Teams Rice 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Rice roster 113 players: 13 freshmen, 1 sophomore, 99 with no class listed. From 11 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (99) and Georgia (2). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 6 Driphus Jackson QB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ Cedar Hill, TX 2,348 passing yards, 18 TD 13 Nate German QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Cypress, TX 18 catches, 379 yards, 3 TD 10 Tyler Stehling QB 6′6″ Spring, TX 320 passing yards, 1 TD 12 Carter Tomsu QB 6′1″ 185 Austin, TX 15 J.T. Granato QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Houston, TX 17 Jackson Tyner QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 230 Edgewood, TX
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 1 Darik Dillard RB 5′10″ San Antonio, TX 698 rushing yards, 5 TD 24 Samuel Stewart RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 205 Cypress, TX 388 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Austin Walter RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 202 Crosby, TX 437 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Jowan Davis RB 5′7″ Sealy, TX 297 rushing yards, 1 TD 35 Luke Turner RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Gilmer, TX 99 rushing yards, 6 TD 20 Ethan Marks RB 5′10″ 200 Louisville, CO 33 Emmanuel Esukpa RB RS 5′11″ 225 Grand Prairie, TX 36 Paine Matiscik FB 5′8″ 230 McKinney, TX
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 17 Zach Wright WR 6′1″ The Woodlands, TX 39 catches, 554 yards, 5 TD 4 Dennis Parks WR 6′2″ Converse, TX 33 catches, 498 yards, 3 TD 12 Temi Alaka WR 6′2″ 201 Houston, TX 27 catches, 303 yards, 1 TD 11 Parker Smith WR 6′2″ 210 Richmond, TX 16 catches, 135 yards 2 James Mayden WR 6′3″ Rowlett, TX 15 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD 5 Lance Wright WR 6′3″ 205 Fairbanks, AK 6 catches, 49 yards 85 Cameron Decell WR 6′4″ McKinney, TX 3 catches, 11 yards 4 Sam Glaesmann WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Waco, TX 8 Darrion Pollard WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Gilmer, TX 9 Jesse Hudak WR 5′10″ 170 Pearland, TX 81 Cameron Johnson WR RS 6′1″ 190 Spring, TX 83 Rhett Cardwell WR RS 6′1″ 196 Houston, TX 84 Trevor Long WR 6′5″ 240 East Bernard, TX 89 T.J. Gotelli WR 5′11″ 185 Lodi, CA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 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 Isaiah Edwards OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 360 Katy, TX 55 John Poehlmann OL 6′6″ 295 Brenham, TX 55 Matt Terrill OL 6′6″ 273 Austin, TX 56 Cory Klingler OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Alvin, TX 60 Crockett Mokry OL 6′4″ 302 McCoy, TX 70 Kenneth Thompson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 320 Houston, TX 71 Connor Patterson OL 6′4″ 300 Tomball, TX 72 Castin Neumeyer OL 6′5″ 270 Wylie, TX 73 Andrew Reue OL 6′4″ 295 Austin, TX 74 Calvin Anderson OL So. 6′5″ 300 Austin, TX 75 Caleb Williams OL 6′3″ 290 Thompsons, TX 76 Sam Pierce OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Cypress, TX 78 Brandon Dawkins OL 6′7″ 305 Dallas, TX
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 3 Derek Brown DE 6′3″ Bay City, TX 30 Josh Rahman DE 6′0″ 215 Missouri City, TX 40 Brady Wright DE Fr. 6′3″ 252 Cypress, TX 44 Brian Womac DE 6′2″ 250 Houston, TX 46 Cody Henessee DT 6′2″ Denton, 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 RS 6′5″ 250 Sour Lake, TX 91 Carl Thompson DT Fr. 6′3″ 277 Denton, TX 93 Parker Hanusa DL Fr. 6′4″ 262 Austin, TX 94 Graysen Schantz DE Fr. 6′3″ 242 Hickory Creek, TX 95 Roe Wilkins DT RS 6′4″ 273 Sour Lake, TX 96 Zach Abercrumbia DT 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 286 Dallas, 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 Fr. 6′1″ 280 McKinney, TX 99 Ross Winship DT 6′4″ 295 The Woodlands, TX
