Teams Rice 2024 Roster ← 2023 2025 → 2024 Rice roster 121 players: 23 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 24 juniors, 22 seniors, 32 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from Texas (68) and California (11). The 2024 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 18 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 7
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 44 Dean Connors RB Jr. 6′0″ 206 Kamuela, HI 780 rushing yards, 9 TD 10 Quinton Jackson RB 5′7″ 175 Fort Worth, TX 275 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Taji Atkins RB 5′8″ 181 Houston, TX 158 rushing yards, 2 TD 26 Christian Francisco RB Jr. 5′9″ 196 Rogers, AR 78 rushing yards 0 Coleman Bennett RB Transfer from Bucknell Jr. 6′0″ 210 Fort Lauderdale, FL 28 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 Colin Giffen FB Jr. 6′1″ 234 Palo Alto, CA 1 catch, 5 yards, 1 TD 26 Daelen Alexander RB 5′10″ 221 Pflugerville, TX 34 Trei Kibbles RB RS 5′7″ 175 Silsbee, TX 35 Michael Amico RB So. 5′8″ 189 Katy, TX 44 Geron Hargon FB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Shreveport, LA
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 8 Matt Sykes WR Sr. 6′4″ 210 Kapolei, HI 65 catches, 795 yards, 5 TD 11 Tyson Thompson WR 5′9″ 185 Spring, TX 25 returns, 232 yards 2 Kobie Campbell WR Sr. 5′7″ 171 Missouri City, TX 32 catches, 372 yards, 1 TD 81 Braylen Walker WR 5′10″ 181 Sulphur, LA 22 catches, 264 yards, 1 TD 4 Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman WR Transfer from Florida 6′0″ 205 Minneapolis, MN 15 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD 18 Drayden Dickmann WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Georgetown, TX 10 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD 13 Christian Edgar WR So. 6′2″ 182 Austin, TX 2 tackles 1 JoVoni Johnson WR Sr. 6′4″ 211 Conway, AR 1 catch, 6 yards 2 Landon Ransom-Goelz WR So. 6′1″ 188 Trophy Club, TX 18 Owen Carter WR RS 6′2″ 215 Cypress, TX 22 Ryan Guillo WR So. 5′11″ 201 Pearland, TX 24 Larry DeBose IV WR RS 5′9″ 168 Conroe, TX 43 Chris Bruce WR Fr. 6′3″ 201 Buda, TX 80 Rawson Macneill WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 195 Marietta, GA 83 Jackson Ranucci WR RS 5′11″ 185 Houston, TX 85 Justin Williams Jr. WR Fr. 6′3″ 180 Cypress, TX 87 Shawn Irwin WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Valencia, CA 89 Jake Dragoo WR Fr. 6′3″ 222 Highlands Ranch, CO
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 16 Graham Walker TE Transfer from Brown Sr. 6′3″ 227 Hinesburg, VT 24 catches, 252 yards 7 Elijah Mojarro TE Sr. 6′4″ 245 Orange, CA 22 catches, 215 yards, 3 TD 88 Boden Groen TE Jr. 6′4″ 240 Santa Ana, CA 12 catches, 94 yards 49 Micah Barnett TE Jr. 6′2″ 234 Dickinson, TX 3 catches, 14 yards 12 Alex Scherle TE So. 6′4″ 234 Rochester Hills, MI 25 Rhys Phillips TE RS 6′2″ 234 Katy, TX 30 Tyler Day TE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Houston, TX 82 Matt Hall TE Sr. 6′3″ 227 Columbia, MO 84 Ethan Powell TE Sr. 6′5″ 235 Mason, TX 86 James Falk TE Fr. 6′6″ 250 Springfield, PA 88 Jaggar Hebeisen TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 240 Colleyville, TX
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 5 Josh Pearcy OL Sr. 6′2″ 245 Moorestown, NJ 35 tackles, 3.5 sacks 77 Brant Banks OL Sr. 6′7″ 325 Houston, TX 2 tackles 64 David Stickle OL Jr. 6′4″ 292 Pace, FL 1 tackle 78 Ethan Onianwa OT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′7″ 331 Katy, TX 1 tackle 76 John Long OL Jr. 6′4″ 329 Kempner, TX 1 catch, −8 yards 50 Patrick Valent OL Fr. 6′3″ 330 Warren, OH 53 Luke Miller OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 304 Round Rock, TX 55 Netane Fehoko OL So. 6′0″ 295 Inglewood, CA 56 Nate