Teams Rice 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Rice roster 104 players: 22 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 1 junior, 68 with no class listed. From 12 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (89) and California (2). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 13 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 4 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 10 Tyler Stehling QB 6′6″ Spring, TX 2,049 passing yards, 12 TD 17 Jackson Tyner QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 230 Edgewood, TX 318 passing yards, 2 TD 13 Nate German QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Cypress, TX 13 catches, 157 yards 15 J.T. Granato QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Houston, TX 96 passing yards 14 Tom Stewart QB Fr. 6′3″ 226 Dallas, TX
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Darik Dillard RB 5′10″ San Antonio, TX 452 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Samuel Stewart RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 205 Cypress, TX 479 rushing yards, 3 TD 3 Jowan Davis RB 5′7″ Sealy, TX 299 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Austin Walter RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′8″ 202 Crosby, TX 343 rushing yards, 4 TD 9 Nahshon Ellerbe RB Fr. 5′9″ 212 Frisco, TX 15 returns, 200 yards 1 Aston Walter RB Fr. 5′8″ 201 Crosby, TX 5 returns, 93 yards 33 Emmanuel Esukpa RB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Grand Prairie, TX 56 rushing yards, 2 TD 36 Paine Matiscik FB 5′8″ 230 McKinney, TX 4 tackles 6 Reagan Williams FB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Jackson, OH 23 Charlie Booker RB Fr. 5′9″ 209 Houston, TX
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 Zach Wright WR 6′1″ The Woodlands, TX 37 catches, 324 yards, 1 TD 12 Temi Alaka WR 6′2″ 201 Houston, TX 28 catches, 458 yards, 2 TD 2 James Mayden WR 6′3″ Rowlett, TX 16 catches, 232 yards 5 Lance Wright WR 6′3″ 205 Fairbanks, AK 10 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD 11 Parker Smith WR 6′2″ 210 Richmond, TX 9 catches, 144 yards 8 Darrion Pollard WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Gilmer, TX 7 catches, 29 yards 85 Cameron Decell WR 6′4″ McKinney, TX 4 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD 81 Cameron Johnson WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Spring, TX 1 catch, 13 yards 4 Sam Glaesmann WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 225 Waco, TX 9 Jesse Hudak WR 5′10″ 170 Pearland, TX 83 Rhett Cardwell WR Fr. 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
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 83 Kylen Granson TE 6′3″ 235 Austin, TX 33 catches, 381 yards, 2 TD 87 Connor Cella TE 6′3″ Katy, TX 31 catches, 302 yards, 1 TD 86 Reid Mitchell TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Pflugerville, TX 2 tackles 88 Robby Wells III TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 260 Katy, TX 3 catches, 20 yards 35 Will Phillips TE RS 6′4″ 251 Franklin, TX
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 54 Trey Martin OL 6′2″ 300 El Campo, TX 1 tackle 51 Peter Godber OL 6′3″ 300 Toronto, ON 53 Cole Elms OL Fr. 6′2″ 260 College Station, TX 55 Isaiah Edwards OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 360 Katy, TX 55 Matt Terrill OL 6′6″ 273 Austin, TX 55 Nick Leverett OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Salisbury, NC 56 Cory Klingler OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Alvin, TX 60 Crockett Mokry OL 6′4″ 302 McCoy, TX 65 Brian Chaffin C Fr. 6′2″ 282 Harrisburg, NC 65 Frank Frankovsky OL 6′6″ 260 Round Rock, TX 66 Jack Greene OL 6′4″ 318 Missouri City, 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 74 Calvin Anderson OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Austin, TX 76 Justin Gooseberry OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Little Rock, AR 76 Sam Pierce OL So. 6′6″ 295 Cypress, TX 78 Brandon Dawkins OL 6′7″ 305 Dallas, TX 79 Joseph Dill OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 324 Baytown, TX
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 90 Blain Padgett DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 250 Sour Lake, TX 41 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Preston Gordon DL So. 6′1″ 280 McKinney, TX 31 tackles, 3.5 sacks 94 Graysen Schantz DE So. 6′3″ 242 Hickory Creek, TX 26 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Brian Womac DE 6′2″ 250 Houston, TX 21 tackles, 2 sacks 91 Carl Thompson DT So. 6′3″ 277 Denton, TX 22 tackles, 0.5 sacks 95 Roe Wilkins DT Fr. 6′4″ 273 Sour Lake, TX 20 tackles, 1 sack 96 Zach Abercrumbia DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 286 Dallas, TX 14 tackles, 1 sack 93 Parker Hanusa DL So. 6′4″ 262 Austin, TX 11 tackles, 1 sack 40 Brady Wright DE So. 6′3″ 252 Cypress, TX 13 tackles 99 Myles Adams DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Arlington, TX 9 tackles, 1 sack 3 Derek Brown DE 6′3″ Bay City, TX 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 98 Connor Johnson DE 6′4″ Henderson, NV 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Jae Phan DE 6′2″ 220 Missouri City, TX 5 tackles 46 Cody Henessee DT 6′2″ Denton, TX 4 tackles 30 Josh Rahman DE 6′0″ 215 Missouri City, TX 2 tackles 97 Collin Johnson DE 6′4″ Henderson, NV 1 catch, 13 yards
