Rice
American Athletic
20
Incoming
22
Outgoing
-2
Net
Team TVS:
18%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
18%
Defense
20%
Special Teams
3%
Highest Risk Players
Aaron Turner
WR
44%
Quinton Jackson
RB
44%
AJ Padgett
QB
43%
Braylen Walker
WR
43%
Max Balthazar
WR
39%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 2 | 2 | $-273K |
| QB | 2 | 2 | $-190K |
| RB | 1 | 0 | $-97K |
| ST | 1 | 2 | $-90K |
| WR | 4 | 4 | $-74K |
| DB | 6 | 6 | $-62K |
| DL | 1 | 2 | +$51K |
| OL | 3 | 2 | $-30K |
Coaching Staff
1 coaches
Scott Abell
Head Coach
From: Crozet, VA
2026 Recruiting Class
15 commits
#1296
Marcus Page Jr.
IOL
3-star
(0.865)
#1750
Jayden Cupitt
LB
3-star
(0.855)
#1750
Seth Clarke
EDGE
3-star
(0.855)
#1924
Dionne Sims
RB
3-star
(0.85)
#1924
Ayden Wilhelm
QB
3-star
(0.85)
#2176
Leyonte Chandler
IOL
3-star
(0.845)
#2176
JD Singletary
EDGE
3-star
(0.845)
#2313
Jai Jacobs-Ford
WR
3-star
(0.84)
#2313
Clay Mitchell
IOL
3-star
(0.84)
#2616
Tommy Bauchiero
K
3-star
(0.8317)
#2620
Preston Jackson
WR
3-star
(0.83)
#2620
Tyler Lavallier
DL
3-star
(0.83)
#2620
Quincy Tchikou
EDGE
3-star
(0.83)
#2620
Ian Harrell
DL
3-star
(0.83)
#2620
Colten Cole
TE
3-star
(0.83)
Transfer Pipelines
Historical patterns
Players Transfer to Rice From:
No significant pipelines yet
Players Transfer from Rice To:
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Hightower
Missouri City, TX
3 recruits
3.0-star avg
Aldine MacArthur
Houston, TX
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Allen
Allen, TX
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Cy Ranch
Cypress, TX
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Hun School
Princeton, NJ
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Recruiting by State
TX
62
TN
5
AL
5
FL
4
CA
4
LA
3
OH
2
NJ
2
Incoming Transfers
20
Jacurri Brown
Koa Akui
Jamir Benjamin
AJ Brown
Zach Cody
Kyren Condoll
Ben Grice
Austin Harnetiaux
Barry Jackson Jr.
Davis Lane Jr.
Jesus Machado
Gael Ochoa
Caden VerMaas
Preston Zinter
Tariq May
Scott Becker
Leo Bluhm
Phoenix Derichsweiler
Charlie Durkin
Max Mosey
Outgoing Transfers
22
Daelen Alexander
Alex Bacchetta
Brad Baur
Moh Bility
Shepherd Bowling
Jamarion Clark
Drew Devillier
Drayden Dickmann
Ephraim Dotson
DeMone Green
Chase Jenkins
LaVonte Johnson
John Long
Ty Morris
Semaj Pierre
Landon Ransom-Goelz
Marcus Williams
Plae Wyatt
Artis Cole
Patrick Valent
Braylen Walker
Alex Scherle
Transfer Ledger
40 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-24 | OUT → | Landon Ransom-Goelz | WR | → Montana | $12K |
| 01-23 | OUT → | DeMone Green | DL | → Lamar | $10K |
| 01-22 | OUT → | Ephraim Dotson | CB | → Lamar | $10K |
| 01-22 | ← IN | Barry Jackson Jr. | WR | Cincinnati → | $30K |
| 01-21 | ← IN | Austin Harnetiaux | LB | Nevada → | $87K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Davis Lane Jr. | WR | Virginia → | $30K |
| 01-18 | OUT → | Daelen Alexander | RB | → Coastal Carolina | $97K |
| 01-18 | OUT → | Chase Jenkins | QB | → Kansas | $342K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Shepherd Bowling | LB | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Plae Wyatt | S | → Abilene Christian | $11K |
| 01-15 | ← IN | Scott Becker | IOL | Princeton → | $30K |
