Linebacker, Utah State (from Fresno State, Arkansas State), 2016–21
Justin Rice
Lettered 2021 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Modesto, CA
Justin Rice played linebacker at Fresno State (2016–19), Arkansas State (2020) and Utah State (2021).
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career hightwice; last at Air Force, 20213sacks, career highvs. Central Arkansas, 20202interceptions, career highvs. North Dakota, 2021Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2018 and 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fresno State | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fresno State | 112 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 76 | 57 | 18.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | Utah State | 124 | 61 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 325 | 191 | 40 | 11.5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 3 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Utah State | 3 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 225 |
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
2021 Utah State 14 games, 124 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Washington State | W 26–23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. North Dakota | W 48–24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Air Force | W 49–45 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Boise State | L 3–27 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. BYU | L 20–34 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at UNLV | W 28–24 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Colorado State | W 26–24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Hawai’i | W 51–31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at New Mexico State | W 35–13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at San José State | W 48–17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Wyoming | L 17–44 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at New Mexico | W 35–10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | at San Diego State | W 46–13 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | W 24–13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Arkansas State 10 games, 76 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Memphis | L 24–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Kansas State | W 35–31 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Coastal Carolina | L 23–52 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 50–27 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Georgia State | W 59–52 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at App State | L 17–45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Troy | L 10–38 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Louisiana | L 20–27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Texas State | L 45–47 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. South Alabama | L 31–38 | 10 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Fresno State 12 games, 112 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at USC | L 23–31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Minnesota | L 35–38 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Sacramento State | W 34–20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | atNew Mexico State | W 30–17 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | atAir Force | L 24–43 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.UNLV | W 56–27 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Colorado State | L 31–41 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atHawai’i | W 41–38 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Utah State | L 35–37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atSan Diego State | L 7–17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Nevada | L 28–35 | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atSan José State | L 16–17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Fresno State 2 games, 4 tackles
2017 Fresno State 4 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Incarnate Word | W 66–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Alabama | L 10–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Washington | L 16–48 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Nevada | W 41–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Fresno State 5 games, 11 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | atNevada | L 22–27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | atUtah State | L 20–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Air Force | L 21–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | atColorado State | L 0–37 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs.Hawai’i | L 13–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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