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Melvin Rice

Assistant Coach • SafetiesatVanderbilt

Coaching since 2021

Melvin Rice is the Assistant Coach • Safeties at Vanderbilt, coaching since 2021. Staff history at 3 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.

Staff History by Season

4 stints

1. 2026
   VanderbiltAssistant Coach • SafetiesPosition groups: S
2. 2023
   New Mexico StateCo-Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesPosition groups: S
3. 2022
   New Mexico StateCo Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesPosition groups: S
4. 2021
   TempleCornerbacksPosition groups: CB

Coaching Tenure Timeline

1 stops

2025-present2 seasons

VanderbiltCurrent

Safeties Coach

Position groups: S

Head Coaches He Worked Under

3

• Clark LeaVanderbilt, 2026
• Jerry KillNew Mexico State, 2022-2023
• Rod CareyTemple, 2021

Players He Coached

40

• BBBradley BrownS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• DCDontae CarterS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• PDPayne DanielS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• JGJalen GilbertS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• CHCJ HeardS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• VHVanzale HintonS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• RJRicardo JonesS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• TJThomas JonesS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• CLCarson LawrenceS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• MLMason LewisS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• JRJailen RuthS · Vanderbilt · 2026
• RAReggie AklesDB · New Mexico State · 2023
• TBTayden BarnesS · New Mexico State · 2023
• JDJ.J. DervilS · New Mexico State · 2023
• DEDylan EarlyS · New Mexico State · 2023
• JHJohn HugginsS · New Mexico State · 2023
• DKDevlin KirklinS · New Mexico State · 2023
• CMColt ManginoS · New Mexico State · 2023
• MMMalachi McLeanDB · New Mexico State · 2023
• NMNaeten MitchellS · New Mexico State · 2023
• AMAngel MunozS · New Mexico State · 2023
• RRRandy RobinsonS · New Mexico State · 2023
• MRMyles RowserDB · New Mexico State · 2023
• SSSiddeeq ShabazzS · New Mexico State · 2023
• ETElijah ThomasDB · New Mexico State · 2023
• TUTorren UnionS · New Mexico State · 2023
• JVJeremiah VesselS · New Mexico State · 2023
• JVJordan VincentS · New Mexico State · 2023
• LCLinwood CrumpDB · New Mexico State · 2022
• JDJ.J. DervilS · New Mexico State · 2022
• DEDylan EarlyS · New Mexico State · 2022
• XGXzavier GuytonDB · New Mexico State · 2022
• BJBryce JacksonDB · New Mexico State · 2022
• DKDevlin KirklinS · New Mexico State · 2022
• DMD.J. McCulloughDB · New Mexico State · 2022
• MMMalachi McLeanDB · New Mexico State · 2022
• RRRandy RobinsonS · New Mexico State · 2022
• JTJohnny Tamayo IVDB · New Mexico State · 2022
• BTBen TobinDB · New Mexico State · 2022
• TUTorren UnionS · New Mexico State · 2022