Teams Rice 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Rice roster 103 players: 45 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 15 juniors, 21 seniors. From 24 states; the most from Texas (58) and Georgia (7). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 18 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 7 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 5
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 19 Jordan Clark WR Fr. 5′10″ 187 Manor, TX 18 catches, 223 yards 13 Max Mosey WR Transfer from Holy Cross Sr. 6′0″ 200 Harrisburg, PA 7 returns, 104 yards 43 Chris Bruce WR Jr. 6′3″ 201 Buda, TX 5 tackles 7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR Transfer from Cincinnati 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 198 Ellenwood, GA 7 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD 6 Ben Grice WR Transfer from Wake Forest So. 6′0″ 194 Atlanta, GA 6 catches, 64 yards 81 Braylen Walker WR Sr. 5′10″ 181 Sulphur, LA 5 catches, 40 yards 8 Colin Leahey WR Fr. 6′0″ 192 Magnolia, TX 19 rushing yards 0 Payton Matthews WR So. 5′11″ 185 San Antonio, TX 3 catches, 41 yards 5 Davis Lane WR Transfer from Virginia Sr. 6′1″ 201 Lynchburg, VA 2 catches, 11 yards 18 Owen Carter WR So. 6′2″ 215 Cypress, TX 20 Fisher Leftwich WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Mount Airy, NC 21 Sawyer Rice WR Fr. 6′1″ 198 Duncan, OK 22 Michael Sifford WR Fr. 5′11″ 164 Newton, NC 24 Larry DeBose IV WR So. 5′9″ 168 Conroe, TX 29 Jai Jacobs-Ford WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Blytheville, AR 83 Jackson Ranucci WR So. 5′11″ 185 Houston, TX 88 Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 209 Spartanburg, SC 89 Preston Jackson WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Forney, TX
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 56 Nate Bledsoe OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Collierville, TN 1 tackle 50 Patrick Valent OL Jr. 6′3″ 330 Warren, OH 53 Luke Miller OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 304 Round Rock, TX 57 Leyonte Chandler OL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Euless, TX 58 Peyton Farmer OL Jr. 6′6″ 300 Fresno, TX 59 Colter Alberding OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 315 Allen, TX 60 Leo Bluhm OL Transfer from Yale Sr. 6′4″ 315 Saint Paul, MN 62 Cullen Witt OL So. 6′2″ 291 Houston, TX 67 Luke Needham OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Germantown, TN 68 Scott Becker OL Transfer from Princeton Sr. 6′2″ 309 Briarcliff Manor, NY 70 Bennett Eivens OL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Austin, TX 71 Cole Principe OL So. 6′4″ 310 Brea, CA 73 Justin Michaelis OL Fr. 6′4″ 321 Park City, UT 74 Clay Mitchell OL Fr. 6′4″ 308 Sinton, TX 76 Marcus Page Jr. OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 307 Forney, TX 77 Ian Bothwell OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Fort Worth, TX 78 Erben Birkhoff OL Fr. 6′3″ 321 Katy, TX
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 A.J. Brown DE Transfer from UAB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 188 Marietta, GA 52 tackles 2 Jo Chavez DE Jr. 6′0″ 194 Folsom, CA 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks 57 Aquantis Clemmons DL Jr. 5′10″ 286 Columbus, GA 23 tackles, 1 sack 96 Dillan Botts DL Sr. 6′1″ 286 Houston, TX 14 tackles, 2 sacks 16 Chibby Nwajuaku DL Sr. 6′2″ 246 Cypress, TX 12 tackles, 2 sacks 94 Braden Bays DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 269 Boerne, TX 18 tackles 8 Joseph Mutombo DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 271 Fort Worth, TX 17 tackles 15 Matthew Aribisala DL Sr. 6′2″ 308 Cedar Hill, TX 9 tackles, 1 sack 25 Caden Vermaas DE Transfer from Nebraska Fr. 6′0″ 190 Omaha, NE 8 tackles 98 Robert Rooks DL Fr. 6′1″ 291 Petaluma, CA 8 tackles 11 Christopher Clark-Jolivet DL Jr. 6′1″ 295 Houston, TX 7 tackles 88 Tyler Lavallier DL Fr. 6′1″ 295 Royalty, TX 1 tackle, 1 sack 92 Luca Akirtava DL Fr. 6′2″ 267 Frisco, TX 3 tackles 95 Brock Reddic DL So. 6′4″ 320 White Oak, TX 2 tackles 21 J.D. Singletary DL Fr. 6′2″ 221 Middletown, OH 1 tackle 43 Ian Harrell DL Fr. 6′2″ 315 Huntsville, AL 91 D.D. Oliver DL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Bossier City, LA 93 Quincy Tchikou DL Fr. 6′3″ 253 Cypress, TX 97 Chris Knauls DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 272 Frisco, TX
