Rice Owls Roster

(Overall)
(Conf.)
Standing: (East)

AAC (East)
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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: Pro Style
Defensive Schemes: Multiple 3-4

Updated: 01/02/2026 9:50AM ET

Player	#	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	High School	Hometown
Active Players
Adele, Ejike	2	DE	6020	280	GR/TR	Westminster	Atlanta, GA
Akirtava, Luca	33	DL	6020	267	FR	Reedy	Frisco, TX
Alberding, Colter	59	OL	6040	320	FR	Allen	Allen, TX
Alexander, Daelen	20	RB	5100	215	RS SO	Weiss	Pflugerville, TX
Allen, Chase	82	PK/PT	6010	216	GR/TR	Colleyville Heritage	Colleyville, TX
Amey III, Michael	23	S	6000	205	FR	Hightower	Missouri City, TX
Anyanwu, Tony	26	DE	6020	249	GR/TR	Sachse	Rowlett, TX
Arcega-Whiteside, Keenan	88	WR	6040	175	FR	Dorman	Spartanburg, SC
Aribisala, Matthew	15	DT	6020	300	RS SR/TR	Cedar Hill	Cedar Hill, TX
Awe, Andrew	0	LB	6020	230	RS SR	Lake Ridge	Mansfield, TX
Bacchetta, Alex	91	PT	6020	230	RS JR/TR	The Westminster Schools	Atlanta, GA
Balthazar, Max	3	RB	5110	201	RS SR/TR	TRU Prep Academy	Miami, FL
Barnett, Micah	49	TE	6020	234	SR	Dickinson	Dickinson, TX
Barton, Beau	54	LB	6020	195	RS SO	Van	Van, TX
Baur, Brad	74	OT	6060	272	RS JR	Rocklin	Rocklin, CA
Bays, Braden	94	DE	6030	259	FR	Boerne	Boerne, TX
Bility, Moh	10	CB	6000	184	RS JR/TR	North Dallas	Dallas, TX
Birkhoff, Erben	78	OL	6030	317	FR	Tompkins	Katy, TX
Blanton, Kaleb	34	LB	6010	218	RS FR	Manvel	Manvel, TX
Bledsoe, Nate	56	C	6040	310	RS SO	Briarcrest Christian	Collierville, TN
Boenisch, Blake	75	DT	6030	341	RS SR	Needville	Needville, TX
Bothwell, Ian	77	OL	6050	325	FR	All Saints' Episcopal	Fort Worth, TX
Botts, Dillan	96	DT	6010	285	JR/TR	Bridgeland	Houston, TX
Bowling, Shepherd	22	LB/S	6000	212	RS JR/TR	Katy	Katy, TX
Brougham, Ethan	51	DE	6020	238	RS SO	Dana Hills	Dana Point, CA
Bruce, Chris	43	LB/S	6030	195	RS SO	Jack C. Hays	Buda, TX
Butler, Ryan	9	RB	5110	225	GR/TR	Bergen Catholic	Plainfield, NJ
Byars, Tyvonn	26	RB	5100	214	FR	Lake Creek	Montgomery, TX
Carrell, Sam	11	DE	6040	271	GR/TR	Sandia	Albuquerque, NM
Carter, Owen	18	WR	6020	204	RS FR	Cy-Fair	Cypress, TX
Chavez, Jo	6	LB/S	6000	190	SO/TR	Folsom	Folsom, CA
Clark, Jamarion	21	CB	6010	176	RS SO	Dallas South Oak Cliff	Temple, TX
Clark, Jordan	31	WR	5100	185	FR	Manor	Manor, TX
Clark-Jolivet, Christopher	99	DT	6010	298	RS SO	Furr	Houston, TX
Clemmons, Aquantis	57	DT	5100	281	RS SO	Carver	Columbus, GA
Cole, Artis	7	WR	6000	194	GR/TR	Benton	Benton, LA
Crayton Jr., Patrick	15	QB	6000	200	FR	Hebron	Lewisville, TX
Daley, Michael	1	DE	6020	237	RS JR/TR	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
DeBose IV, Larry	24	WR	5090	156	RS FR	Oak Ridge	Conroe, TX
Devillier, Drew	5	QB	6050	228	RS FR	Plano East	Plano, TX
Dickmann, Drayden	6	WR	5110	181	RS SO	Georgetown	Georgetown, TX
Dotson, Ephraim	14	CB	5100	181	RS FR	Hightower	Missouri City, TX
Edgar, Christian	13	WR	6020	182	RS JR	Westlake	Austin, TX
Ellison, JaBari	24	S	5110	179	RS SO	Dickinson	Dickinson, TX
Falk, James	86	TE	6060	252	RS SO	The Haverford School	Springfield, PA
Farmer, Peyton	58	OT	6060	294	RS SO	Ridge Point	Fresno, TX
Fehoko, Netane	55	OG	6000	295	RS JR/TR	Hillsdale	Inglewood, CA
Fletcher, Bailey	20	S	5110	180	RS FR	Reagan	San Antonio, TX
Freeman, Wyatt	48	LS	5100	201	JR	Centennial	Bakersfield, CA
