Complete Rice Owls Football Roster (Updated 2026)

Quarterback

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
11	Jacurri Brown	QB	6' 3''	227	Senior	Valdosta, GA
15	Patrick Crayton Jr.	QB	6' 0''	201	Sophomore	Lewisville, TX
4	Gael Ochoa	QB	6' 2''	197	Junior	El Paso, TX
2	Lucas Scheerhorn	QB	6' 0''	200	Junior	Spring, TX
14	Ayden Wilhelm	QB	6' 0''	183	Freshman	Lee's Summit, MO

Running Back

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
26	Tyvonn Byars	RB	5' 10''	217	Sophomore	Montgomery, TX
28	D'Andre Hardeman Jr.	RB	5' 8''	197	Sophomore	Houston, TX
10	Quinton Jackson	RB	5' 6''	175	Senior	Fort Worth, TX
30	Carson Morgan	RB	6' 0''	215	Senior	Bentonville, AR
33	Justin Powell	RB	6' 0''	210	Freshman	Lyons, GA

Wide Receiver

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
88	Keenan Arcega-Whiteside	WR	6' 3''	209	Sophomore	Spartanburg, SC
43	Chris Bruce	WR	6' 2''	201	Senior	Buda, TX
18	Owen Carter	WR	6' 2''	204	Junior	Cypress, TX
19	Jordan Clark	WR	5' 10''	187	Sophomore	Manor, TX
24	Larry DeBose IV	WR	5' 8''	168	Junior	Conroe, TX
6	Ben Grice	WR	6' 0''	194	Junior	Atlanta, GA
89	Preston Jackson	WR	5' 10''	175	Freshman	Forney, TX
7	Barry Jackson Jr.	WR	5' 10''	198	Senior	Ellenwood, GA
29	Jai Jacobs-Ford	WR	5' 10''	172	Freshman	Blytheville, AR
5	Davis Lane	WR	6' 0''	201	Senior	Lynchburg, VA
8	Colin Leahey	WR	6' 0''	192	Sophomore	Magnolia, TX
20	Fisher Leftwich	WR	6' 0''	185	Freshman	Mount Airy, NC
0	Payton Matthews	WR	5' 10''	185	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX
13	Max Mosey	WR	6' 0''	200	Senior	Harrisburg, PA
83	Jackson Ranucci	WR	5' 10''	185	Junior	Houston, TX
22	Michael Sifford	WR	5' 10''	160	Freshman	Newton, NC
81	Braylen Walker	WR	5' 10''	181	Senior	Sulphur, LA

Tight Ends

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
82	Colton Cole	TE	6' 2''	235	Freshman	Sulphur, OK
87	Jackson DeAtley	TE	-	245	Freshman	Lake Jackson, TX
86	James Falk	TE	6' 5''	250	Senior	Springfield, PA
25	Rhys Phillips	TE	6' 2''	234	Junior	Katy, TX
17	Jake Renda	TE	6' 5''	245	Senior	Princeton, NJ
84	Will Swartz	TE	6' 5''	250	Sophomore	Huffman, TX
9	Preston Zinter	TE	6' 2''	254	Senior	North Andover, MA

Offensive Line

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
59	Colter Alberding	OL	6' 3''	320	Sophomore	Allen, TX
68	Scott Becker	OL	6' 2''	305	Senior	Briarcliff Manor, NY
78	Erben Birkhoff	OL	6' 2''	321	Sophomore	Katy, TX
56	Nate Bledsoe	OL	6' 3''	315	Senior	Collierville, TN
60	Leo Bluhm	OL	6' 3''	300	Senior	St. Paul, MN
77	Ian Bothwell	OL	6' 5''	315	Sophomore	Fort Worth, TX
57	Leyonte Chandler	OL	6' 3''	300	Freshman	Euless, TX
70	Bennett Eivens	OL	6' 3''	275	Freshman	Austin, TX
58	Peyton Farmer	OL	6' 5''	305	Senior	Fresno, TX
73	Justin Michaelis	OL	6' 3''	315	Sophomore	Park City, UT
53	Luke Miller	OL	6' 5''	304	Junior	Round Rock, TX
74	Clay Mitchell	OL	6' 3''	305	Freshman	Sinton, TX
67	Luke Needham	OL	6' 5''	323	Senior	Germantown, TN
76	Marcus Page Jr.	OL	6' 5''	307	Freshman	Forney, TX
71	Cole Principe	OL	6' 3''	315	Sophomore	Brea, CA
50	Patrick Valent	OL	6' 2''	330	Senior	Warren, OH
62	Cullen Witt	OL	6' 2''	291	Junior	Houston, TX