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Koa Akui S Transfer from Sacramento State Sr. 5′10″ 193 Hilo, HI 36 tackles 12 Jamir Benjamin CB Transfer from UCLA 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 185 Lansing, MI 33 tackles 10 Kyren Condoll CB Transfer from Duke 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 186 Fontana, CA 21 tackles 0 Daveon Hook S Sr. 5′11″ 190 Cibolo, TX 8 tackles, 1 INT 5 Jerrick Harper CB Sr. 6′0″ 191 Silsbee, TX 5 tackles, 1 INT 56 Seth Clarke DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Lawrence Township, NJ 6 tackles, 1 sack 18 Ahran Ogbor S So. 5′10″ 205 Spring, TX 8 tackles 20 Bailey Fletcher S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 190 San Antonio, TX 8 tackles 13 Tariq May DB Transfer from Eastern Washington Sr. 6′4″ 244 Baltimore, MD 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks 1 Zach Cody CB Transfer from Coastal Carolina 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 172 Coppell, TX 2 tackles 6 Dylan Stephens S So. 6′0″ 185 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 23 Michael Amey III S Fr. 6′0″ 195 Missouri City, TX 1 tackle 4 Tariq Watson CB Sr. 5′10″ 181 Gretna, LA 24 Jordan Mitchell CB Fr. 5′10″ 165 Missouri City, TX 32 Seth Brown S Fr. 6′0″ 180 Valdosta, GA 35 Elijah Brown CB Fr. 5′10″ 165 Baytown, TX 36 Austin Lee S Fr. 5′11″ 165 Missouri City, TX 41 Preston Healy DB Fr. 6′2″ 236 Frisco, TX 42 DeReyon Jenkins DB Fr. 6′4″ 224 Slidell, LA
Christopher Clark-Jolivet, DAndre Hardeman Jr., Enock Gota, Morrow Evans, Cullen Witt, Jackson Ranucci, Dillan Botts Preston Healy, Colter Alberding, Luca Akirtava, Chris Knauls Joseph Mutombo, Quinton Jackson, Ian Bothwell Chibby Nwajuaku, Owen Carter, Quincy Tchikou Michael Amey III, Jordan Mitchell, Austin Lee Payton Matthews, Bailey Fletcher Zach Cody, Patrick Crayton Jr. Lucas Scheerhorn, Ahran Ogbor Dylan Stephens, Phoenix Derichsweiler Jacurri Brown, Seth Brown Rhys Phillips, Erben Birkhoff Stone Combs, Justin Michaelis Marcus Page Jr., Preston Jackson Daveon Hook Jo Chavez Koa Akui Gael Ochoa Tariq Watson Davis Lane Jerrick Harper Ben Grice A.J. Brown Barry Jackson Jr. Colin Leahey Preston Zinter Kyren Condoll Jamir Benjamin Max Mosey Tariq May Ayden Wilhelm Beau Barton Matthew Aribisala Jake Renda Jordan Clark Fisher Leftwich J.D. Singletary Sawyer Rice Michael Sifford Larry DeBose IV Caden Vermaas Tyvonn Byars Dionne Sims Charlie Durkin Jai Jacobs-Ford Carson Morgan Justin Powell Kaleb Blanton Elijah Brown Jayden Cupitt DeReyon Jenkins Chris Bruce Ian Harrell Cooper King Tommy Bauchiero Patrick Valent Luke Miller Austin Harnetiaux C.J. Witten Nate Bledsoe Aquantis Clemmons Leyonte Chandler Peyton Farmer Leo Bluhm Luke Needham Bennett Eivens Cole Principe Clay Mitchell Braylen Walker Colten Cole Will Swartz James Falk Jackson DeAtley Keenan Arcega-Whiteside D.D. Oliver Braden Bays Brock Reddic Robert Rooks TX 58 GA 7 CA 4 LA 4 OH 3 Hometowns of the 2026 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 58 Georgia 7 California 4 Louisiana 4 Ohio 3 Tennessee 3 Pennsylvania 2 New Jersey 2 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 17 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 6 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 4 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 4 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 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’ 2026 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.
