Rice Owls

2026 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	BIRTHPLACE
92	Luca Akirtava L. Akirtava	DL	6'2"	267	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
3	Koa Akui K. Akui	DB	5'10"	193	SR	Hilo, HI, USA
59	Colter Alberding C. Alberding	OL	6'4"	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	6'4"	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	6'3"	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	6'4"	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	6'5"	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	DB	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	6'4"	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	6'2"	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	6'0"	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	6'2"	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	6'1"	224	FR	Mansfield, TX, USA
87	Jackson DeAtley J. DeAtley	TE		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	6'0"	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	6'2"	315	FR	Huntsville, AL, USA
41	Preston Healy P. Healy	DL	6'2"	236	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
0	Daveon Hook D. Hook	DB	5'11"	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	5'7"	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	6'4"	272	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
5	Davis Lane D. Lane	RB	6'1"	201	SR	Lynchburg, VA, USA
88	Tyler Lavallier T. Lavallier	DL	6'1"	295	FR	Royal, 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
99	Jesus Machado Jr. J. Machado Jr.	LB	6'1"	216	GR	Miami, FL, USA
0	Payton Matthews P. Matthews	WR	5'11"	185	SO	San Antonio, TX, USA
13	Tariq May T. May	DL	6'4"	244	SR	Baltimore, MD, USA
73	Justin Michaelis J. Michaelis	OL	6'4"	321	FR	Park City, UT, USA
53	Luke Miller L. Miller	OL	6'5"	304	SO	Round Rock, TX, USA
74	Clay Mitchell C. Mitchell	OL	6'4"	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	6'5"	271	JR	Fort Worth, TX, USA
67	Luke Needham L. Needham	OL	6'5"	320	JR	Germantown, TN, USA
16	Chibby Nwajuaku C. Nwajuaku	DL	6'2"	246	SR	Cypress, TX, USA
4	Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa	QB	6'2"	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	6'4"	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	Longview, TX, USA
17	Jake Renda J. Renda	TE	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	6'2"	221	FR	Middletown, OH, USA
6	Dylan Stephens D. Stephens	DB	6'0"	185	SO	Dallas, TX, USA
84	Will Swartz W. Swartz	TE	6'5"	255	FR	Huffman, TX, USA
93	Quincy Tchikou Q. Tchikou	DL	6'3"	253	FR	Houston, TX, USA
50	Patrick Valent P. Valent	OL	6'3"	330	JR	Warren, OH, USA
25	Caden VerMaas C. VerMaas	DB	6'0"	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	6'2"	254	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