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Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Patrick Crayton Jr. FR | 6'0"/200 | 7/15 (47%), 73 Yds, 1 TD / 2 INT | 11 Car, -36 Yds, (-3.3 YPC), 0 TD, 3 FUM | D | D- | #335 | 57 (7%) | NA | |
| #8 Lucas Scheerhorn SO | 6'0"/196 | 9/13 (69%), 40 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 15 Car, 14 Yds, (0.9 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUM | C+ | F | #287 | 53 (6%) | KENN ('25) | |
| #11 Jacurri Brown SR | 6'4"/200 | 3/5 (60%), 97 Yds, 1 TD / 1 INT | 16 Car, 142 Yds, (8.9 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | F | C- | #178 | 33 (4%) | UCF ('26) | |
| #4 Gael Ochoa SO | 6'2"/195 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 2 Car, -3 Yds, (-1.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | #260 | 2 (0%) | UNLV ('26) | ||
| #14 Ayden Wilhelm FR | 6'1"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Quinton Jackson SR | 5'7"/160 | 180 Car, 889 Yds, (4.9 YPC), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, 74 Yds, (18.5 YPR), 1 TD | B- | C- | #293 | 436 (58%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #26 Tyvonn Byars SO | 5'10"/214 | 34 Car, 193 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 53 Yds, (26.5 YPR), 0 TD | B | B | #166 | 99 (13%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #5 Davis Lane Jr. SR | 6'1"/200 | 9 Car, 39 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | D+ | #368 | 28 (4%) | UVA ('26) | |
| #30 Carson Morgan JR | 6'0"/212 | 5 Car, 18 Yds, (3.6 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C- | #336 | 13 (2%) | KU ('25) | |
| #27 DAndre Hardeman Jr. SO | 5'8"/200 | 76 Car, 302 Yds, (4 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 3 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD | #238 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Dionne Sims FR | 5'8"/160 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Max Mosey SR | 5'10"/200 | 50 Rec, 490 Yds, (9.8 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 18 Car, 84 Yds, 2 TD | C+ | C- | 555 (51%) | HC ('26) | ||
| #23 Payton Matthews SO | 5'11"/180 | 4 Rec, 93 Yds, (23.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #603 | 209 (19%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #81 Braylen Walker SR | 5'10"/175 | 6 Rec, 49 Yds, (8.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C+ | #598 | 62 (6%) | 2* HS ('22) | |
| #88 K. Arcega-Whiteside FR | 6'4"/175 | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | A | #722 | 52 (5%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #7 Barry Jackson Jr. JR | 5'11"/195 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D | 39 (4%) | CIN ('26) | ||
| #00 Davis Lane | 0'0"/ | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B- | 28 (3%) | UVA ('26) | ||
| #31 Jordan Clark FR | 5'10"/185 | NA | |||||||
| #24 Larry DeBose IV SO | 5'9"/156 | NA | |||||||
| #6 Ben Grice SO | 6'0"/196 | WAKE ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jai Jacobs-Ford FR | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #18 Owen Carter SO | 6'2"/204 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Preston Jackson FR | 5'9"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #86 James Falk JR | 6'6"/252 | 3 Rec, 30 Yds, (10 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | D- | C | B | 310 (25%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #9 Preston Zinter JR | 6'2"/240 | ND ('26) | ||||||
| #84 Will Swartz FR | 6'5"/250 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Colten Cole FR | 6'3"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #25 Rhys Phillips SO | 6'2"/233 | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #53 Luke Miller (T) SO | 6'5"/294 | C | B- | C | 828 (97%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #67 Luke Needham (T) JR | 6'5"/305 | B | A | D+ | 115 (13%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #73 Justin Michaelis (T) SO | 6'4"/315 | D+ | D+ | C | 61 (7%) | NA | |
| #62 Cullen Witt (T) SO | 6'2"/268 | C | B- | B- | 46 (5%) | NA | |
| #58 Peyton Farmer (T) JR | 6'6"/294 | D- | F | A- | 17 (2%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #50 Patrick Valent (G) JR | 6'3"/325 | C | B | A- | 589 (69%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #71 Cole Principe (G) SO | 6'4"/315 | C | B+ | B+ | 301 (35%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #58 Leo Bluhm (C) SR | 6'4"/300 | C+ | A | B | 839 (88.2%) | YALE ('26) | |
| #00 Scott Becker (C) | 0'0"/ | B- | A- | B+ | 629 (65.7%) | PRIN ('26) | |
| #56 Nate Bledsoe (C) JR | 6'4"/310 | C | B+ | C | 293 (34%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Leyonte Chandler (IOL) FR | 6'5"/315 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #76 Marcus Page (OL) FR | 6'6"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #59 Colter Alberding (OL) FR | 6'4"/320 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #74 Clay Mitchell (OL) FR | 6'4"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #78 Erben Birkhoff (OL) FR | 6'3"/317 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #48 P. Derichsweiler (LS) FR | 6'2"/249 | TULN ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Chibby Nwajuaku (DE) SR | 6'2"/239 | 25 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | A- | 311 (33%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #8 Joseph Mutombo (DE) JR | 6'5"/257 | 12 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | C- | 235 (25%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #97 Tariq May (DE) SR | 6'3"/230 | B- | C- | C | 210 (20.7%) | EWU ('26) | |||
| #33 Luca Akirtava (DE) FR | 6'2"/267 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C | 35 (4%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #42 DeReyon Jenkins (DE) SO | 6'4"/217 | C | C- | D | 7 (1%) | NA | |||
| #56 Seth Clarke (DE) FR | 6'2"/237 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Quincy Tchikou (DE) FR | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #57 Aquantis Clemmons (DT) JR | 5'10"/281 | 17 Tac, 6 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | C+ | 353 (40%) | NA | |
