American Athletic

Rice Owls

Rice Stadium · Houston, TX

@RiceFootball
Head coach
Scott Abell · since 2025 · 5-8 here
Home
Rice Stadium · 47,000 seats · opened 1950
Surface
Artificial turf
Talent composite
#106 nationally
Last 12 seasons
48-94
Best of those
8-5 in 2014
Drafted since 1971
24 picks, 2 in the first round
All time
494-668-32 · .427
Winning seasons
37 of 114
Most drafted
Wide Receiver · 4 picks
Homegrown
58 of 103 from TX

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Roster 103 players

College football has no public depth chart worth printing, so this is who is on the team rather than a guess at who starts.

Quarterbacks5
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
2Lucas Scheerhorn QBSo.6′0″ 200Spring, TX
4Gael Ochoa QBSo.6′2″ 197El Paso, TX
11Jacurri Brown QBSr.6′4″ 227Valdosta, GA
14Ayden Wilhelm QBFr.6′1″ 188Lee's Summit, MO
15Patrick Crayton Jr. QBFr.6′0″ 201Lewisville, TX
Running backs6
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
10Quinton Jackson RBSr.5′7″ 175Fort Worth, TX
26Tyvonn Byars RBSo.5′10″ 217Montgomery, TX
27Dionne Sims RBFr.5′10″ 160Humble, TX
28D'Andre Hardeman Jr. RBSo.5′8″ 197Houston, TX
30Carson Morgan RBJr.6′0″ 215Bentonville, AR
33Justin Powell RBFr.6′0″ 210Lyons, GA
Wide receivers18
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
0Payton Matthews WRSo.5′11″ 185San Antonio, TX
5Davis Lane WRSr.6′1″ 201Lynchburg, VA
6Ben Grice WRSo.6′0″ 194Atlanta, GA
7Barry Jackson Jr. WRJr.5′11″ 198Ellenwood, GA
8Colin Leahey WRFr.6′0″ 192Magnolia, TX
13Max Mosey WRSr.6′0″ 200Harrisburg, PA
18Owen Carter WRSo.6′2″ 215Cypress, TX
19Jordan Clark WRFr.5′10″ 187Manor, TX
20Fisher Leftwich WRFr.6′1″ 185Mount Airy, NC
21Sawyer Rice WRFr.6′1″ 198Duncan, OK
22Michael Sifford WRFr.5′11″ 164Newton, NC
24Larry DeBose IV WRSo.5′9″ 168Conroe, TX
29Jai Jacobs-Ford WRFr.5′11″ 170Blytheville, AR
43Chris Bruce WRJr.6′3″ 201Buda, TX
81Braylen Walker WRSr.5′10″ 181Sulphur, LA
83Jackson Ranucci WRSo.5′11″ 185Houston, TX
88Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WRFr.6′4″ 209Spartanburg, SC
89Preston Jackson WRFr.5′11″ 175Forney, TX
Tight ends7
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
9Preston Zinter TEJr.6′2″ 254North Andover, MA
17Jake Renda TESr.6′5″ 225Princeton, NJ
25Rhys Phillips TESo.6′2″ 234Katy, TX
82Colten Cole TEFr.6′3″ 242Sulphur, OK
84Will Swartz TEFr.6′5″ 255Huffman, TX
86James Falk TEJr.6′6″ 250Springfield, PA
87Jackson DeAtley TEFr.6′0″ 258Lake Jackson, TX
Offensive line17
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
50Patrick Valent OLJr.6′3″ 330Warren, OH
53Luke Miller OLSo.6′5″ 304Round Rock, TX
56Nate Bledsoe OLJr.6′4″ 315Collierville, TN
57Leyonte Chandler OLFr.6′4″ 265Euless, TX
58Peyton Farmer OLJr.6′6″ 300Fresno, TX
59Colter Alberding OLFr.6′4″ 315Allen, TX