Bledsoe OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Collierville, TN 58 Peyton Farmer OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Fresno, TX 61 Trace Norfleet OL So. 6′2″ 276 Lewisville, TX 62 Cullen Witt OL RS 6′2″ 291 Houston, TX 67 Luke Needham OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Germantown, TN 68 Jabari McAlmont OL Fr. 6′5″ 315 Houston, TX 69 Chad Lindberg OL Transfer from Georgia 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 315 League City, TX 70 Isaiah Gonzalez OL Jr. 6′2″ 306 Watsonville, CA 73 Spencer Cassell OL Transfer from Harvard Sr. 6′6″ 293 Hingham, MA 74 Brad Baur OL So. 6′6″ 272 Rocklin, CA 75 Miguel Cedeno OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′8″ 320 Davie, FL 77 Lane Jeffcoat OL 6′9″ 320 Centerton, AR 79 Weston Kropp OL So. 6′4″ 320 Biloxi, MS
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 94 Charles Looes DL Transfer from Dartmouth Sr. 6′3″ 283 Hillsdale, NJ 31 tackles, 2.5 sacks 75 Blake Boenisch DL Jr. 6′3″ 341 Needville, TX 28 tackles 1 Michael Daley DE Transfer from BYU So. 6′2″ 237 Alpine, UT 14 tackles, 3 sacks 8 Joseph Mutombo DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 271 Fort Worth, TX 11 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 50 Izeya Floyd DL Sr. 6′2″ 302 Frisco, TX 18 tackles, 1 sack 8 Demone Green DL 6′1″ 248 Houston, TX 10 tackles, 2 sacks 30 Elroyal Morris Jr. DL 6′3″ 292 Houston, TX 9 tackles, 2 sacks 74 Michael Larbie DL Sr. 6′0″ 282 Monroe, NC 9 tackles, 2 sacks 16 Chibby Nwajuaku DL 6′2″ 246 Cypress, TX 7 tackles 57 Aquantis Clemmons DL Fr. 5′10″ 286 Columbus, GA 4 tackles 95 Jalen Hargrove DL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Paterson, NJ 1 tackle 11 Christopher Clark-Jolivet DL Fr. 6′1″ 295 Houston, TX 40 Kenny Seymour Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 249 League City, TX 44 Jordan Campbell DL So. 6′3″ 251 Middlesex, NJ 54 Ethan Broughman DE Fr. 6′2″ 245 Dana Point, CA
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 10 Ty Anthony Morris LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 235 Houston, TX 49 tackles, 5 sacks 0 Andrew Awe LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Mansfield, TX 44 tackles, 1 sack 33 Myron Morrison LB Sr. 6′3″ 216 Humble, TX 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks 25 Blaise Tita LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Houston, TX 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks 2 D.J. Arkansas LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 215 Denton, TX 23 tackles 44 Cooper King LB Fr. 5′10″ 211 Stratford, TX 2 tackles 14 Beau Barton LB 6′2″ 205 Van, TX 1 tackle 11 Chris Conti LB Sr. 6′2″ 231 Wyckoff, NJ 18 Chali Taylor LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Washington, DC 34 Kaleb Blanton LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 226 Manvel, TX
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 26 Gabe Taylor S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 190 Miami, FL 45 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT 1 Sean Fresch CB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 181 Austin, TX 47 tackles, 1 INT 11 Tyson Flowers S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 213 Fort Worth, TX 33 tackles, 2 INT 0 Daveon Hook S 5′11″ 190 Cibolo, TX 35 tackles 17 Max Ahoia CB Sr. 5′10″ 180 La Mirada, CA 34 tackles 9 Peyton Stevenson S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 200 Demopolis, AL 15 tackles, 1 sack 7 Chike Anigbogu S Sr. 5′11″ 199 Missouri City, TX 10 tackles, 1 sack 22 Jonathan Jean DB Jr. 5′10″ 191 Lakeland, FL 10 tackles 15 Marcus Williams S 5′11″ 200 Hoover, AL 4 tackles, 1 INT 23 Faybian Marks CB Transfer from Utah Sr. 5′10″ 193 Richmond, TX 