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 49 D.J. Green LB 6′1″ 220 Mesquite, TX 1 return, 11 yards 50 Chandler Watkins LB 6′0″ Southlake, TX 1 return, 16 yards 4 Alex Lyons LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ DeSoto, TX 9 Tabari McGaskey LB 6′0″ Dallas, TX 15 Uzoma Akunebu LB Fr. 5′11″ 240 Austin, 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 42 Dylan James LB 6′4″ 235 San Antonio, TX 43 Dan Carpenter LB 6′2″ 230 Houston, TX 46 Nick Elder LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ San Antonio, TX 51 Austin Williams LB 6′2″ 235 Austin, TX 58 Emmanuel Ellerbee LB 6′1″ 235 Houston, TX 59 Matt Morris LB 6′1″ 220 Boerne, TX
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 6 Zach Espinosa S 6′2″ Cedar Park, TX 2 INT 19 V.J. Banks CB 6′0″ 200 Bryan, TX 4 returns, 31 yards 3 Brandon Hamilton Douglas-Dotson CB Fr. 5′9″ 177 Hutto, TX 4 Ford Corbett S 5′8″ 185 Ft. Worth, TX 6 Destri White S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 215 Mesquite, TX 7 Justin Bickham CB RS 6′1″ 199 Pflugerville, TX 9 Jorian Clark CB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Mesquite, TX 10 J.P. Thompson S 6′0″ Klein, TX 11 Garrett Fuhrman S 5′9″ Lansing, MI 11 James Sanft S 5′11″ 210 Laie, HI 14 Christian Bertrand DB 5′11″ 200 Missouri City, TX 14 J.T. Blasingame CB 5′9″ Atlanta, GA 16 Joshua Cummings CB RS 5′9″ 189 Murphy, TX 18 Brandon Hamilton S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Copperas Cove, TX 22 Lawrence Cimino DB 5′10″ 173 Plano, TX 22 Ryan Pollard CB 5′8″ Arlington, TX 26 Brandon Douglas CB 5′9″ 180 Hutto, TX 28 Cole Thomas S 6′1″ 200 Katy, TX 29 Houston Robert S RS 6′1″ 188 Baton Rouge, LA 29 J.T. Ibe S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 195 Mansfield, TX 31 Martin Nwakamma S Fr. 6′1″ 218 Leander, TX 32 Arthur Bradshaw S 5′11″ 225 Houston, TX
Temi Alaka, J.T. Granato, Arthur Bradshaw, J.D. Johnson, Dan Carpenter, Brian Womac, Emmanuel Ellerbee, Ty Carter, Kenneth Thompson, Rhett Cardwell Carter Tomsu, Uzoma Akunebu, Austin Williams, Matt Terrill, Andrew Reue, Calvin Anderson, Grant Peterson, Parker Hanusa Darik Dillard, James Farrimond, Nick Uretsky, Dylan James, Nick Elder Cole Thomas, Isaiah Edwards, Connor Cella, Robby Wells III, Stuart Mouchantaf Brandon Hamilton Douglas-Dotson, Justin Bickham, Brandon Douglas, Reid Mitchell Tyler Stehling, Zach Wright, Cameron Johnson, Ross Winship Nate German, Samuel Stewart, Brady Wright, Sam Pierce James Mayden, Joshua Cummings, Castin Neumeyer Alex Lyons, Driphus Jackson, Emmanuel Esukpa Destri White, Jorian Clark, D.J. Green Tabari McGaskey, Brandon Dawkins, Zach Abercrumbia Christian Bertrand, Josh Rahman, Jae Phan Paine Matiscik, Cameron Decell, Preston Gordon Ford Corbett, Spencer Stanley Zach Espinosa, Martin Nwakamma Taylor Knopf, Matt Morris Darrion Pollard, Luke Turner Parker Smith, Brad Luvender Haden Tobola, Hayden Tobola Ryan Pollard, J.T. Ibe Clayton Malcomb, Connor Patterson Cody Henessee, Carl Thompson Trey Martin, Cole Hunt Blain Padgett, Roe Wilkins Collin Johnson, Connor Johnson Austin Walter Jack Fox Derek Brown Jowan Davis Dennis Parks Sam Glaesmann Lance Wright Jesse Hudak J.P. Thompson Garrett Fuhrman James Sanft J.T. Blasingame Jackson Tyner Brandon Hamilton V.J. Banks Ethan Marks Lawrence Cimino Houston Robert Joe Ballard Quinton Riney Kevin Tracy Chandler Watkins John Poehlmann Cory Klingler Crockett Mokry Caleb Williams Trevor Long T.J. Gotelli Graysen Schantz Anthony Price TX 99 CA 2 GA 2 NV 2 Hometowns of the 2015 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 99 Georgia 2 California 2 Nevada 2 Missouri 1 Alaska 1 Michigan 1 Hawaii 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 25 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 10 Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 10 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 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’ 2015 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.