60Leo Bluhm OLSr.6′4″ 315Saint Paul, MN
62Cullen Witt OLSo.6′2″ 291Houston, TX
67Luke Needham OLJr.6′5″ 320Germantown, TN
68Scott Becker OLSr.6′2″ 309Briarcliff Manor, NY
70Bennett Eivens OLFr.6′4″ 275Austin, TX
71Cole Principe OLSo.6′4″ 310Brea, CA
73Justin Michaelis OLFr.6′4″ 321Park City, UT
74Clay Mitchell OLFr.6′4″ 308Sinton, TX
76Marcus Page Jr. OLFr.6′6″ 307Forney, TX
77Ian Bothwell OLFr.6′5″ 325Fort Worth, TX
78Erben Birkhoff OLFr.6′3″ 321Katy, TX
Defensive line19
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
2Jo Chavez DEJr.6′0″ 194Folsom, CA
7AJ Brown DESr.6′0″ 188Marietta, GA
8Joseph Mutombo DLJr.6′5″ 271Fort Worth, TX
11Christopher Clark-Jolivet DLJr.6′1″ 295Houston, TX
15Matthew Aribisala DLSr.6′2″ 308Cedar Hill, TX
16Chibby Nwajuaku DLSr.6′2″ 246Cypress, TX
21JD Singletary DLFr.6′2″ 221Middletown, OH
25Caden VerMaas DEFr.6′0″ 190Omaha, NE
43Ian Harrell DLFr.6′2″ 315Huntsville, AL
57Aquantis Clemmons DLJr.5′10″ 286Columbus, GA
88Tyler Lavallier DLFr.6′1″ 295Royalty, TX
91DD Oliver DLFr.6′3″ 280Bossier City, LA
92Luca Akirtava DLFr.6′2″ 267Frisco, TX
93Quincy Tchikou DLFr.6′3″ 253Cypress, TX
94Braden Bays DLFr.6′3″ 269Boerne, TX
95Brock Reddic DLSo.6′4″ 320White Oak, TX
96Dillan Botts DLSr.6′1″ 286Houston, TX
97Chris Knauls DLFr.6′4″ 272Frisco, TX
98Robert Rooks DLFr.6′1″ 291Petaluma, CA
Linebackers7
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
14Beau Barton LBJr.6′2″ 205Van, TX
33Stone Combs LBSr.6′1″ 227Park City, UT
34Kaleb Blanton LBSo.6′1″ 226Manvel, TX
40Jayden Cupitt LBFr.6′1″ 224Mansfield, TX
44Cooper King LBJr.5′10″ 211Stratford, TX
54Austin Harnetiaux LBSr.6′2″ 228Seattle, WA
55CJ Witten LBFr.6′1″ 225Westlake, TX
Defensive backs19
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
0Daveon Hook SSr.5′11″ 190Cibolo, TX
1Zach Cody CBSo.6′0″ 172Coppell, TX
3Koa Akui SSr.5′10″ 193Hilo, HI
4Tariq Watson CBSr.5′10″ 181Gretna, LA
5Jerrick Harper CBSr.6′0″ 191Silsbee, TX
6Dylan Stephens SSo.6′0″ 185Dallas, TX
10Kyren Condoll CBSo.6′2″ 186Fontana, CA
12Jamir Benjamin CBSo.5′10″ 185Lansing, MI
13Tariq May DBSr.6′4″ 244Baltimore, MD
18Ahran Ogbor SSo.5′10″ 205Spring, TX
20Bailey Fletcher SSo.5′11″ 190San Antonio, TX
23Michael Amey III SFr.6′0″ 195Missouri City, TX
24Jordan Mitchell CBFr.5′10″ 165Missouri City, TX
32Seth Brown SFr.6′0″ 180Valdosta, GA
35Elijah Brown CBFr.5′10″ 165Baytown, TX
36Austin Lee SFr.5′11″ 165Missouri City, TX
41Preston Healy DBFr.6′2″ 236Frisco, TX
42DeReyon Jenkins DBFr.6′4″ 224Slidell, LA
56Seth Clarke DBFr.6′2″ 215Lawrence Township, NJ
Specialists5
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
28Enock Gota PKSr.6′0″ 209Houston, TX
29Charlie Durkin PSr.6′0″ 190Akron, OH
49Tommy Bauchiero PKFr.5′11″ 197Brentwood, TN
51Phoenix Derichsweiler LSFr.6′2″ 216Dallas, TX
52Morrow Evans LSSo.6′1″ 227Houston, TX