| 01-14 | OUT → | Artis Cole | WR | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Leo Bluhm | IOL | Yale → | $119K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Max Mosey | WR | Holy Cross → | $116K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Preston Zinter | EDGE | Notre Dame → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Jesus Machado | LB | Houston → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Jamir Benjamin | CB | UCLA → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Tariq May | EDGE | Eastern Washington → | $31K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Drayden Dickmann | WR | → Wake Forest | $208K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | AJ Brown | S | UAB → | $150K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Kyren Condoll | CB | Duke → | $30K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Caden VerMaas | S | Nebraska → | $30K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Ben Grice | WR | Wake Forest → | $30K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Koa Akui | S | Sacramento State → | $30K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Phoenix Derichsweiler | LS | Tulane → | $30K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Marcus Williams | S | → Mississippi State | $251K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Ty Morris | LB | → Rutgers | $360K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Brad Baur | OT | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Charlie Durkin | P | Kent State → | $30K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Alex Bacchetta | P | → Georgia Tech | $150K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Drew Devillier | QB | → Florida Atlantic | $130K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Jacurri Brown | QB | UCF → | $174K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Gael Ochoa | QB | UNLV → | $108K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Moh Bility | CB | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Zach Cody | CB | Coastal Carolina → | $30K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Braylen Walker | WR | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-03 | OUT → | Patrick Valent | IOL | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-25 | OUT → | LaVonte Johnson | S | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-09 | OUT → | John Long | IOL | → TBD | $119K |
| 12-02 | OUT → | Jamarion Clark | CB | → TBD | $30K |
OUT: $1.9M
IN: $1.2M
NET: $-0.8M
Current Roster
82 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
Patrick Crayton Jr.
|
QB | FR | 6'0" | 200 lbs | $115K |
| 12 |
AJ Padgett
|
QB | JR | 6'3" | 241 lbs | $204K |
| 8 |
Lucas Scheerhorn
|
QB | FR | 6'0" | 196 lbs | $111K |
| 9 |
Ryan Butler
|
RB | SR | 5'11" | 225 lbs | $30K |
| 26 |
Tyvonn Byars
|
RB | FR | 5'10" | 214 lbs | $30K |
| 27 | DAndre Hardeman Jr. | RB | FR | 5'8" | 200 lbs | $81K |
| 10 |
Quinton Jackson
|
RB | JR | 5'7" | 160 lbs | $243K |
| 34 |
Trei Kibbles
|
RB | FR | 5'7" | 175 lbs | $30K |
| 30 |
Carson Morgan
|
RB | SO | 6'0" | 212 lbs | $30K |
| 88 |
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside
|
WR | FR | 6'4" | 175 lbs | $30K |
| 3 |
Max Balthazar
|
WR | SR | 5'11" | 201 lbs | $30K |
| 18 |
Owen Carter
|
WR | FR | 6'2" | 204 lbs | $30K |
| 24 |
Larry DeBose IV
|
WR | FR | 5'9" | 156 lbs | $30K |
| 13 |
Christian Edgar
|
WR | JR | 6'2" | 182 lbs | $30K |
| 22 |
Ryan Guillo
|
WR | JR | 5'11" | 201 lbs | $30K |
| 80 |
David Kasemervisz
|
WR | SR | 6'1" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 32 |
Colin Leahey
|
WR | FR | 6'0" | 189 lbs | $30K |
| 23 |
Payton Matthews
|
WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 83 |
Jackson Ranucci
|
WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 11 |
Tyson Thompson
|
WR | SR | 5'9" | 185 lbs | $35K |
| 1 |
Aaron Turner
|
WR | SR | 5'8" | 184 lbs | $151K |
| 49 |
Micah Barnett
|
TE | SR | 6'2" | 234 lbs | $30K |
| 86 |
James Falk
|
TE | SO | 6'6" | 252 lbs | $30K |
| 25 |
Rhys Phillips
|
TE | FR | 6'2" | 233 lbs | $30K |
