Rice Owls

2026 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	BIRTHPLACE
92	Luca Akirtava L. Akirtava	DL	6'2"	267	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
59	Colter Alberding C. Alberding	OL	6'4"	320	FR	Allen, TX, USA
23	Michael Amey III M. Amey III	DB	6'0"	205	FR	Missouri City, TX, USA
88	Keenan Arcega-Whiteside K. Arcega-Whiteside	WR	6'4"	175	FR	Spartanburg, SC, USA
15	Matthew Aribisala M. Aribisala	DL	6'2"	300	SR	Cedar Hill, TX, USA
14	Beau Barton B. Barton	LB	6'2"	195	JR	Van, TX, USA
94	Braden Bays B. Bays	DL	6'3"	259	FR	Boerne, TX, USA
12	Jamir Benjamin J. Benjamin	DB	5'10"	180	SO	Lansing, MI, USA
78	Erben Birkhoff E. Birkhoff	OL	6'3"	317	FR	Katy, TX, USA
34	Kaleb Blanton K. Blanton	LB	6'1"	218	SO	Manvel, TX, USA
56	Nate Bledsoe N. Bledsoe	OL	6'4"	310	JR	Collierville, TN, USA
77	Ian Bothwell I. Bothwell	OL	6'5"	325	FR	Fort Worth, TX, USA
96	Dillan Botts D. Botts	DL	6'1"	285	SR	Houston, TX, USA
7	AJ Brown	DB	6'0"	200	SR	Marietta, GA, USA
11	Jacurri Brown J. Brown	QB	6'4"	200	SR	Valdosta, GA, USA
43	Chris Bruce C. Bruce	DB	6'3"	195	JR	Buda, TX, USA
26	Tyvonn Byars T. Byars	RB	5'10"	214	SO	Montgomery, TX, USA
18	Owen Carter O. Carter	WR	6'2"	204	SO	Cypress, TX, USA
2	Jo Chavez J. Chavez	DB	6'0"	190	JR	Folsom, CA, USA
19	Jordan Clark J. Clark	WR	5'10"	185	FR	Manor, TX, USA
11	Christopher Clark-Jolivet C. Clark-Jolivet	DL	6'1"	298	JR	Houston, TX, USA
56	Seth Clarke S. Clarke	LB	6'2"	237	FR	Lawrence Township, NJ, USA
57	Aquantis Clemmons A. Clemmons	DL	5'10"	281	JR	Atlanta, GA, USA
1	Zach Cody Z. Cody	DB	6'0"	177	SO	Coppell, TX, USA
10	Kyren Condoll K. Condoll	DB	6'2"	185	SO	Fontana, CA, USA
15	Patrick Crayton Jr. P. Crayton Jr.	QB	6'0"	200	FR	Lewisville, TX, USA
24	Larry DeBose IV L. DeBose IV	WR	5'9"	156	SO	Conroe, TX, USA
48	Phoenix Derichsweiler P. Derichsweiler	LS	6'2"	249	FR	Dallas, TX, USA
29	Charlie Durkin C. Durkin	P	6'0"	190	SR	Akron, OH, USA
86	James Falk J. Falk	TE	6'6"	252	JR	Springfield, PA, USA
58	Peyton Farmer P. Farmer	OL	6'6"	294	JR	Fresno, TX, USA
20	Bailey Fletcher B. Fletcher	DB	5'11"	180	SO	San Antonio, TX, USA
28	Enock Gota E. Gota	K	6'0"	199	SR	Houston, TX, USA
6	Ben Grice B. Grice	WR	6'0"	196	SO	Atlanta, GA, USA
28	D'Andre Hardeman Jr. D. Hardeman Jr.	RB	5'8"	200	SO	Houston, TX, USA
5	Jerrick Harper J. Harper	DB	6'0"	191	SR	Silsbee, TX, USA
0	Daveon Hook D. Hook	DB	5'11"	184	GR	Cibolo, TX, USA
7	Barry Jackson Jr. B. Jackson Jr.	WR	5'11"	195	JR	Ellenwood, GA, USA
