Defensive line, Rice, 2025–⁠26

Dillan Botts

Number
No. 96
Height
6′1″
Weight
286 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX

Dillan Botts plays defensive line for Rice. Last time out, at East Carolina: 5 tackles, 2 sacks, a career high in sacks.

2026 so far

14 tackles, 2 sacks

Last game: 5 tackles, 2 sacks ★ at East Carolina, L 12–⁠28

Next game: at Florida Atlantic, Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 1HCU
  2. 1@ND
  3. 3WMU
  4. 2@FRES
  5. 2UTSA
  6. 5@ECU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

2sacks, career highat East Carolina, 2026

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2025Rice1640.50.511
2026Rice1462.5201
Career301032.512

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Rice96DLJr.
2026Rice96DLSr.6′1″286

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Rice 6 games, 14 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 5vs.Houston ChristianW 31–⁠3100.500
Sep 12atNotre DameL 0–⁠5211000
Sep 19vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠2831000
Sep 26atFresno StateL 24–⁠3821000
Oct 3vs.UTSAL 14–⁠1621000
Oct 10atEast CarolinaL 12–⁠2852220
2025 Rice 9 games, 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 13vs.Prairie View A&MW 38–⁠1710000
Sep 18atCharlotteW 28–⁠1733000
Sep 27atNavyL 13–⁠2130000
Oct 4vs.Florida AtlanticL 21–⁠2710000
Oct 11atUTSAL 13–⁠6110000
Oct 25vs.UConnW 37–⁠3400001
Nov 22vs.North TexasL 24–⁠5620000
Nov 29atSouth FloridaL 3–⁠5231000
Jan 2 ✦vs.Texas StateL 10–⁠41200.50.50

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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