| 84 |
Will Swartz
|
TE | FR | 6'5" | 250 lbs | $30K |
| 59 |
Colter Alberding
|
OL | FR | 6'4" | 320 lbs | $30K |
| 78 |
Erben Birkhoff
|
OL | FR | 6'3" | 317 lbs | $30K |
| 56 |
Nate Bledsoe
|
OL | SO | 6'4" | 310 lbs | $30K |
| 77 |
Ian Bothwell
|
OL | FR | 6'5" | 325 lbs | $30K |
| 58 |
Peyton Farmer
|
OL | SO | 6'6" | 294 lbs | $30K |
| 55 |
Netane Fehoko
|
OL | JR | 6'0" | 295 lbs | $30K |
| 79 |
Weston Kropp
|
OL | JR | 6'4" | 320 lbs | $30K |
| 73 |
Justin Michaelis
|
OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 lbs | $30K |
| 52 |
Cole Morgan
|
OL | SO | 6'4" | 288 lbs | $30K |
| 67 |
Luke Needham
|
OL | SO | 6'5" | 305 lbs | $30K |
| 61 |
Trace Norfleet
|
OL | JR | 6'2" | 276 lbs | $30K |
| 71 |
Cole Principe
|
OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 lbs | $30K |
| 64 |
David Stickle
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 292 lbs | $119K |
| 60 |
Sean Sullivan
|
OL | SR | 6'5" | 309 lbs | $30K |
| 62 | Cullen Witt | OL | FR | 6'2" | 268 lbs | $30K |
| 2 |
Ejike Adele
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 280 lbs | $30K |
| 33 |
Luca Akirtava
|
DL | FR | 6'2" | 267 lbs | $30K |
| 26 |
Tony Anyanwu
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 249 lbs | $613K |
| 15 |
Matthew Aribisala
|
DL | JR | 6'2" | 300 lbs | $30K |
| 94 | Braden Bays | DL | FR | 6'3" | 259 lbs | $30K |
| 75 |
Blake Boenisch
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 341 lbs | $232K |
| 96 |
Dillan Botts
|
DL | JR | 6'1" | 285 lbs | $99K |
| 11 |
Sam Carrell
|
DL | SR | 6'4" | 271 lbs | $30K |
| 99 |
Christopher Clark-Jolivet
|
DL | SO | 6'1" | 298 lbs | $40K |
| 57 |
Aquantis Clemmons
|
DL | SO | 5'10" | 281 lbs | $102K |
| 30 |
Elroyal Morris III
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 292 lbs | $30K |
| 8 |
Joseph Mutombo
|
DL | SO | 6'5" | 257 lbs | $107K |
| 16 |
Chibby Nwajuaku
|
DL | JR | 6'2" | 239 lbs | $171K |
| 91 |
Devon Oliver
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 294 lbs | $30K |
| 98 |
Robert Rooks
|
DL | FR | 6'1" | 264 lbs | $30K |
| 51 |
Ethan Brougham
|
DE | SO | 6'2" | 238 lbs | $30K |
| 1 |
Michael Daley
|
DE | JR | 6'2" | 237 lbs | $198K |
| 42 | DeReyon Jenkins | EDGE | FR | 6'4" | 217 lbs | $30K |
| - |
Andrew Awe
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 230 lbs | $299K |
| 54 |
Beau Barton
|
LB | SO | 6'2" | 195 lbs | $30K |
| 34 |
Kaleb Blanton
|
LB | FR | 6'1" | 218 lbs | $30K |
| 44 |
Cooper King
|
LB | SO | 5'10" | 214 lbs | $30K |
| 47 | Ty Thames | LB | FR | 6'3" | 214 lbs | $30K |
| 25 |
Blaise Tita
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 55 | CJ Witten | LB | FR | 6'1" | 218 lbs | $30K |
| 12 |
Khary Crump
|
CB | SR | 6'0" | 172 lbs | $30K |
| 5 |
Jerrick Harper
|
CB | JR | 6'0" | 191 lbs | $50K |
| 7 |
Omari Porter
|
CB | SR | 6'2" | 198 lbs | $105K |
| 23 |
Michael Amey III
|
S | FR | 6'0" | 205 lbs | $30K |
| 43 |
Chris Bruce
|
S | SO | 6'3" | 195 lbs | $30K |
| 6 |
Jo Chavez
|
S | SO | 6'0" | 190 lbs | $124K |
| 24 |
JaBari Ellison
|
S | SO | 5'11" | 179 lbs | $30K |
| 20 |
Bailey Fletcher
|
S | FR | 5'11" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 29 |
Daveon Hook
|
S | SR | 5'11" | 184 lbs | $30K |
| 27 |
Jack Kane
|
S | SR | 6'0" | 181 lbs | $120K |
| 46 |
Cade McMillan
|
S | FR | 5'10" | 173 lbs | $30K |
| 36 |
Ahran Ogbor
|
S | FR | 5'10" | 209 lbs | $30K |
| 9 |
Peyton Stevenson
|
S | SR | 6'2" | 200 lbs | $150K |
| 15 |
Chase Allen
|
DB | SR | 5'10" | 196 lbs | $30K |
| 48 |
Wyatt Freeman
|
LS | JR | 5'10" | 201 lbs | $30K |
| 28 |
Enock Gota
|
PK | JR | 6'0" | 199 lbs | $30K |
| - | D'Andre Hardemann | None | 2025 | - | - | $30K |