
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Portal entry
January 12, 2026
Last roster
2025, Houston
Jesus Machado is a Senior LB at Rice from Miami, FL.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
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Transfer Details
Advanced Statistics
2023 · 98 tklHavoc Plays
5
57th
Ball Plays
2
79th
Solo Tackle Rate
57.1%
65th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2023 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston | 24 Moderate | Entered portal |
| 2025 | Tulane | 31 Elevated | Entered portal |
| 2024 | Tulane | 16 Moderate | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Transfer History
Original School
HoustonJanuary 12, 2026
Houston → Rice
Committed
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2023 | Tulane | 98 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Tulane | 32 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 |
| 2021 | Tulane | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
No 2026 college season statistics are recorded.
2025 Houston LB Room
Latreveon McCutchinLB · $388K
Brandon Mack IILB · $346K
Sione FotuLB · $331K
Carmycah GlassLB · $138K
Corey Platt Jr.LB · $123K
Cavan TuleyLB · $82K
Christian BrathwaiteLB · $62K
Sheldon RiceLB · $56KMost Likely to Leave Houston
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Harvey Broussard IIIWR · Houston
Keany ParksDB · Houston
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