Rice's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Rice's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook

QuarterbacksYrH/WPassingRushingPass GradeRun GradePass PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#5 Drew Devillier (QB)SO ('3)6'5"/21220/38 (53%), 137 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT9 Car, 20 Yds, (2.2 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM C-C+#33098 (12%)0.853* HS ('24)
#17 Lucas Scheerhorn (QB)SO ('3)6'1"/1901/3 (33%), 1 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT1 Car, -14 Yds, (-14 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM F #3155 (0.6%)0.74KENN ('25)
#12 AJ Padgett (QB)JR ('1)6'3"/238     00.833* HS ('22)
Running BacksYrH/WRushingReceivingRun GradeRec GradeRush PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#10 Quinton Jackson (RB)JR ('1)5'7"/15448 Car, 275 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM11 Rec, 69 Yds, (6.3 YPR), 1 TDA-C+#294158 (19%)0.813* HS ('22)
#21 Taji Atkins (RB)SO ('3)5'7"/17524 Car, 158 Yds, (6.6 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TDBD+#40445 (5%)0.843* HS ('24)
#00 Tyvonn Byars (RB)FR ('3)5'10"/210     00.863* HS ('25)
#3 Max Balthazar (RB)SR ('0)5'11"/205     00.84CCU ('25)
#20 Daelen Alexander (RB)JR ('1)5'9"/210     00.833* HS ('23)
#00 D'Andre Hardeman (RB)FR ('3)5'7"/185     00.833* HS ('25)
#49 Micah Barnett (FB)SR ('1)6'1"/2400 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM3 Rec, 14 Yds, (4.7 YPR), 0 TD C+ 115 (14%)0NA
Wide ReceiversYrH/WReceivingRushingRec GradeBlock GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#81 Braylen Walker (WR)JR ('1)5'10"/17222 Rec, 264 Yds, (12 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDC-C#464464 (44%)0.792* HS ('22)
#5 Artis Cole (WR)SR ('1)6'0"/19012 Rec, 152 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDC+C#446421 (24%)0.78ULM ('25)
#6 Drayden Dickmann (WR)SO ('2)5'11"/17810 Rec, 80 Yds, (8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM1 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TDC+F#593193 (18%)0.853* HS ('23)
#11 Tyson Thompson (WR)SR (0)5'9"/1913 Rec, 11 Yds, (3.7 YPR), 0 TD, 2 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDC-D 96 (9%)0.74HCU ('22)
#18 Owen Carter (WR)SO ('3)6'2"/1920 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDCC- 11 (1%)0.833* HS ('24)
#9 Chase Jenkins (WR)SO ('2)6'0"/1870 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM1 Car, 2 Yds, 0 TD C+ 6 (1%)0.843* HS ('23)
#85 Justin Williams Jr. (WR)SO ('2)6'3"/1800 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD B- 5 (0%)0.833* HS ('23)
#87 Shawn Irwin (WR)SO ('3)6'0"/2000 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD B- 2 (0%)0NA
#00 K. Arcega-Whiteside (WR)FR ('3)6'3"/192     00.863* HS ('25)
#80 Rawson MacNeill (WR)JR ('1)6'5"/193     00.853* HS ('22)
#00 Payton Matthews (WR)FR ('3)5'11"/175     00.833* HS ('25)
Tight EndsYrH/WReceivingRec GradeRun Block GradePass Block GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#4 Colin Giffen (TE)SR (0)6'0"/2501 Rec, 5 Yds, (5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUMA+D+F 22 (2%)0NA
#88 Jaggar Hebeisen (TE)SR (0)6'4"/2390 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM C+B- 9 (1%)0.833* HS ('21)
#84 Ethan Powell (TE)GR (0)6'5"/2300 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM B-  2 (0%)0NA
#86 James Falk (TE)SO ('2)6'6"/2450 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMDC+B 25 (2%)0.83* HS ('23)
#00 Will Swartz (TE)FR ('3)6'3"/245     00.853* HS ('25)
#25 Rhys Phillips (TE)SO ('2)6'2"/226     00.823* HS ('24)
Offensive LinemanYrH/WSnapsGradeRun BlockPass Block  RatingOrigin
#74 Brad Baur (T)JR ('1)6'5"/28522 (3%)B+A+ (82%)F (14%)  0NA
#58 Peyton Farmer (T)SO ('2)6'6"/29010    0.843* HS ('23)