History

Season by season 1912–2025 · 114 seasons

YearRecordLeagueConf.
20255-8 American Athletic2-6
20244-8 American Athletic3-5
20236-7 American Athletic4-4
20225-8 Conference USA3-5
20214-8 Conference USA3-5
20202-3 Conference USA2-3
20193-9 Conference USA3-5
20182-11 Conference USA1-7
20171-11 Conference USA1-7
20163-9 Conference USA2-6
20155-7 Conference USA3-5
20148-5 Conference USA5-3
201310-4 Conference USA8-1
20127-6 Conference USA4-4
20114-8 Conference USA3-5
20104-8 Conference USA3-5
20092-10 Conference USA2-6
200810-3 Conference USA7-1
20073-9 Conference USA3-5
20067-6 Conference USA6-2
20051-10 Conference USA1-7
20043-8 Western Athletic2-6
20035-7 Western Athletic5-3
20024-7 Western Athletic3-5
20018-4 Western Athletic5-3
20003-8 Western Athletic2-6
19995-6 Western Athletic4-3
19985-6 Western Athletic5-3
19977-4 Western Athletic5-3
19967-4 Western Athletic6-2
19952-8-1 Southwest1-6
19945-6 Southwest4-3
19936-5 Southwest3-4
19926-5 Southwest4-3
19914-7 Southwest2-6
19905-6 Southwest3-5
19892-8-1 Southwest2-6
19880-11 Southwest0-7
19872-9 Southwest0-7
19864-7 Southwest2-6
19853-8 Southwest2-6
19841-10 Southwest0-8
19831-10 Southwest0-8
19820-11 Southwest0-8
19814-7 Southwest3-5
19805-6 Southwest4-4
19791-10 Southwest0-8
19782-9 Southwest2-6
19771-10 Southwest0-8
19763-8 Southwest2-6
19752-9 Southwest1-6
19742-8-1 Southwest2-5
19735-6 Southwest4-3
19725-5-1 Southwest3-4
19713-7-1 Southwest2-4-1
19705-5 Southwest3-4
19693-7 Southwest2-5
19680-9-1 Southwest0-7
19674-6 Southwest2-5
19662-8 Southwest1-6
19652-8 Southwest1-6
19644-5-1 Southwest3-3-1
19636-4 Southwest4-3
19622-6-2 Southwest2-4-1
19617-4 Southwest5-2
19607-4 Southwest5-2
19591-7-2 Southwest1-4-1
19585-5 Southwest4-2
19577-4 Southwest5-1
19564-6 Southwest1-5
19552-7-1 Southwest0-6
19547-3 Southwest4-2
19539-2 Southwest5-1
19525-5 Southwest4-2
19515-5 Southwest3-3
19506-4 Southwest2-4
194910-1 Southwest6-0
19485-4-1 Southwest3-2-1
19476-3-1 Southwest4-2
19469-2 Southwest5-1
19455-6 Southwest3-3
19445-6 Southwest2-3
19433-7 Southwest2-3
19427-2-1 Southwest4-1-1
19416-3-1 Southwest3-2-1
19407-3 Southwest4-2
19391-9-1 Southwest0-5-1
19384-6 Southwest3-3
19376-3-2 Southwest4-1-1
19365-7 Southwest1-5
19358-3 Southwest3-3
19349-1-1 Southwest5-1
19333-8 Southwest1-5
19327-3 Southwest3-3
19316-4 Southwest3-3
19308-4 Southwest2-4
19292-7 Southwest0-5
19282-7 Southwest0-5
19272-6-1 Southwest1-3
19264-4-1 Southwest0-4
19254-4-1 Southwest1-2-1
19244-4 Southwest2-2
19233-5 Southwest1-4
19224-4 Southwest1-4
19214-4-1 Southwest1-2-1
19204-2-2 Southwest2-2-1
19198-1 Southwest3-1
19181-5-1 Southwest1-1
19177-1 Southwest1-1
19166-1-2 Southwest2-1
19155-3 Southwest1-2
19143-2-3 FBS Independents2-2-2
19131-0 FBS Independents
19120-1 FBS Independents

Drafted 1971–2024 · 24 picks

Every pick back to the first common AFL–NFL draft in 1967, which is as far as the record goes.

YearPlayerPosRdTo
2024Luke McCaffrey Wide Receiver3 (100) Washington
2015Christian Covington Defensive Tackle6 (216) Houston
2014Phillip Gaines Cornerback3 (87) Kansas City
2013Vance McDonald Tight End2 (55) San Francisco
2013Luke Willson Tight End5 (158) Seattle
2012Scott Solomon Defensive End7 (211) Tennessee
2011Cheta Ozougwu Defensive End7 (254) Houston
2009Jarett Dillard Wide Receiver5 (144) Jacksonville
2009James Casey Tight End5 (152) Houston
2003Ryan Pontbriand Center5 (142) Cleveland
2003Brandon Green Defensive End6 (176) Jacksonville
1997Ndukwe Kalu Defensive End5 (152) Philadelphia
1994Bert Emanuel Wide Receiver2 (45) Atlanta
1991Donald Hollas Quarterback4 (99) Cincinnati
1989Courtney Hall Center2 (37) Los Angeles
1980Earl Cooper Running Back1 (13) San Francisco
1977Tommy Kramer Quarterback1 (27) Minnesota
1976Rodney Norton Linebacker5 (152) Pittsburgh
1976Larry Brune Defensive Back7 (206) Minnesota
1975Cornelius Walker Defensive Tackle3 (59) Kansas City
1974Carl Swierc Wide Receiver7 (164) Miami
1973Gary Butler Tight End2 (27) Kansas City
1973Rodrigo Barnes Linebacker7 (176) Dallas
1971Brownie Wheless Offensive Tackle7 (177) Detroit

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