	298	RS JR	Furr	Houston, TX
Clarke, Seth	56	LB	6020	237	FR	The Hun School	Lawrence, NJ
Clemmons, Aquantis	57	DT	5100	281	RS JR	Carver	Columbus, GA
Cody, Zach	1	CB	6000	177	RS SO/TR	Coppell	Coppell, TX
Condoll, Kyren	10	CB	6020	185	RS SO/TR	Rancho Cucamonga	Fontana, CA
Crayton Jr., Patrick	15	QB	6000	200	RS FR	Hebron	Lewisville, TX
DeBose IV, Larry	24	WR	5090	156	RS SO	Oak Ridge	Conroe, TX
Derichsweiler, Phoenix	48	LS	6020	249	RS FR/TR	Dallas Jesuit	Dallas, TX
Durkin, Charlie	29	PT	6000	190	RS SR/TR	Archbishop Hoban	Akron, OH
Falk, James	86	TE	6060	252	RS JR	The Haverford School	Springfield, PA
Farmer, Peyton	58	OT	6060	294	RS JR	Ridge Point	Fresno, TX
Fletcher, Bailey	20	S	5110	180	RS SO	Reagan	San Antonio, TX
Gota, Enock	28	PK	6000	199	RS SR	Dekaney	Houston, TX
Grice, Ben	6	WR	6000	196	RS SO/TR	Woodward Academy	Atlanta, GA
Hardeman Jr., D'Andre	28	RB	5080	200	SO	North Shore	Houston, TX
Harper, Jerrick	5	CB	6000	191	SR/TR	Silsbee	Silsbee, TX
Hook, Daveon	0	S	5110	184	GR	Steele	Cibolo, TX
Jackson, Quinton	10	RB	5070	160	RS SR	North Crowley	Fort Worth, TX
Jackson Jr., Barry	7	WR	5110	195	RS JR/TR	Cedar Grove	Ellenwood, GA
Jenkins, DeReyon	42	LB	6040	217	RS FR	Pope John Paul II	Slidell, LA
King, Cooper	44	LB	5100	214	RS JR	Stratford	Houston, TX
Knauls, Chris	97	DL	6040	270	FR	Lone Star	Frisco, TX
Lane, Davis	5	WR	6010	200	RS SR/TR	Liberty Christian Academy	Lynchburg, VA
Lavallier, Tyler	88	DL	6010	300	FR	Royal	Royal, TX
Leahey, Colin	8	WR	6000	189	RS FR	Magnolia	Magnolia, TX
Machado Jr., Jesus	99	LB	6010	220	GR/TR	Champagnat Catholic	Miami, FL
Matthews, Payton	0	WR	5110	180	SO	Harlan	San Antonio, TX
May, Tariq		DE	6040	244	RS SR/TR	Bellarmine Prep	Baltimore, MD
Michaelis, Justin	73	OT	6040	315	RS FR	Park City	Park City, UT
Miller, Luke	53	OT	6050	294	RS SO	Round Rock	Round Rock, TX
Mitchell, Clay	74	OL	6040	275	FR	Sinton	Sinton, TX
Morgan, Carson	30	RB	6000	212	RS JR/TR	Bentonville West	Bentonville, AR
Mutombo, Joseph	8	DE	6050	257	RS JR	Keller Central	Fort Worth, TX
Needham, Luke	67	OT	6050	305	RS JR	Houston	Germantown, TN
Nwajuaku, Chibby	16	DE	6020	239	RS SR	Cypress Ranch	Cypress, TX
Ochoa, Gael	4	QB	6020	195	RS SO/TR	Pebble Hills	El Paso, TX
Ogbor, Ahran	18	S	5100	209	SO	Spring	Spring, TX
Oliver, DD	91	TE	6030	294	RS FR	Parkway	Bossier City, LA
Page Jr., Marcus	76	OL	6060	290	FR	North Forney	Forney, TX
Phillips, Rhys	25	TE	6020	233	RS SO	Tompkins	Katy, TX
Principe, Cole	71	OG	6040	315	SO	Orange Lutheran	Brea, CA
Ranucci, Jackson	83	WR	5110	180	RS SO	Episcopal	Houston, TX
Reddic, Brock	95	DT	6040	310	RS SO/TR	Pine Tree	Pine Tree
Rooks, Robert	98	DT	6010	264	RS FR	St. Vincent De Paul	Petaluma, CA
Scheerhorn, Lucas	2	QB	6000	196	RS SO/TR	Klein Oak	Spring, TX
Sifford, Michael	22	WR	5110	160	FR	Newton-Conove	Newton, NC
Singletary, JD	21	DL	6020	220	FR	Middletown	Middletown, OH
Stephens, Dylan	6	S	6000	180	SO/TR	Berkner	Dallas, TX
Swartz, Will	84	TE	6050	250	RS FR	Hargrave	Huffman, TX
Thames, Ty	47	LB	6030	214	SO	Wimberly	Wimberly, TX
Valent, Patrick	50	OG	6030	325	RS SR	John F. Kennedy Catholic	Warren, OH
VerMaas, Caden	25	S	6000	190	RS FR/TR	Millard North	Omaha, NE
Walker, Braylen	81	WR	5100	175	RS SR	Lake Charles Prep	Sulphur, LA
Watson, Tariq	4	CB	5100	185	RS SR/TR	Helen Cox	Gretna, LA
Wilhelm, Ayden	14	QB	6010	170	FR	Blue Springs South	Lee's Summit, MO
Witt, Cullen	62	OT	6020	268	RS SO	Episcopal	Houston, TX
Witten, CJ	55	LB	6010	218	RS FR	Liberty Christian	Westlake, TX
Zinter, Preston	9	TE	6020	240	RS JR/TR	Central Catholic	North Andover, MA