10	Quinton Jackson Q. Jackson	RB	5'7"	160	SR	Fort Worth, TX, USA
42	DeReyon Jenkins D. Jenkins	DL	6'4"	217	FR	Slidell, LA, USA
44	Cooper King C. King	LB	5'10"	214	JR	Houston, TX, USA
97	Chris Knauls C. Knauls	DL	6'4"	270	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
5	Davis Lane D. Lane	RB	6'1"	200	SR	Lynchburg, VA, USA
88	Tyler Lavallier T. Lavallier	DL	6'1"	300	FR	Royal, TX, USA
8	Colin Leahey C. Leahey	WR	6'0"	189	FR	Magnolia, TX, USA
99	Jesus Machado Jr. J. Machado Jr.	LB	6'1"	220	GR	Miami, FL, USA
0	Payton Matthews P. Matthews	WR	5'11"	180	SO	San Antonio, TX, USA
73	Justin Michaelis J. Michaelis	OL	6'4"	315	GR	Park City, UT, USA
53	Luke Miller L. Miller	OL	6'5"	294	SO	Round Rock, TX, USA
74	Clay Mitchell C. Mitchell	OL	6'4"	275	FR	Sinton, TX, USA
30	Carson Morgan C. Morgan	RB	6'0"	212	JR	Bentonville, AR, USA
8	Joseph Mutombo J. Mutombo	DL	6'5"	257	JR	Fort Worth, TX, USA
67	Luke Needham L. Needham	OL	6'5"	305	JR	Germantown, TN, USA
16	Chibby Nwajuaku C. Nwajuaku	DL	6'2"	239	SR	Cypress, TX, USA
4	Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa	QB	6'2"	195	SO	El Paso, TX, USA
18	Ahran Ogbor A. Ogbor	DB	5'10"	209	SO	Spring, TX, USA
91	DD Oliver	TE	6'3"	294	FR	Bossier City, LA, USA
76	Marcus Page Jr. M. Page Jr.	OL	6'6"	290	FR	Forney, TX, USA
25	Rhys Phillips R. Phillips	TE	6'2"	233	SO	Katy, TX, USA
71	Cole Principe C. Principe	OL	6'4"	315	SO	Brea, CA, USA
83	Jackson Ranucci J. Ranucci	WR	5'11"	180	SO	Houston, TX, USA
95	Brock Reddic B. Reddic	DL	6'4"	310	SO	Longview, TX, USA
98	Robert Rooks R. Rooks	DL	6'1"	264	FR	Petaluma, CA, USA
2	Lucas Scheerhorn L. Scheerhorn	QB	6'0"	196	SO	Spring, TX, USA
22	Michael Sifford M. Sifford	WR	5'11"	160	FR	Newton, NC, USA
21	JD Singletary	DL	6'2"	220	FR	Middletown, OH, USA
6	Dylan Stephens D. Stephens	DB	6'0"	180	SO	Dallas, TX, USA
84	Will Swartz W. Swartz	TE	6'5"	250	FR	Huffman, TX, USA
47	Ty Thames T. Thames	LB	6'3"	214	SO	Wimberley, TX, USA
50	Patrick Valent P. Valent	OL	6'3"	325	JR	Warren, OH, USA
25	Caden VerMass C. VerMass	DB	6'0"	190	FR	Omaha, NE, USA
81	Braylen Walker B. Walker	WR	5'10"	175	SR	Sulphur, LA, USA
4	Tariq Watson T. Watson	DB	5'10"	185	SR	Gretna, LA, USA
14	Ayden Wilhelm A. Wilhelm	QB	6'1"	170	FR	Lee's Summit, MO, USA
62	Cullen Witt C. Witt	OL	6'2"	268	SO	Houston, TX, USA
55	CJ Witten	LB	6'1"	218	FR	Westlake, TX, USA
9	Preston Zinter P. Zinter	TE	6'2"	240	JR	North Andover, MA, USA

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CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167