| #96 Dillan Botts (DT) SR | 6'1"/285 | 16 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | C | 345 (39%) | NA | |
| #99 C. Clark-Jolivet (DT) JR | 6'1"/298 | 13 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | C | 225 (26%) | NA | |
| #94 Braden Bays (DT) FR | 6'3"/259 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D+ | C | 94 (11%) | NA | |
| #15 Matthew Aribisala (DT) SR | 6'2"/300 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | 73 (8%) | SHSU ('25) | ||
| #98 Robert Rooks (DT) SO | 6'1"/264 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | C | 36 (4%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #91 Devon Oliver (DT) FR | 6'3"/294 | C | C | 17 (2%) | NA | ||||
| #97 Chris Knauls (DL) FR | 6'3"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #21 JD Singletary (DL) FR | 6'2"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #88 Tyler Lavallier (DL) FR | 6'1"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ian Harrell (DL) FR | 6'2"/280 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #44 Austin Harnetiaux SR | 6'2"/228 | 37 Tac, 17 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | D | 299 (88%) | NEV ('26) | |
| #47 Ty Thames SO | 6'3"/214 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C+ | 36 (11%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #44 Cooper King JR | 5'10"/214 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B- | B- | 35 (10%) | NA | |
| #54 Beau Barton JR | 6'2"/195 | 6 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C+ | 21 (6%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #99 Jesus Machado GR | 6'1"/220 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | D+ | 15 (4%) | HOU ('26) | |
| #34 Kaleb Blanton SO | 6'1"/218 | C | D | C | 7 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #55 CJ Witten FR | 6'1"/218 | C | C | 5 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Jayden Cupitt FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Jerrick Harper (CB) SR | 6'0"/191 | 23 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C | D+ | 453 (43%) | NA | |
| #4 Tariq Watson (CB) SR | 5'10"/185 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | 273 (26%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #1 Zach Cody (CB) SO | 6'0"/177 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | B- | 93 (9%) | CCU ('26) | ||
| #12 Jamir Benjamin (CB) SO | 5'10"/180 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | C+ | D+ | 67 (6%) | UCLA ('26) | ||
| #10 Kyren Condoll (CB) SO | 6'2"/185 | C | C+ | 29 (3%) | DUKE ('26) | ||||
| #24 JaBari Ellison (CB) JR | 5'11"/179 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #29 Koa Akui (S) SR | 5'10"/188 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 5 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C+ | A | 734 (50%) | SAC ('26) | |
| #6 Jo Chavez (S) JR | 6'0"/190 | 40 Tac, 20 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | C | 394 (27%) | NA | |
| #7 AJ Brown (S) SR | 6'0"/200 | 53 Tac, 29 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | C- | 349 (24%) | UAB ('26) | |
| #29 Daveon Hook (S) GR | 5'11"/184 | 16 Tac, 11 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | C- | C- | 286 (20%) | NA | |
| #20 Bailey Fletcher (S) SO | 5'11"/180 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C- | 102 (7%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #36 Ahran Ogbor (S) SO | 5'10"/209 | C | B | 45 (3%) | NA | ||||
| #23 Michael Amey III (S) FR | 6'0"/205 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | C | 7 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #43 Chris Bruce (S) JR | 6'3"/195 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #46 Cade McMillan (S) SO | 5'10"/173 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #22 Shepherd Bowling (S) SR | 6'0"/212 | ARMY ('22) | |||||||
| #48 Caden VerMaas (DB) SO | 6'0"/190 | NEB ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #28 Enock Gota SR | 6'0"/199 | 10/13 (76.9%), Long 49 Yds | 27/27 | 57 Pts | B | B | NA | |
| #00 Tommy Bauchiero FR | 5'10"/165 | 3* HS ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 Charlie Durkin SR | 6'0"/190 | 48, 1973 YDS (41.1 YPP), Long 63 YDS | 13 In 20, 2 TB | D+ | D- | KENT ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Scott Abell returnsOC Vince Munch returnsDC Jon Kay returns
Players with Starting experience2310 off • 13 def
Team Talent562#102 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 1.33%
Roster Size9025 portal (26%)
Talent Off: 252.92 (44)
Talent Def: 207.38 (43)
Talent ST: 9.6 (3)
New Portal In: 21 (21.9%)
Portal Losses: 22
Unrated/No Stats: 6
Total Team Snaps: 13046
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 1
Top 100 Pos: 12
JAG: 49
Low JAG: 3
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 298 (2%)
SO Snaps: 2495 (18%)
JR Snaps: 3580 (26%)
SR Snaps: 6262 (45%)
GR Snaps: 411 (3%)
74% Snaps by Upperclassmen
6 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
0 (0)
145(35)
Exp 17% • Prod 15% — Rice lost their starting QB from last year. Jacurri Brown & Gael Ochoa from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (0)
576(28)
Exp 77% • Prod 59% — '25 lead RB Quinton Jackson returns, #2 rush threat at QB is gone
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (2)
1 (0)
1255(622)
Exp 44% • Prod 53% — Rice lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (2)
2 (0)
3718(1468)
T 62% • G 52% • C 100% — Rice OL: 2 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
3 (2)
0 (1)
1941(210)
DE 42% • DT 65% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (0)
1 (0)
418(314)
LB 41% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (3)
1 (1)
2833(1272)
CB 44% • S 66% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5694 (2153 portal) 62% returning, (38% via Portal) • Defense 5192 (1796 portal) 65% returning, (35% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge