Rice Owls

2026 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	BIRTHPLACE
92	Luca Akirtava L. Akirtava	DL	6'1"	267	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
3	Koa Akui K. Akui	DB	5'10"	193	SR	Hilo, HI, USA
59	Colter Alberding C. Alberding	OL	6'2"	315	FR	Allen, TX, USA
23	Michael Amey III M. Amey III	DB	6'0"	195	FR	Missouri City, TX, USA
88	Keenan Arcega-Whiteside K. Arcega-Whiteside	WR	6'3"	209	FR	Spartanburg, SC, USA
15	Matthew Aribisala M. Aribisala	DL	6'2"	308	SR	Cedar Hill, TX, USA
14	Beau Barton B. Barton	LB	6'2"	205	JR	Van, TX, USA
49	Tommy Bauchiero T. Bauchiero	K	5'11"	197	FR	Brentwood, TN, USA
94	Braden Bays B. Bays	DL	6'1"	269	FR	Boerne, TX, USA
68	Scott Becker S. Becker	OL	6'2"	309	SR	Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA
12	Jamir Benjamin J. Benjamin	DB	5'10"	185	SO	Lansing, MI, USA
78	Erben Birkhoff E. Birkhoff	OL	6'3"	321	FR	Katy, TX, USA
34	Kaleb Blanton K. Blanton	LB	6'1"	226	SO	Manvel, TX, USA
56	Nate Bledsoe N. Bledsoe	OL	6'2"	315	JR	Collierville, TN, USA
60	Leo Bluhm L. Bluhm	OL	6'4"	315	SR	St. Paul, MN, USA
77	Ian Bothwell I. Bothwell	OL	6'3"	325	FR	Fort Worth, TX, USA
96	Dillan Botts D. Botts	DL	6'1"	286	SR	Houston, TX, USA
7	AJ Brown	DB	6'0"	188	SR	Marietta, GA, USA
35	Elijah Brown E. Brown	DB	5'10"	165	FR	Baytown, TX, USA
11	Jacurri Brown J. Brown	QB	6'4"	227	SR	Valdosta, GA, USA
32	Seth Brown S. Brown	DB	6'0"	180	FR	Valdosta, GA, USA
43	Chris Bruce C. Bruce	WR	6'3"	201	JR	Buda, TX, USA
26	Tyvonn Byars T. Byars	RB	5'10"	217	SO	Montgomery, TX, USA
18	Owen Carter O. Carter	WR	6'2"	215	SO	Cypress, TX, USA
57	Leyonte Chandler L. Chandler	OL	6'3"	265	FR	Euless, TX, USA
2	Jo Chavez J. Chavez	DB	6'0"	194	JR	Folsom, CA, USA
19	Jordan Clark J. Clark	WR	5'10"	187	FR	Manor, TX, USA
11	Christopher Clark-Jolivet C. Clark-Jolivet	DL	6'1"	295	JR	Houston, TX, USA
56	Seth Clarke S. Clarke	DL	6'0"	215	FR	Lawrence Township, NJ, USA
57	Aquantis Clemmons A. Clemmons	DL	5'10"	286	JR	Atlanta, GA, USA
1	Zach Cody Z. Cody	DB	5'11"	172	SO	Coppell, TX, USA
82	Colten Cole C. Cole	TE	6'3"	242	FR	Sulphur, OK, USA
33	Stone Combs S. Combs	LB	6'1"	227	SR	Park City, UT, USA
10	Kyren Condoll K. Condoll	DB	6'1"	186	SO	Fontana, CA, USA
15	Patrick Crayton Jr. P. Crayton Jr.	QB	6'0"	201	FR	Lewisville, TX, USA
40	Jayden Cupitt J. Cupitt	LB	6'0"	224	FR	Mansfield, TX, USA
87	Jackson DeAtley J. DeAtley	TE	6'1"	258	FR	Lake Jackson, TX, USA
24	Larry DeBose IV L. DeBose IV	WR	5'9"	168	SO	Conroe, TX, USA
51	Phoenix Derichsweiler P. Derichsweiler	LS	6'2"	216	FR	Dallas, TX, USA
29	Charlie Durkin C. Durkin	P	6'0"	190	SR	Akron, OH, USA
70	Bennett Eivens B. Eivens	OL	6'4"	275	FR	Austin, TX, USA
52	Morrow Evans M. Evans	LS	6'1"	227	SO	Houston, TX, USA
86	James Falk J. Falk	TE	6'6"	250	JR	Springfield, PA, USA
58	Peyton Farmer P. Farmer	OL	6'6"	300	JR	Fresno, TX, USA
20	Bailey Fletcher B. Fletcher	DB	5'11"	190	SO	San Antonio, TX, USA
28	Enock Gota E. Gota	K	6'0"	209	SR	Houston, TX, USA
6	Ben Grice B. Grice	WR	5'11"	194	SO	Atlanta, GA, USA
28	D'Andre Hardeman Jr. D. Hardeman Jr.	RB	5'8"	197	SO	Houston, TX, USA
54	Austin Harnetiaux A. Harnetiaux	LB	6'2"	228	SR	Seattle, WA, USA
5	Jerrick Harper J. Harper	DB	6'0"	191	SR	Silsbee, TX, USA
43	Ian Harrell I. Harrell	DL	6'0"	315	FR	Huntsville, AL, USA
41	Preston Healy P. Healy	TE	6'2"	236	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
0	Daveon Hook D. Hook	DB	6'1"	190	GR	Cibolo, TX, USA
7	Barry Jackson Jr. B. Jackson Jr.	WR	5'11"	198	JR	Ellenwood, GA, USA
89	Preston Jackson P. Jackson	WR	5'11"	175	FR	Forney, TX, USA
