Teams Rice 2014 Roster ← 2013 2015 → 2014 Rice roster 108 players: 1 freshman, 107 with no class listed. From 10 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (94) and Georgia (2). The 2014 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 4 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 3 Jowan Davis RB 5′7″ Sealy, TX 956 rushing yards, 6 TD 1 Darik Dillard RB 5′10″ San Antonio, TX 652 rushing yards, 11 TD 35 Luke Turner RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Gilmer, TX 94 rushing yards, 3 TD 38 Jayson Carter RB 4′9″ Houston, TX 2 rushing yards 2 Austin Walter RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′8″ 202 Crosby, TX 20 Ethan Marks RB 5′10″ 200 Louisville, CO 24 Samuel Stewart RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 205 Cypress, TX 36 Paine Matiscik FB 5′8″ 230 McKinney, TX
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 15 Jordan Taylor WR 6′5″ Denison, TX 54 catches, 842 yards, 7 TD 1 Mario Hull WR 6′1″ Altair, TX 32 catches, 621 yards, 8 TD 4 Dennis Parks WR 6′2″ Converse, TX 29 catches, 389 yards, 1 TD 17 Zach Wright WR 6′1″ The Woodlands, TX 25 catches, 299 yards, 3 TD 2 James Mayden WR 6′3″ Rowlett, TX 7 catches, 229 yards, 3 TD 12 Temi Alaka WR 6′2″ 201 Houston, TX 4 catches, 56 yards 5 Lance Wright WR 6′3″ 205 Fairbanks, AK 1 of 1 extra point 8 Darrion Pollard WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Gilmer, TX 2 catches, 24 yards 85 Cameron Decell WR 6′4″ McKinney, TX 2 catches, 41 yards 9 Jesse Hudak WR 5′10″ 170 Pearland, TX 11 Parker Smith WR 6′2″ 210 Richmond, TX 84 Trevor Long WR 6′5″ 240 East Bernard, TX
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 51 Peter Godber OL 6′3″ 300 Toronto, ON 52 Spencer Stanley OL 6′3″ 290 Ft. Worth, TX 54 Trey Martin OL 6′2″ 300 El Campo, TX 55 John Poehlmann OL 6′6″ 295 Brenham, TX 56 Cory Klingler OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Alvin, TX 60 Matt Simonette OL 6′2″ 310 Bellaire, TX 70 Kenneth Thompson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 320 Houston, TX 71 Connor Patterson OL 6′4″ 300 Tomball, TX 72 Ian Gray OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 345 Pearland, TX 73 Andrew Reue OL 6′4″ 295 Austin, TX 74 Calvin Anderson OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Austin, TX 74 Hunter Ponder OL 6′4″ 260 Mansfield, TX 75 Caleb Williams OL 6′3″ 290 Thompsons, TX 76 Sam Pierce OL RS 6′6″ 295 Cypress, TX 78 Brandon Dawkins OL 6′7″ 305 Dallas, TX 78 Nico Carlson OL 6′3″ 295 Katy, TX
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 1 DT 6′3″ 300 Vancouver, BC 3 Derek Brown DE 6′3″ Bay City, TX 18 Zach Patt DE 6′2″ 240 Honey Grove, TX 30 Josh Rahman DE 6′0″ 215 Missouri City, TX 40 Brady Wright DE RS 6′3″ 252 Cypress, TX 44 Brian Womac DE 6′2″ 250 Houston, TX 45 Trevor Jones DT 6′5″ 275 Prosper, TX 46 Cody Henessee DT 6′2″ Denton, TX 47 Brian Nordstrom DE 6′3″ 230 The Woodlands, TX 55 Jae Phan DE 6′2″ 220 Missouri City, TX 69 Brad Luvender DL 6′3″ 260 Sugar Land, TX 80 Grant Peterson DE 6′5″ 260 Austin, TX 90 Blain Padgett DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 250 Sour Lake, TX 91 Carl Thompson DT RS 6′3″ 277 Denton, TX 93 Parker Hanusa DL RS 6′4″ 262 Austin, TX 94 Graysen Schantz DE RS 6′3″ 242 Hickory Creek, TX 96 Dylan Klare DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 270 Refugio, TX 97 Collin Johnson DE 6′4″ Henderson, NV 97 Stuart Mouchantaf DT 6′3″ 290 Katy, TX 98 Connor Johnson DE 6′4″ Henderson, NV 99 Preston Gordon DL RS 6′1″ 280 McKinney, TX 99 Ross Winship DT 6′4″ 295 The Woodlands, TX
