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Rice Owls

American Athletic · Rice Stadium, Houston
Record 0–0
Conference 0–0
SP+ #120

2026 roster

Offense

No. Player Position Class Height Weight Hometown
2 Lucas Scheerhorn QB Sophomore 6-0 200 Spring, TX
4 Gael Ochoa QB Sophomore 6-2 197 El Paso, TX
11 Jacurri Brown QB Senior 6-4 227 Valdosta, GA
14 Ayden Wilhelm QB Freshman 6-1 188 Lee's Summit, MO
15 Patrick Crayton Jr. QB Freshman 6-0 201 Lewisville, TX
10 Quinton Jackson RB Senior 5-7 175 Fort Worth, TX
26 Tyvonn Byars RB Sophomore 5-10 217 Montgomery, TX
27 Dionne Sims RB Freshman 5-10 160 Humble, TX
28 D'Andre Hardeman Jr. RB Sophomore 5-8 197 Houston, TX
30 Carson Morgan RB Junior 6-0 215 Bentonville, AR
33 Justin Powell RB Freshman 6-0 210 Lyons, GA
0 Payton Matthews WR Sophomore 5-11 185 San Antonio, TX
5 Davis Lane WR Senior 6-1 201 Lynchburg, VA
6 Ben Grice WR Sophomore 6-0 194 Atlanta, GA
7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR Junior 5-11 198 Ellenwood, GA
8 Colin Leahey WR Freshman 6-0 192 Magnolia, TX
13 Max Mosey WR Senior 6-0 200 Harrisburg, PA
18 Owen Carter WR Sophomore 6-2 215 Cypress, TX
19 Jordan Clark WR Freshman 5-10 187 Manor, TX
20 Fisher Leftwich WR Freshman 6-1 185 Mount Airy, NC
21 Sawyer Rice WR Freshman 6-1 198 Duncan, OK
22 Michael Sifford WR Freshman 5-11 164 Newton, NC
24 Larry DeBose IV WR Sophomore 5-9 168 Conroe, TX
29 Jai Jacobs-Ford WR Freshman 5-11 170 Blytheville, AR
43 Chris Bruce WR Junior 6-3 201 Buda, TX
81 Braylen Walker WR Senior 5-10 181 Sulphur, LA
83 Jackson Ranucci WR Sophomore 5-11 185 Houston, TX
88 Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WR Freshman 6-4 209 Spartanburg, SC
89 Preston Jackson WR Freshman 5-11 175 Forney, TX
9 Preston Zinter TE Junior 6-2 254 North Andover, MA
17 Jake Renda TE Senior 6-5 225 Princeton, NJ
25 Rhys Phillips TE Sophomore 6-2 234 Katy, TX
82 Colten Cole TE Freshman 6-3 242 Sulphur, OK
84 Will Swartz TE Freshman 6-5 255 Huffman, TX
86 James Falk TE Junior 6-6 250 Springfield, PA
87 Jackson DeAtley TE Freshman 6-0 258 Lake Jackson, TX
50 Patrick Valent OL Junior 6-3 330 Warren, OH
53 Luke Miller OL Sophomore 6-5 304 Round Rock, TX
56 Nate Bledsoe OL Junior 6-4 315 Collierville, TN
57 Leyonte Chandler OL Freshman 6-4 265 Euless, TX
58 Peyton Farmer OL Junior 6-6 300 Fresno, TX
59 Colter Alberding OL Freshman 6-4 315 Allen, TX
60 Leo Bluhm OL Senior 6-4 315 Saint Paul, MN
62 Cullen Witt OL Sophomore 6-2 291 Houston, TX
67 Luke Needham OL Junior 6-5 320 Germantown, TN
68 Scott Becker OL Senior 6-2 309 Briarcliff Manor, NY
70 Bennett Eivens OL Freshman 6-4 275 Austin, TX
71 Cole Principe OL Sophomore 6-4 310 Brea, CA
73 Justin Michaelis OL Freshman 6-4 321 Park City, UT
74 Clay Mitchell OL Freshman 6-4 308 Sinton, TX
76 Marcus Page Jr. OL Freshman 6-6 307 Forney, TX
77 Ian Bothwell OL Freshman 6-5 325 Fort Worth, TX
78 Erben Birkhoff OL Freshman 6-3 321 Katy, TX