#67 Luke Needham (T)SO ('2)6'5"/3106 (1%)BB+ (100%)F (0%)  0.833* HS ('23)
#50 Patrick Valent (T)SO ('2)6'3"/3107 (1%)B-B- (86%)B- (14%)  0.83* HS ('23)
#79 Weston Kropp (G)GR (0)6'4"/320514 (55%)D+C+ (34%)D+ (66%)  0NA
#61 Trace Norfleet (G)JR ('1)6'0"/285512 (55%)D+D+ (35%)D+ (65%)  0NA
#76 John Long (G)SR (0)6'4"/342197 (21%)B-B+ (35%)D+ (65%)  0.823* HS ('21)
#53 Luke Miller (G)SO ('3)6'5"/2865 (1%)CC+ (100%)F (0%)  0.843* HS ('24)
#64 David Stickle (C)GR (0)6'3"/285790 (99%)D+C (33%)C (67%)  0NA
#55 Netane Fehoko (C)SR (0)6'0"/3059 (1%)D+C (78%)F (0%)  0NA
#00 Erben Birkhoff (IOL)FR ('3)6'3"/285    0.833* HS ('25)
#00 Cole Principe (IOL)FR ('3)6'3"/260    0.813* HS ('25)
#00 Colter Alberding (IOL)FR ('3)6'3"/295    0.873* HS ('25)
#56 Nate Bledsoe (OL)SO ('2)6'3"/300    0.833* HS ('23)
#75 Miguel Cedeno (OL)JR ('1)6'7"/315    0.833* HS ('22)
#68 Jabari McAlmont (OL)SO ('2)6'5"/315    0.813* HS ('24)
Defensive LineYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#49 Michael Daley (DE)SR (0)6'2"/23514 Tac, 9 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (34%)A- (53%)B (13%)205 (25%)0.83BYU ('24)
#8 Joseph Mutombo (DE)SO ('2)6'5"/25511 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)B (52%)F (48%)B+ (1%)145 (17%)0.863* HS ('23)
#45 Demone Green (DE)JR ('1)6'1"/25910 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (57%)B+ (43%) 42 (5%)0.823* HS ('22)
#16 Chibby Nwajuaku (DE)SO ('2)6'2"/2477 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (76%)D+ (19%)D (5%)42 (5%)0.833* HS ('22)
#75 Blake Boenisch (DT)SR ('1)6'3"/33028 Tac, 17 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (60%)B- (40%)A- (0%)384 (47%)0.813* HS ('21)
#30 Elroyal Morris III (DT)SR (0)6'3"/3059 Tac, 8 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (61%)B (39%) 219 (27%)0.823* HS ('21)
#97 VJ Bronson (DT)SR ('1)6'3"/2965 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (53%)C (47%) 85 (6%)0.74UNT ('25)
#57 Aquantis Clemmons (DT)JR ('2)5'10"/2804 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (58%)C- (42%) 88 (11%)0NA
#52 Jalen Hargrove (DT)SR (0)6'4"/3251 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C- (64%)C- (36%) 22 (3%)0.782* HS ('21)
#00 Robert Rooks (DL)FR ('3)6'1"/269     00.823* HS ('25)
#00 Luca Akirtava (DL)FR ('3)6'2"/250     00.813* HS ('25)
LinebackersYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#3 Ty Morris (LB)JR ('2)6'2"/20049 Tac, 28 Solo, 8 TFL, 5 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B (54%)B+ (10%)C- (36%)429 (74%)0.863* HS ('23)
#27 Andrew Awe (LB)SR (0)6'2"/23744 Tac, 33 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (61%)B (4%)B- (35%)411 (71%)0NA
#2 DJ Arkansas (LB)SR (0)6'2"/20723 Tac, 17 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (43%)F (11%)B (46%)303 (52%)0.853* HS ('21)
#56 Blaise Tita (LB)SR ('1)6'1"/21023 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (57%)B (18%)A- (25%)226 (39%)0NA
#42 Cooper King (LB)SO ('2)5'10"/2232 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (67%)C (8%)C+ (25%)12 (2%)0NA
#38 Shepherd Bowling (LB)SR ('0)6'0"/2101 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)   00.83ARMY ('22)
#54 Beau Barton (LB)JR ('1)6'3"/1971 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C+ (100%)  3 (1%)0.823* HS ('23)
#18 Chali Taylor (LB)SO ('2)6'3"/206  C (50%)C (50%) 2 (0%)0NA
#34 Kaleb Blanton (LB)SO ('2)6'1"/212     00.863* HS ('24)
#00 Ty Thames (LB)FR ('3)6'3"/195     00.863* HS ('25)
#00 CJ Witten (LB)FR ('3)6'1"/215     00.853* HS ('25)
#40 Kenny Seymour Jr. (LB)SR ('0)6'3"/234     00.833* HS ('21)
SecondaryYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#17 Max Ahoia (CB)GR (0)5'11"/17534 Tac, 26 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur8 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B (47%)F (1%)B (52%)611 (75%)0NA