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 26 James Radcliffe LB 6′1″ Katy, TX 1 INT 50 Chandler Watkins LB 6′0″ Southlake, TX 1 return, 20 yards 4 Alex Lyons LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ DeSoto, TX 9 Tabari McGaskey LB 6′0″ Dallas, TX 21 Nick Uretsky LB 6′0″ 240 San Antonio, TX 34 Joe Ballard LB 6′0″ 205 Manhattan, KS 38 J.D. Johnson LB 6′1″ 225 Houston, TX 41 Bradley Beazant LB 6′0″ 225 Bradenton, FL 46 Nick Elder LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ San Antonio, TX 49 D.J. Green LB 6′1″ 220 Mesquite, TX 58 Emmanuel Ellerbee LB 6′1″ 235 Houston, TX
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 18 Brandon Hamilton S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Copperas Cove, TX 17 returns, 365 yards 29 Bryce Callahan CB 5′10″ Cypress, TX 11 returns, 77 yards 22 Ryan Pollard CB 5′8″ Arlington, TX 2 INT 2 Malcolm Hill CB 5′11″ Plano, TX 1 INT 11 Garrett Fuhrman S 5′9″ Lansing, MI 1 INT 14 J.T. Blasingame CB 5′9″ Atlanta, GA 1 INT 19 V.J. Banks CB 6′0″ 200 Bryan, TX 1 INT 4 Ford Corbett S 5′8″ 185 Ft. Worth, TX 6 Destri White S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 215 Mesquite, TX 6 Zach Espinosa S 6′2″ Cedar Park, TX 7 Julius White S 5′10″ Sugar Land, TX 9 Jorian Clark CB RS 5′10″ 195 Mesquite, TX 10 J.P. Thompson S 6′0″ Klein, TX 12 Michael Warren CB 5′9″ 185 Frankston, TX 23 Peter Cimino CB 5′10″ 170 Plano, TX 25 Jaylon Finner DB 5′10″ 195 Missouri City, TX 27 Gabe Baker S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ San Antonio, TX 28 Cole Thomas S 6′1″ 200 Katy, TX 29 J.T. Ibe S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Mansfield, TX 31 Martin Nwakamma S RS 6′1″ 218 Leander, TX 32 Arthur Bradshaw S 5′11″ 225 Houston, TX 48 Adrian Jones S 5′9″ 200 Ridgefield, CT
Temi Alaka, Arthur Bradshaw, J.D. Johnson, Jayson Carter, Brian Womac, Emmanuel Ellerbee, Ty Carter, Kenneth Thompson Darik Dillard, James Farrimond, Jeremy Jones, Nick Uretsky, Gabe Baker, Nick Elder James Radcliffe, Cole Thomas, Nico Carlson, Connor Cella, Robby Wells III, Stuart Mouchantaf Carter Tomsu, Andrew Reue, Calvin Anderson, Grant Peterson, Parker Hanusa Nate German, Samuel Stewart, Bryce Callahan, Brady Wright, Sam Pierce Tyler Stehling, Zach Wright, Brian Nordstrom, Ross Winship Jaylon Finner, Josh Rahman, Jae Phan, Matt Simonette Destri White, Jorian Clark, D.J. Green Julius White, Parker Smith, Brad Luvender Tabari McGaskey, James Hairston, Brandon Dawkins Ryan Pollard, J.T. Ibe, Hunter Ponder Paine Matiscik, Cameron Decell, Preston Gordon Malcolm Hill, Peter Cimino Alex Lyons, Driphus Jackson Ford Corbett, Spencer Stanley Zach Espinosa, Martin Nwakamma Darrion Pollard, Luke Turner Jesse Hudak, Ian Gray Clayton Malcomb, Connor Patterson Cody Henessee, Carl Thompson Trey Martin, Cole Hunt Collin Johnson, Connor Johnson Mario Hull Austin Walter James Mayden Derek Brown Jowan Davis Dennis Parks Lance Wright Taylor Knopf J.P. Thompson Garrett Fuhrman Michael Warren Guy Billups J.T. Blasingame Jordan Taylor Brandon Hamilton Zach Patt V.J. Banks Ethan Marks Joe Ballard Bradley Beazant Trevor Jones Adrian Jones Tanyan Farley Chandler Watkins John Poehlmann Cory Klingler Caleb Williams Trevor Long Reid Mitchell Blain Padgett Graysen Schantz Anthony Price Dylan Klare TX 94 CO 2 GA 2 NV 2 Hometowns of the 2014 Rice roster; the four states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Texas 94 Georgia 2 Colorado 2 Nevada 2 BC 1 Alaska 1 Michigan 1 Mississippi 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 25 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 9 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 8 Bexar County, Texas pop. 2.1 million 7 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 6 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2014 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
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