Defense

No. Player Position Class Height Weight Hometown
8 Joseph Mutombo DL Junior 6-5 271 Fort Worth, TX
11 Christopher Clark-Jolivet DL Junior 6-1 295 Houston, TX
15 Matthew Aribisala DL Senior 6-2 308 Cedar Hill, TX
16 Chibby Nwajuaku DL Senior 6-2 246 Cypress, TX
21 JD Singletary DL Freshman 6-2 221 Middletown, OH
43 Ian Harrell DL Freshman 6-2 315 Huntsville, AL
57 Aquantis Clemmons DL Junior 5-10 286 Columbus, GA
88 Tyler Lavallier DL Freshman 6-1 295 Royalty, TX
91 DD Oliver DL Freshman 6-3 280 Bossier City, LA
92 Luca Akirtava DL Freshman 6-2 267 Frisco, TX
93 Quincy Tchikou DL Freshman 6-3 253 Cypress, TX
94 Braden Bays DL Freshman 6-3 269 Boerne, TX
95 Brock Reddic DL Sophomore 6-4 320 White Oak, TX
96 Dillan Botts DL Senior 6-1 286 Houston, TX
97 Chris Knauls DL Freshman 6-4 272 Frisco, TX
98 Robert Rooks DL Freshman 6-1 291 Petaluma, CA
2 Jo Chavez DE Junior 6-0 194 Folsom, CA
7 AJ Brown DE Senior 6-0 188 Marietta, GA
25 Caden VerMaas DE Freshman 6-0 190 Omaha, NE
14 Beau Barton LB Junior 6-2 205 Van, TX
33 Stone Combs LB Senior 6-1 227 Park City, UT
34 Kaleb Blanton LB Sophomore 6-1 226 Manvel, TX
40 Jayden Cupitt LB Freshman 6-1 224 Mansfield, TX
44 Cooper King LB Junior 5-10 211 Stratford, TX
54 Austin Harnetiaux LB Senior 6-2 228 Seattle, WA
55 CJ Witten LB Freshman 6-1 225 Westlake, TX
1 Zach Cody CB Sophomore 6-0 172 Coppell, TX
4 Tariq Watson CB Senior 5-10 181 Gretna, LA
5 Jerrick Harper CB Senior 6-0 191 Silsbee, TX
10 Kyren Condoll CB Sophomore 6-2 186 Fontana, CA
12 Jamir Benjamin CB Sophomore 5-10 185 Lansing, MI
24 Jordan Mitchell CB Freshman 5-10 165 Missouri City, TX
35 Elijah Brown CB Freshman 5-10 165 Baytown, TX
0 Daveon Hook S Senior 5-11 190 Cibolo, TX
3 Koa Akui S Senior 5-10 193 Hilo, HI
6 Dylan Stephens S Sophomore 6-0 185 Dallas, TX
18 Ahran Ogbor S Sophomore 5-10 205 Spring, TX
20 Bailey Fletcher S Sophomore 5-11 190 San Antonio, TX
23 Michael Amey III S Freshman 6-0 195 Missouri City, TX
32 Seth Brown S Freshman 6-0 180 Valdosta, GA
36 Austin Lee S Freshman 5-11 165 Missouri City, TX
13 Tariq May DB Senior 6-4 244 Baltimore, MD
41 Preston Healy DB Freshman 6-2 236 Frisco, TX
42 DeReyon Jenkins DB Freshman 6-4 224 Slidell, LA
56 Seth Clarke DB Freshman 6-2 215 Lawrence Township, NJ

Specialists

No. Player Position Class Height Weight Hometown
29 Charlie Durkin P Senior 6-0 190 Akron, OH
51 Phoenix Derichsweiler LS Freshman 6-2 216 Dallas, TX
52 Morrow Evans LS Sophomore 6-1 227 Houston, TX
28 Enock Gota PK Senior 6-0 209 Houston, TX
49 Tommy Bauchiero PK Freshman 5-11 197 Brentwood, TN

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