Receiver, South Carolina, 2004–⁠06

Sidney Rice

Born
Sep 1, 1986

Sidney Rice played receiver at South Carolina (2004–⁠06). The Minnesota Vikings took Rice in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,143
Receiving yards, 2005 (South Carolina, 7–⁠5)
Best game
161 yards
Vs. Florida Atlantic, week 4, 2006: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 44
Round 2, 2007 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

12catches, best game on filevs. Missouri, 2005191receiving yards, best game on filevs. Missouri, 20055receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Florida Atlantic, 2006

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2005South Carolina701,14316.31364
2006South Carolina721,09015.11046
On file (2005–⁠06)1422,23315.72364

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).

Game by game

2006 South Carolina 13 games, 72 catches, 1,090 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atMississippi StateW 15–⁠021307–
Sep 9vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠18331012–
Sep 16vs.WoffordW 27–⁠207151046–
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠69161541–
Sep 28vs.AuburnL 17–⁠24448020–
Oct 7atKentuckyW 24–⁠17115015–
Oct 21atVanderbiltW 31–⁠13789142–
Oct 28vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠313520296
Nov 4vs.ArkansasL 20–⁠267126128–
Nov 11atFloridaL 16–⁠17772015–
Nov 18vs.Middle TennesseeW 52–⁠7690237–
Nov 25atClemsonW 31–⁠288103020–
Dec 29 ✦vs.HoustonW 44–⁠368139138–
2005 South Carolina 11 games, 70 catches, 1,143 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10atGeorgiaL 15–⁠17570125–
Sep 17vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠37574128–
Sep 24vs.TroyW 45–⁠20591141–
Oct 1atAuburnL 7–⁠48363145–
Oct 8vs.KentuckyW 44–⁠168125227–
Oct 22vs.VanderbiltW 35–⁠288132334–
Oct 29atTennesseeW 16–⁠158112228–
Nov 5atArkansasW 14–⁠10451115–
Nov 12vs.FloridaW 30–⁠225112064–
Nov 19vs.ClemsonL 9–⁠137122040–
Dec 30 ✦vs.MissouriL 31–⁠3812191126–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2007
Height6′3½″
Weight200 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 76 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

Pro Bowl: 2009

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2007Minnesota Vikings11–00
2008Minnesota Vikings10–00
2009Minnesota Vikings16100
2010Minnesota Vikings6100
2011Seattle Seahawks9100
2012Seattle Seahawks16–00
2013Seattle Seahawks8–00
NFL career76300

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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