Gota, Enock	28	PK	6000	199	RS JR	Dekaney	Houston, TX
Green, Demone	45	DE	6010	247	RS JR	Heights	Houston, TX
Guillo, Ryan	22	WR	5110	201	RS JR	Dawson	Pearland, TX
Hardeman Jr., D'Andre	27	RB	5080	200	FR	North Shore	Houston, TX
Harper, Jerrick	5	CB	6000	191	JR/TR	Silsbee	Silsbee, TX
Hook, Daveon	29	S	5110	184	SR	Steele	Cibolo, TX
Jackson, Quinton	10	RB	5070	160	RS JR	North Crowley	Fort Worth, TX
Jenkins, DeReyon	42	DE/OLB	6040	217	FR	Pope John Paul II	Slidell, LA
Johnson, LaVonte	28	CB	6020	187	RS FR	North Shore	Houston, TX
Kane, Jack	27	S	6000	181	GR/TR	Servite	Long Beach, CA
Kasemervisz, David	80	WR	6010	210	GR/TR	Fort Bend Christian	Sugar Land, TX
Kibbles, Trei	34	RB	5070	175	RS FR	Silsbee	Silsbee, TX
King, Cooper	44	LB	5100	214	RS SO	Stratford	Houston, TX
Kropp, Weston	79	OG	6040	320	RS JR/TR	Biloxi	Biloxi, MS
Leahey, Colin	32	WR	6000	189	FR	Magnolia	Magnolia, TX
Long, John	76	OG	6040	329	RS SR	Lampasas	Kempner, TX
Matthews, Payton	23	WR	5110	180	FR	Harlan	San Antonio, TX
McMillan, Cade	46	S	5100	173	RS FR	Phillips Exeter Academy	Houston, TX
Michaelis, Justin	73	OT	6040	315	FR	Park City	Park City, UT
Miller, Luke	53	OT	6050	294	RS FR	Round Rock	Round Rock, TX
Morgan, Carson	30	RB	6000	212	RS SO/TR	Bentonville West	Bentonville, AR
Morgan, Cole	52	OG	6040	288	RS SO/TR	The Hun School	Princeton, NJ
Morris, Ty	3	LB	6020	229	JR	Dekaney	Houston, TX
Morris III, Elroyal	30	DT	6030	292	RS SR	Dekaney	Houston, TX
Mutombo, Joseph	8	DE	6050	257	RS SO	Keller Central	Fort Worth, TX
Needham, Luke	67	OT	6050	305	RS SO	Houston	Germantown, TN
Norfleet, Trace	61	OG	6020	276	RS JR	Prestonwood Christian	Lewisville, TX
Nwajuaku, Chibby	16	DE	6020	239	RS JR	Cypress Ranch	Cypress, TX
Ogbor, Ahran	36	S	5100	209	FR	Spring	Spring, TX
Oliver, DD	91	DL	6030	294	FR	Parkway	Bossier City, LA
Padgett, AJ	12	QB	6030	241	RS JR	Reedy	Frisco, TX
Phillips, Rhys	25	TE	6020	233	RS FR	Tompkins	Katy, TX
Pierre, Semaj	19	WR	5080	168	FR	Port Arthur Memorial	Baton Rouge, LA
Porter, Omari	7	CB	6020	198	GR/TR	Auburn	Auburn, AL
Principe, Cole	71	OG	6040	315	FR	Orange Lutheran	Brea, CA
Ransom-Goelz, Landon	17	WR	6000	177	RS SO	Byron Nelson	Trophy Club, TX
Ranucci, Jackson	83	WR	5110	180	RS FR	Episcopal	Houston, TX
Rooks, Robert	98	DL	6010	264	FR	St. Vincent De Paul	Petaluma, CA
Scheerhorn, Lucas	8	QB	6000	196	RS FR/TR	Klein Oak	Spring, TX
Scherle, Alex	87	TE	6040	234	RS JR	Notre Dame Prep	Rochester Hills, MI
Stevenson, Peyton	9	S	6020	200	RS SR	Demopolis	Demopolis, AL
Stickle, David	64	C	6040	292	GR/TR	Pace	Pace, FL
Sullivan, Sean	60	OT	6050	309	GR/TR	Saint John's	Westborough, MA
Swartz, Will	84	TE	6050	250	FR	Hargrave	Huffman, TX
Thames, Ty	47	LB	6030	214	FR	Wimberly	Wimberly, TX
Thompson, Tyson	11	WR	5090	185	RS SR/TR	Klein	Spring, TX
Tita, Blaise	25	LB	6020	220	RS SR/TR	Alief Taylor	Houston, TX
Turner, Aaron	1	WR	5080	184	GR/TR	Gonzaga College	Ellicott City, MD
Valent, Patrick	50	OG	6030	325	RS SO	John F. Kennedy Catholic	Warren, OH
Walker, Braylen	81	WR	5100	172	RS JR	Lake Charles Prep	Sulphur, LA
Williams, Jeremiah	19	CB	5100	186	RS JR	Bishop Lynch	Dallas, TX
Williams, Marcus	4	S	5110	198	RS SR	Hoover	Helena, AL
Witt, Cullen	62	OL	6020	268	RS FR	Episcopal	Houston, TX
Witten, CJ	55	LB	6010	218	FR	Liberty Christian	Westlake, TX
Wyatt, Plae	41	LB/S	6000	211	RS SR	McKinney Boyd	McKinney, TX