Defensive Line

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
92	Luca Akirtava	DL	6' 2''	267	Sophomore	Frisco, TX
15	Matthew Aribisala	DL	6' 2''	308	Senior	Cedar Hill, TX
94	Braden Bays	DL	6' 2''	269	Sophomore	Boerne, TX
96	Dillan Botts	DL	6' 0''	286	Senior	Houston, TX
11	Christopher Clark-Jolivet	DL	6' 0''	305	Senior	Houston, TX
56	Seth Clarke	DL	6' 2''	213	Freshman	Lawrence, NJ
57	Aquantis Clemmons	DL	5' 10''	286	Senior	Atlanta, GA
43	Ian Harrell	DL	6' 2''	280	Freshman	Huntsville, AL
41	Preston Healy	DL	6' 2''	236	Freshman	Frisco, TX
42	DeReyon Jenkins	DL	6' 3''	233	Sophomore	Slidell, LA
97	Chris Knauls	DL	6' 3''	272	Freshman	Frisco, TX
88	Tyler Lavallier	DL	6' 0''	292	Freshman	Brookshire, TX
13	Tariq May	DL	6' 3''	244	Senior	Baltimore, MD
8	Joseph Mutombo	DL	6' 5''	271	Senior	Fort Worth, TX
16	Chibby Nwajuaku	DL	6' 2''	246	Senior	Cypress, TX
91	DD Oliver	DL	6' 2''	294	Sophomore	Bossier City, LA
95	Brock Reddic	DL	6' 3''	320	Junior	Longview, TX
98	Robert Rooks	DL	6' 0''	291	Sophomore	Petaluma, CA
21	JD Singletary	DL	6' 2''	221	Freshman	Middletown, OH
93	Quincy Tchikou	DL	6' 2''	235	Freshman	Cypress, TX

Linebackers

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
14	Beau Barton	LB	6' 2''	205	Senior	Van, TX
34	Kaleb Blanton	LB	6' 0''	226	Junior	Manvel, TX
40	Jayden Cupitt	LB	6' 0''	220	Freshman	Mansfield, TX
54	Austin Harnetiaux	LB	6' 2''	228	Senior	Seattle, WA
44	Cooper King	LB	5' 10''	214	Senior	Houston, TX
99	Jesus Machado Jr.	LB	6' 0''	220	Senior	Miami, FL
47	Ty Thames	LB	6' 2''	214	Sophomore	Wimberley, TX
55	CJ Witten	LB	6' 0''	225	Sophomore	Westlake, TX

Defensive Back

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
12	Jamir Benjamin	CB	5' 10''	185	Junior	Lansing, MI
35	Elijah Brown	CB	5' 10''	165	Freshman	Baytown, TX
1	Zach Cody	CB	6' 0''	172	Junior	Coppell, TX
10	Kyren Condoll	CB	6' 2''	186	Junior	Fontana, CA
5	Jerrick Harper	CB	6' 0''	191	Senior	Silsbee, TX
24	Jordan Mitchell	CB	5' 10''	165	Freshman	Missouri City, TX
4	Tariq Watson	CB	5' 10''	181	Senior	Gretna, LA
3	Koa Akui	S	5' 10''	188	Senior	Hilo, HI
23	Michael Amey III	S	6' 0''	195	Sophomore	Missouri City, TX
32	Seth Brown	S	6' 0''	180	Freshman	Valdosta, GA
20	Bailey Fletcher	S	5' 10''	190	Junior	San Antonio, TX
0	Daveon Hook	S	5' 10''	190	Senior	Cibolo, TX
36	Austin Lee	S	5' 10''	165	Freshman	Missouri City, TX
18	Ahran Ogbor	S	5' 10''	205	Sophomore	Spring, TX
6	Dylan Stephens	S	6' 0''	185	Sophomore	Dallas, TX

Special

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
49	Tommy Bauchiero	K	5' 10''	180	Freshman	Brentwood, TN
28	Enock Gota	K	6' 0''	209	Senior	Houston, TX
29	Charlie Durkin	P	6' 0''	190	Senior	Akron, OH
48	Phoenix Derichsweiler	LS	6' 2''	220	Sophomore	Dallas, TX
52	Morrow Evans	LS	6' 0''	220	Junior	Houston, TX