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 58 Emmanuel Ellerbee LB 6′1″ 235 Houston, TX 111 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 4 Alex Lyons LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ DeSoto, TX 91 tackles, 1 sack 9 Tabari McGaskey LB 6′0″ Dallas, TX 51 tackles, 1 sack 21 Nick Uretsky LB 6′0″ 240 San Antonio, TX 13 tackles 15 Uzoma Akunebu LB So. 5′11″ 240 Austin, TX 2 tackles 49 D.J. Green LB 6′1″ 220 Mesquite, TX 1 tackle 59 Matt Morris LB 6′1″ 220 Boerne, TX 1 tackle 34 Joe Ballard LB 6′0″ 205 Manhattan, KS 42 Dylan James LB RS 6′4″ 235 San Antonio, TX 43 Dan Carpenter LB 6′2″ 230 Houston, TX 51 Austin Williams LB 6′2″ 235 Austin, TX
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Destri White S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 215 Mesquite, TX 59 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 19 V.J. Banks CB 6′0″ 200 Bryan, TX 37 tackles, 1 INT 29 J.T. Ibe S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 195 Mansfield, TX 42 tackles 14 J.T. Blasingame CB 5′9″ Atlanta, GA 34 tackles, 1 INT 28 Cole Thomas S 6′1″ 200 Katy, TX 23 tackles 14 Christian Bertrand DB 5′11″ 200 Missouri City, TX 18 tackles 12 D Angelo Ellis DB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ 183 Houston , TX 11 tackles, 1 INT 10 J.P. Thompson S 6′0″ Klein, TX 14 tackles 3 Brandon Hamilton Douglas-Dotson CB So. 5′9″ 177 Hutto, TX 8 tackles 9 Jorian Clark CB So. 5′10″ 195 Mesquite, TX 6 tackles 31 Martin Nwakamma S So. 6′1″ 218 Leander, TX 6 tackles 4 Ford Corbett S 5′8″ 185 Ft. Worth, TX 3 tackles 16 Joshua Cummings CB Fr. 5′9″ 189 Murphy, TX 2 tackles 29 Houston Robert S Fr. 6′1″ 188 Baton Rouge, LA 2 returns, −5 yards 7 Justin Bickham CB Fr. 6′1″ 199 Pflugerville, TX 11 James Sanft S 5′11″ 210 Laie, HI 22 Lawrence Cimino DB 5′10″ 173 Plano, TX 24 Collin Whitaker CB RS 5′10″ 199 Plano, TX 26 Brandon Douglas CB 5′9″ 180 Hutto, TX
Specialists 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 18 Haden Tobola PK So. 6′1″ 187 West, TX 7 of 10 field goals 2 Jack Fox PK So. 6′1″ 224 St. Louis, MO 1 of 1 field goal 48 Kevin Tracy PK 6′2″ 215 Palo Alto, CA 86 Chris Barnes P Fr. 6′1″ 249 The Woodlands, TX
D Angelo Ellis, Temi Alaka, J.T. Granato, Charlie Booker, Dan Carpenter, Brian Womac, Emmanuel Ellerbee, Ty Carter, Kenneth Thompson, Rhett Cardwell Uzoma Akunebu, Austin Williams, Matt Terrill, Calvin Anderson, Kylen Granson, Parker Hanusa Brandon Hamilton Douglas-Dotson, Justin Bickham, Brandon Douglas, Reid Mitchell Tabari McGaskey, Tom Stewart, Brandon Dawkins, Zach Abercrumbia Tyler Stehling, Zach Wright, Cameron Johnson, Chris Barnes Nate German, Samuel Stewart, Brady Wright, Sam Pierce Christian Bertrand, Josh Rahman, Jae Phan, Jack Greene Cole Thomas, Isaiah Edwards, Connor Cella, Robby Wells III Darik Dillard, Nick Uretsky, Dylan James James Mayden, Joshua Cummings, Castin Neumeyer Destri White, Jorian Clark, D.J. Green Paine Matiscik, Cameron Decell, Preston Gordon Aston Walter, Austin Walter Alex Lyons, Emmanuel Esukpa Lawrence Cimino, Collin Whitaker J.T. Ibe, Myles Adams Martin Nwakamma, Frank Frankovsky Clayton Malcomb, Connor Patterson Cody Henessee, Carl Thompson Blain Padgett, Roe Wilkins Collin Johnson, Connor Johnson Jack Fox Derek Brown Jowan Davis Ford Corbett Sam Glaesmann Lance Wright Reagan Williams Darrion Pollard Jesse Hudak Nahshon Ellerbe J.P. Thompson James Sanft Parker Smith J.T. Blasingame Jackson Tyner Haden Tobola V.J. Banks Houston Robert Joe Ballard Will Phillips Kevin Tracy Cole Elms Trey Martin Nick Leverett Cory Klingler Matt Morris Crockett Mokry Brian Chaffin Justin Gooseberry Joseph Dill Trevor Long T.J. Gotelli Graysen Schantz TX 89 CA 2 NC 2 NV 2 Hometowns of the 2016 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 89 California 2 North Carolina 2 Nevada 2 Missouri 1 Alaska 1 Ohio 1 Hawaii 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 26 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 10 Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 8 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 8 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 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’ 2016 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.