10	Quinton Jackson Q. Jackson	RB	5'9"	175	SR	Fort Worth, TX, USA
29	Jai Jacobs-Ford J. Jacobs-Ford	WR	5'11"	170	FR	Blytheville, AR, USA
42	DeReyon Jenkins D. Jenkins	DL	6'4"	224	FR	Slidell, LA, USA
44	Cooper King C. King	LB	5'10"	211	JR	Houston, TX, USA
97	Chris Knauls C. Knauls	DL	6'2"	272	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
5	Davis Lane D. Lane	WR	6'1"	201	SR	Lynchburg, VA, USA
88	Tyler Lavallier T. Lavallier	DL	6'1"	295	FR	Royalty, TX, USA
8	Colin Leahey C. Leahey	WR	6'0"	192	FR	Magnolia, TX, USA
36	Austin Lee A. Lee	DB	5'11"	165	FR	Missouri City, TX, USA
20	Fisher Leftwich F. Leftwich	WR	6'1"	185	FR	Mount Airy, NC, USA
0	Payton Matthews P. Matthews	WR	5'11"	185	SO	San Antonio, TX, USA
13	Tariq May T. May	DL	6'2"	244	SR	Baltimore, MD, USA
73	Justin Michaelis J. Michaelis	OL	6'3"	321	FR	Park City, UT, USA
53	Luke Miller L. Miller	OL	6'3"	304	SO	Round Rock, TX, USA
74	Clay Mitchell C. Mitchell	OL	6'2"	308	FR	Sinton, TX, USA
24	Jordan Mitchell J. Mitchell	DB	5'10"	165	FR	Missouri City, TX, USA
30	Carson Morgan C. Morgan	RB	6'0"	215	JR	Bentonville, AR, USA
13	Max Mosey M. Mosey	WR	6'0"	200	SR	Harrisburg, PA, USA
8	Joseph Mutombo J. Mutombo	DL	6'3"	271	JR	Fort Worth, TX, USA
67	Luke Needham L. Needham	OL	6'3"	320	JR	Germantown, TN, USA
16	Chibby Nwajuaku C. Nwajuaku	DL	6'2"	246	SR	Cypress, TX, USA
4	Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa	QB	6'1"	197	SO	El Paso, TX, USA
18	Ahran Ogbor A. Ogbor	DB	5'10"	205	SO	Spring, TX, USA
91	DD Oliver	DL	6'3"	280	FR	Bossier City, LA, USA
76	Marcus Page Jr. M. Page Jr.	OL	6'6"	307	FR	Forney, TX, USA
25	Rhys Phillips R. Phillips	TE	6'2"	234	SO	Katy, TX, USA
33	Justin Powell J. Powell	RB	6'0"	210	FR	Lyons, GA, USA
71	Cole Principe C. Principe	OL	6'3"	310	SO	Brea, CA, USA
83	Jackson Ranucci J. Ranucci	WR	5'11"	185	SO	Houston, TX, USA
95	Brock Reddic B. Reddic	DL	6'4"	320	SO	White Oak, TX, USA
17	Jake Renda J. Renda	WR	6'5"	225	SR	Princeton, NJ, USA
21	Sawyer Rice S. Rice	WR	6'1"	198	FR	Duncan, OK, USA
98	Robert Rooks R. Rooks	DL	6'1"	291	FR	Petaluma, CA, USA
2	Lucas Scheerhorn L. Scheerhorn	QB	6'0"	200	SO	Spring, TX, USA
22	Michael Sifford M. Sifford	WR	5'11"	164	FR	Newton, NC, USA
27	Dionne Sims D. Sims	RB	5'10"	160	FR	Humble, TX, USA
21	JD Singletary	DL	6'0"	221	FR	Middletown, OH, USA
6	Dylan Stephens D. Stephens	DB	6'0"	185	SO	Dallas, TX, USA
84	Will Swartz W. Swartz	TE	6'2"	255	FR	Huffman, TX, USA
93	Quincy Tchikou Q. Tchikou	DL	6'3"	253	FR	Cypress, TX, USA
50	Patrick Valent P. Valent	OL	6'2"	330	JR	Warren, OH, USA
25	Caden VerMaas C. VerMaas	DB	5'11"	190	FR	Omaha, NE, USA
81	Braylen Walker B. Walker	WR	5'10"	181	SR	Sulphur, LA, USA
4	Tariq Watson T. Watson	DB	5'10"	181	SR	Gretna, LA, USA
14	Ayden Wilhelm A. Wilhelm	QB	6'1"	188	FR	Lee's Summit, MO, USA
62	Cullen Witt C. Witt	OL	6'2"	291	SO	Houston, TX, USA
55	CJ Witten	LB	6'1"	225	FR	Westlake, TX, USA
9	Preston Zinter P. Zinter	TE	6'1"	254	JR	North Andover, MA, USA

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

396.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	2	0	1.000
2	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
3	Colorado	2	0	1.000
4	Houston	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
6	Texas Tech	2	0	1.000
7	Utah	2	0	1.000
8	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
9	Arizona State	1	1	.500
10	Baylor	1	1	.500
11	Iowa State	1	1	.500
12	Kansas	1	1	.500
13	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
14	TCU	1	1	.500
15	UCF	1	1	.500
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333