#25 AJ Stephens (CB)SO ('2)5'11"/1891 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (63%) A- (37%)35 (4%)0.833* HS ('23)
#14 Ephraim Dotson (CB)SO ('3)5'9"/1751 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C+ (63%) B+ (37%)27 (3%)0.823* HS ('24)
#23 Jeremiah Williams (CB)JR ('1)5'10"/157  A- (62%) A- (38%)172 (21%)0NA
#21 Jamarion Clark (CB)JR ('2)6'0"/170  C (70%) B (30%)10 (1%)0.833* HS ('23)
#20 Bailey Fletcher (CB)SO ('2)5'11"/185     00.843* HS ('24)
#29 Daveon Hook (S)SR ('1)5'11"/18235 Tac, 30 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B (47%)B (3%)B- (50%)589 (50%)0NA
#24 Jack Kane (S)SR (0)5'10"/18432 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS)C- (49%)B (3%)D (49%)422 (21.6%)0.74ORST ('25)
#9 Peyton Stevenson (S)SR (0)6'3"/20215 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (50%)B- (5%)B (45%)147 (13%)0.833* HS ('21)
#12 Max Lofy (S)GR ('1)5'10"/18810 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C- (45%)F (1%)B (54%)178 (9%)0.85WIS ('25)
#41 Plae Wyatt (S)SR ('1)5'11"/2075 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D (47%)C+ (3%)C+ (50%)38 (3%)0.833* HS ('20)
#4 Marcus Williams (S)SR (0)5'11"/1954 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)A- (50%)C+ (2%)A (48%)56 (5%)0.823* HS ('21)
#47 Christian Edgar (S)JR ('1)6'2"/1902 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (83%) C+ (17%)6 (1%)0NA
#28 LaVonte Johnson (S)SO ('2)6'2"/226     00.883* HS ('24)
#00 Michael Amey (S)FR ('3)5'11"/180     00.833* HS ('25)
KickersYrH/WField GoalsXPsPointsFG GradeKickoffsRatingOrigin
#82 Chase Allen (K)SR ('1)6'2"/1955/10 (50%), Long 35 Yds13/1328 PtsD  0.74UTSA ('25)
#28 Enock Gota (K)JR ('1)6'0"/2015/8 (62.5%), Long 46 Yds13/1428 PtsDA- 0NA
#30 Reese Keeney (K)SO ('2)5'11"/180      0.83* HS ('23)
PuntersYrH/WPuntsAccGradeRank  RatingOrigin
#91 Alex Bacchetta (P)JR ('2)6'2"/20050, 2059 YDS (41.2 YPP), Long 59 YDS11 In 20, 3 TBFA+  0.83PSU ('24)
FR ATH - No Position YetYrH/WRatingOrigin
#00 Semaj Pierre (ATH)FR ('3)5'7"/1600.833* HS ('25)

Head Coach Scott Abell is a new hire, OC Vince Munch is a new hire, DC Jon Kay is a new hire
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 526, #101 in CFB. 0.82 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 0%
Breakdown - Offense: 220.44 (43) Defense: 193 (38) ST: 16 (4)
86 Total players, 11 from Transfer Portal. 10.1% of roster is from the Portal.
8 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 7.3% of roster is from this years Portal, 18 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 0 very good players, 8 good players, 51 JAGS, 3 low JAGS, 5 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 882 (8%), JR: 2728 (25%), SR: 5088 (46%), GR: 2301 (21%)
23 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.

QB Exp: (12.6%), Prod: (5%) Rice lost their starting QB from last year. QB Lucas Scheerhorn was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (38%), Prod: (33%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Quinton Jackson, from last year.
Rice lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (49%), Prod: (19%) OL Experience: T: (3%): G: (66%): C: (100%):
Rice OL: 3 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience
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DL Experience: DE: (26%) DT: (47%)
LB Experience: (80%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (52%) S: (51%)
Kicker Experience: (85%), Punter: (82%)
Return Experience - QB 12.6%, Skill Players 30%, Off Line 56%, Front Seven 51%, Secondary 52% | Offense 39% - Defense 51%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 5%, Rush Yds: 33%, Rec Yds: 19%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 58%, Sacks: 56%, QB Hurries: 39%, TFLs: 52%, Pass Def: 40%, INTs: 40%