5 tackles 41 Plae Wyatt DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 205 McKinney, TX 5 tackles 5 Lamont Narcisse CB Jr. 5′11″ 170 Pasadena, CA 1 tackle 8 A.J. Stephens DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Spring, TX 1 tackle 22 Ashton Ojiaku DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 205 Richmond, TX 1 tackle 28 Ephraim Dotson DB 5′11″ 189 Missouri City, TX 1 tackle 38 Shepherd Bowling S So. 6′0″ 212 Katy, TX 1 tackle 12 Joshua Williams S Jr. 6′1″ 202 Linden, AL 13 Moh Bility DB So. 6′0″ 184 Dallas, TX 20 Bailey Fletcher S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 190 San Antonio, TX 21 Jamarion Clark CB Fr. 6′1″ 176 Temple, TX 24 JaBari Ellison S Fr. 5′11″ 179 Dickinson, TX 28 LaVonte Johnson CB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 187 Houston, TX 36 Jeremiah Williams DB So. 5′10″ 175 Dallas, TX 46 Cade McMillan S RS 5′10″ 173 Houston, TX
Specialists 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 47 Alex Bacchetta P Transfer from Penn State 6′2″ 235 Atlanta, GA 50 punts, 41.2 average 15 Tim Horn PK Sr. 6′2″ 222 Honolulu, HI 7 of 11 field goals 28 Enock Gota PK So. 6′0″ 209 Houston, TX 5 of 8 field goals 23 Conor Hunt P Sr. 5′11″ 190 Lihue, HI 12 punts, 35.8 average 27 Reese Keeney PK Fr. 5′11″ 190 Knoxville, TN 1 punt, 41.0 average 48 Wyatt Freeman LS So. 5′10″ 201 Bakersfield, CA 52 Colby Connell LS Fr. 5′10″ 190 San Antonio, TX
Taji Atkins, Demone Green, Chase Jenkins, Ty Anthony Morris, Christopher Clark-Jolivet, Blaise Tita, Enock Gota, LaVonte Johnson, Elroyal Morris Jr., Tyler Day, Cade McMillan, Cullen Witt, Jabari McAlmont, Brant Banks, Jackson Ranucci JaBari Ellison, Kenny Seymour Jr., Micah Barnett, Chad Lindberg Rhys Phillips, Michael Amico, Shepherd Bowling, Ethan Onianwa Kobie Campbell, Chike Anigbogu, Ephraim Dotson Joseph Mutombo, Quinton Jackson, Tyson Flowers Chibby Nwajuaku, Owen Carter, Justin Williams Jr. Sean Fresch, Christian Edgar Elijah Mojarro, Boden Groen A.J. Stephens, Tyson Thompson A.J. Padgett, Izeya Floyd Moh Bility, Jeremiah Williams Bailey Fletcher, Colby Connell Ashton Ojiaku, Faybian Marks Andrew Awe Coleman Bennett Daveon Hook JoVoni Johnson Michael Daley D.J. Arkansas Landon Ransom-Goelz Colin Giffen Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman Josh Pearcy Lamont Narcisse Matt Sykes Peyton Stevenson Chris Conti Alex Scherle Joshua Williams E.J. Warner Beau Barton Marcus Williams Tim Horn Max Ahoia Chali Taylor Drayden Dickmann Drew Devillier Shawqui Itraish Jamarion Clark Jonathan Jean Ryan Guillo Conor Hunt Larry DeBose IV Christian Francisco Daelen Alexander Gabe Taylor Reese Keeney Myron Morrison Kaleb Blanton Trei Kibbles Plae Wyatt Chris Bruce Cooper King Dean Connors Geron Hargon Jordan Campbell Alex Bacchetta Wyatt Freeman Patrick Valent Luke Miller Ethan Broughman Netane Fehoko Nate Bledsoe Aquantis Clemmons Peyton Farmer Trace Norfleet David Stickle Luke Needham Isaiah Gonzalez Spencer Cassell Brad Baur Michael Larbie Blake Boenisch Miguel Cedeno Lane Jeffcoat Weston Kropp Rawson Macneill Braylen Walker Matt Hall James Falk Shawn Irwin Jaggar Hebeisen Jake Dragoo Charles Looes Jalen Hargrove TX 68 CA 11 FL 6 NJ 5 HI 4 Hometowns of the 2024 Rice roster; the five 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 68 California 11 Florida 6 New Jersey 5 Hawaii 4 Arkansas 3 Alabama 3 Tennessee 3 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 25 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 7 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 5 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 4 Galveston County, Texas pop. 359,000 4 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’ 2024 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.
