Tight end, Rice, 2019–⁠21

Robert French

Number
No. 18
Height
6′5″
Weight
238 lb
Class (2021)
Sophomore
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL

Robert French played tight end at Rice (2019–⁠21).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rice2178.509
2020Rice4235.8011
2021Rice77711.0119
Career131179.0119

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Rice18TEYr 1
2020Rice18TEYr 2
2021Rice18TESo. (Yr 3)6′5″238

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Rice21.16––2.3–
2020Rice6-0.29––-1.7–
2021Rice50.91––4.5–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Rice 7 games, 7 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atArkansasL 17–⁠381808
Sep 18atTexasL 0–⁠58113013
Sep 25vs.Texas SouthernW 48–⁠34––––
Oct 2vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠19119119
Nov 13vs.Western KentuckyL 21–⁠421808
Nov 20atUTEPL 28–⁠381606
Nov 27vs.Louisiana TechW 35–⁠31223014
2020 Rice 2 games, 4 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeL 34–⁠40320011
Nov 21atNorth TexasL 17–⁠271303
2019 Rice 2 games, 2 catches, 17 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Wake ForestL 21–⁠411909
Oct 26vs.Southern MissL 6–⁠201808

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

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