Rice Owls

Head Coach: Scott Abell (1st year)

Offensive Coordinator: Vince Munch

Defensive Coordinator: Jon Kay

Spring Game: 10-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 6-6(expected 6.2)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

Houston ChristianSep 5W

@ Notre DameSep 1219% +24.0

Western MichiganSep 19⚡ 49% +0.5

@ Fresno StateSep 2640% +6.5

ArmyOct 3⚡ 55% -3.5

TulaneOct 10⚡ 49% +1.0

TulsaOct 17⚡ 55% -3.0

UTSAOct 2466% -11.0

@ East CarolinaOct 31⚡ 54% -3.0

@ FAUNov 740% +7.0

@ North TexasNov 14⚡ 46% +3.0

@ TempleNov 21⚡ 48% +1.0

Scott Abell's Owls feature DL Tony Anyanwu (99), DB Khary Crump (97), and WR Aaron Turner (94). LB Andrew Awe (87) adds defensive experience. Five transfer starters as Rice competes in the AAC.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails Western Michigan (MAC)49% win

Toss-up: trails Tulane (AAC)49% win

Toss-up: trails Temple (AAC)48% win

Toss-up: trails North Texas (AAC)46% win

Toss-up: edges East Carolina (AAC)54% win

Toss-up: edges Tulsa (AAC)55% win

Toss-up: edges Army (AAC)55% win

138Total Players

20Transfers

100Returning

18Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(6)

Jacurri Brown

6'4" · 220 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#12AJ Padgett

6'3" · 241 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Gael Ochoa

6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#15Patrick Crayton Jr.

6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Ayden Wilhelm

6'1" · 170 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#8Lucas Scheerhorn

6'0" · 196 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(8)

#9Ryan Butler

5'11" · 225 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Davis Lane

5'11" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Dionne Sims

5'10" · 170 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#10Quinton Jackson

5'7" · 160 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#30Carson Morgan

6'0" · 212 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#26Tyvonn Byars

5'10" · 214 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#27D'Andre Hardeman Jr.

5'8" · 200 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#34Trei Kibbles

5'7" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Wide Receivers(23)

#7Artis Cole

6'0" · 194 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#3Max Balthazar

5'11" · 201 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#11Tyson Thompson

5'9" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Barry Jackson

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#13Christian Edgar

6'2" · 182 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#80David Kasemervisz

6'1" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#6Drayden Dickmann

5'11" · 181 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Max Mosey

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#22Ryan Guillo

5'11" · 201 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#81Braylen Walker

5'10" · 172 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#32Colin Leahey

6'0" · 189 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Fisher Leftwich

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#83Jackson Ranucci

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jai Jacobs-Ford

5'11" · 172 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#31Jordan Clark

5'10" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#88Keenan Arcega-Whiteside

6'4" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#17Landon Ransom-Goelz

6'0" · 177 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#24Larry DeBose IV

5'9" · 156 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Michael Sifford

5'10" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#18Owen Carter

6'2" · 204 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#23Payton Matthews

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Preston Jackson

6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#29Semaj Pierre

5'8" · 168 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(7)

#49Micah Barnett

6'2" · 234 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#82Alex Scherle

6'4" · 234 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#86James Falk

6'6" · 252 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

Colten Cole

6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Preston Zinter

6'3" · 225 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#25Rhys Phillips

6'2" · 233 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#84Will Swartz

6'5" · 250 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(25)

#64David Stickle

6'4" · 292 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#70Isaiah Gonzalez

6'2" · 306 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#76John Long

6'4" · 329 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#60Sean Sullivan

6'5" · 309 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#79Weston Kropp

6'4" · 320 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#74Brad Baur

6'6" · 272 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Leo Bluhm

6'5" · 295 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#56Nate Bledsoe

6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#55Netane Fehoko

6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#50Patrick Valent

6'3" · 325 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

Scott Becker

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#61Trace Norfleet

6'2" · 276 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Clay Mitchell

6'4" · 275 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#52Cole Morgan

6'4" · 288 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#71Cole Principe

6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#59Colter Alberding

6'4" · 320 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#62Cullen Witt

6'2" · 268 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#78Erben Birkhoff

6'3" · 317 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#77Ian Bothwell

6'5" · 325 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#73Justin Michaelis

6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Leyonte Chandler

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#53Luke Miller

6'5" · 294 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#67Luke Needham

6'5" · 305 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Marcus Page Jr.

6'6" · 290 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#58Peyton Farmer

6'6" · 294 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(26)

#75Blake Boenisch

6'3" · 341 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#2Ejike Adele

6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#30Elroyal Morris III

6'3" · 292 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#11Sam Carrell

6'4" · 271 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Tariq May

6'3" · 270 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#16Chibby Nwajuaku

6'2" · 239 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#96Dillan Botts

6'1" · 285 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#15Matthew Aribisala

6'2" · 300 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#26Tony Anyanwu

6'2" · 249 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#57Aquantis Clemmons

5'10" · 281 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#94Braden Bays

6'3" · 259 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Brock Reddic

6'3" · 305 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#99Christopher Clark-Jolivet

6'1" · 298 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#42DeReyon Jenkins

6'4" · 217 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#45Demone Green

6'1" · 247 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#91Devon Oliver

6'3" · 294 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#51Ethan Brougham

6'2" · 238 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Ian Harrell

6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

JD Singletary

6'2" · 220 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#8Joseph Mutombo

6'5" · 257 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#33Luca Akirtava

6'2" · 267 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#1Michael Daley

6'2" · 237 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Quincy Tchikou

6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#98Robert Rooks

6'1" · 264 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Seth Clarke

6'2" · 237 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tyler Lavallier

6'1" · 300 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(10)

Andrew Awe

6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#25Blaise Tita

6'2" · 220 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jesus Machado

6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Austin Harnetiaux

6'2" · 220 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#54Beau Barton

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#55CJ Witten

6'1" · 218 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#44Cooper King

5'10" · 214 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jayden Cupitt

6'1" · 220 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#34Kaleb Blanton

6'1" · 218 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#47Ty Thames

6'3" · 214 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(27)

AJ Brown

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#29Daveon Hook

5'11" · 184 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Jamir Benjamin

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#7Omari Porter

6'2" · 198 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#9Peyton Stevenson

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Caden VerMaas

6'0" · 196 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

R-Freshman

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#27Jack Kane

6'0" · 181 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#5Jerrick Harper

6'0" · 191 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#10Moh Bility

6'0" · 184 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#41Plae Wyatt

6'0" · 211 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tariq Watson

6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Zach Cody

6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#36Ahran Ogbor

5'10" · 209 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#20Bailey Fletcher

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#46Cade McMillan

5'10" · 173 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#43Chris Bruce

6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Dylan Stephens

6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#14Ephraim Dotson

5'10" · 181 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#24JaBari Ellison

5'11" · 179 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#21Jamarion Clark

6'1" · 176 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#19Jeremiah Williams

5'10" · 186 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#6Jo Chavez

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Koa Akui

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kyren Condoll

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28LaVonte Johnson

6'2" · 187 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#23Michael Amey III

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#38Shepherd Bowling

6'0" · 212 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kickers(3)

#82Chase Allen

6'1" · 216 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#28Enock Gota

6'0" · 199 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tommy Bauchiero

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Punters(1)

#91Alex Bacchetta

6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(2)

Phoenix Derichsweiler

6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#48Wyatt Freeman

5'10" · 201 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve