Luca Akirtava
DL · FR
American · Houston, Texas
Rice Football Roster 2026
Players by position group
2026 record1-4
2026 roster
Rice football roster by position
The 102 players in the cfbstats 2026 roster snapshot, reviewed October 6. Jersey number, class, position, measurements and hometown reflect the source listing; check Rice Athletics for later personnel changes.
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Luca Akirtava | DL | FR | 6-1 | 267 | Frisco, TX |
| 3 | Koa Akui | SAF | SR | 5-10 | 193 | Hilo, HI |
| 59 | Colter Alberding | OL | FR | 6-2 | 315 | Allen, TX |
| 27 | Michael Amey III | SAF | FR | 6-0 | 195 | Missouri City, TX |
| 88 | Keenan Arcega-Whiteside | WR | FR | 6-3 | 209 | Spartanburg, SC |
| 15 | Matthew Aribisala | DL | SR | 6-2 | 308 | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 14 | Beau Barton | LB | JR | 6-2 | 205 | Van, TX |
| 49 | Tommy Bauchiero | K | FR | 5-11 | 197 | Brentwood, TN |
| 94 | Braden Bays | DL | FR | 6-1 | 269 | Boerne, TX |
| 68 | Scott Becker | OL | SR | 6-2 | 309 | Briarcliff Manor, NY |
| 12 | Jamir Benjamin | CB | SO | 5-10 | 185 | Lansing, MI |
| 78 | Erben Birkhoff | OL | FR | 6-3 | 321 | Katy, TX |
| 34 | Kaleb Blanton | LB | SO | 6-1 | 226 | Manvel, TX |
| 56 | Nate Bledsoe | OL | JR | 6-2 | 315 | Collierville, TN |
| 60 | Leo Bluhm | OL | SR | 6-4 | 315 | St. Paul, MN |
| 77 | Ian Bothwell | OL | FR | 6-3 | 325 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 96 | Dillan Botts | DL | SR | 6-1 | 286 | Houston, TX |
| 7 | AJ Brown | VPR | SR | 6-0 | 188 | Marietta, GA |
| 35 | Elijah Brown | CB | FR | 5-10 | 165 | Baytown, TX |
| 11 | Jacurri Brown | QB | SR | 6-4 | 227 | Valdosta, GA |
| 32 | Seth Brown | SAF | FR | 6-0 | 180 | Valdosta, GA |
| 23 | Chris Bruce | SLT | JR | 6-3 | 201 | Buda, TX |
| 26 | Tyvonn Byars | RB | SO | 5-10 | 217 | Montgomery, TX |
| 18 | Owen Carter | WR | SO | 6-2 | 215 | Cypress, TX |
| 57 | Leyonte Chandler | OL | FR | 6-3 | 265 | Euless, TX |
| 2 | Jo Chavez | VPR | JR | 6-0 | 194 | Folsom, CA |
| 19 | Jordan Clark | WR | FR | 5-10 | 187 | Manor, TX |
| 11 | Christopher Clark-Jolivet | DL | JR | 6-1 | 295 | Houston, TX |
| 56 | Seth Clarke | RSH | FR | 6-0 | 215 | Lawrence, NJ |
| 57 | Aquantis Clemmons | DL | JR | 5-10 | 286 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1 | Zach Cody | CB | SO | 5-11 | 172 | Coppell, TX |
| 82 | Colten Cole | TE | FR | 6-3 | 242 | Sulphur, OK |
| 33 | Stone Combs | LB | SR | 6-1 | 227 | Park City, UT |
| 10 | Kyren Condoll | CB | SO | 6-1 | 186 | Fontana, CA |
| 15 | Patrick Crayton Jr. | QB | FR | 6-0 | 201 | Lewisville, TX |
| 40 | Jayden Cupitt | LB | FR | 6-0 | 224 | Mansfield, TX |
| 87 | Jackson DeAtley | TE | FR | 6-1 | 258 | Lake Jackson, TX |
| 24 | Larry DeBose IV | SLT | SO | 5-9 | 168 | Conroe, TX |
| 51 | Phoenix Derichsweiler | LS | FR | 6-2 | 216 | Dallas, TX |
| 29 | Charlie Durkin | P | SR | 6-0 | 190 | Akron, OH |
| 70 | Bennett Eivens | OL | FR | 6-4 | 275 | Austin, TX |
| 52 | Morrow Evans | LS | SO | 6-1 | 227 | Houston, TX |
| 86 | James Falk | TE | JR | 6-6 | 250 | Springfield, PA |
| 58 | Peyton Farmer | OL | JR | 6-6 | 300 | Fresno, TX |
| 20 | Bailey Fletcher | SAF | SO | 5-11 | 190 | San Antonio, TX |
| 28 | Enock Gota | K | SR | 6-0 | 209 | Houston, TX |
| 6 | Ben Grice | SLT | SO | 5-11 | 194 | Atlanta, GA |
| 28 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | RB | SO | 5-8 | 197 | Houston, TX |
| 54 | Austin Harnetiaux | LB | SR | 6-2 | 228 | Seattle, WA |
| 5 | Jerrick Harper | CB | SR | 6-0 | 191 | Silsbee, TX |
| 43 | Ian Harrell | DL | FR | 6-0 | 315 | Huntsville, AL |
| 41 | Preston Healy | TE | FR | 6-2 | 236 | Frisco, TX |
| 0 | Daveon Hook | SAF | SR | 6-1 | 190 | Cibolo, TX |
| 89 | Preston Jackson | WR | FR | 5-11 | 175 | Forney, TX |
| 10 | Quinton Jackson | RB | SR | 5-9 | 175 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 7 | Barry Jackson Jr. | WR | JR | 5-11 | 198 | Ellenwood, GA |
| 29 | Jai Jacobs-Ford | SLT | FR | 5-11 | 170 | Blytheville, AR |
| 42 | DeReyon Jenkins | RSH | FR | 6-4 | 224 | Slidell, LA |
| 44 | Cooper King | LB | JR | 5-10 | 211 | Houston, TX |
| 97 | Chris Knauls | DL | FR | 6-2 | 272 | Frisco, TX |
| 5 | Davis Lane | SLT | SR | 6-1 | 201 | Lynchburg, VA |
| 88 | Tyler Lavallier | DL | FR | 6-1 | 295 | Royal, TX |
| 8 | Colin Leahey | SLT | FR | 6-0 | 192 | Magnolia, TX |
| 36 | Austin Lee | S | FR | 5-11 | 165 | Missouri City, TX |
| 0 | Payton Matthews | WR | SO | 5-11 | 185 | San Antonio, TX |
| 13 | Tariq May | RSH | SR | 6-2 | 244 | Baltimore, MD |
| 73 | Justin Michaelis | OL | FR | 6-3 | 321 | Park City, UT |
| 53 | Luke Miller | OL | SO | 6-3 | 304 | Round Rock, TX |
| 74 | Clay Mitchell | OL | FR | 6-2 | 308 | Sinton, TX |
| 24 | Jordan Mitchell | CB | FR | 5-10 | 165 | Missouri City, TX |
| 30 | Carson Morgan | RB | JR | 6-0 | 215 | Bentonville, AR |
| 13 | Max Mosey | SLT | SR | 6-0 | 200 | Harrisburg, PA |
| 8 | Joseph Mutombo | DL | JR | 6-3 | 271 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 67 | Luke Needham | OL | JR | 6-3 | 320 | Germantown, TN |
| 16 | Chibby Nwajuaku | DL | SR | 6-2 | 246 | Cypress, TX |
| 4 | Gael Ochoa | QB | SO | 6-1 | 197 | El Paso, TX |
| 18 | Ahran Ogbor | SAF | SO | 5-10 | 205 | Spring, TX |
| 91 | DD Oliver | DL | FR | 6-3 | 280 | Bossier City, LA |
| 76 | Marcus Page Jr. | OL | FR | 6-6 | 307 | Forney, TX |
| 25 | Rhys Phillips | TE | SO | 6-2 | 234 | Katy, TX |
| 33 | Justin Powell | RB | FR | 6-0 | 210 | Lyons, GA |
| 71 | Cole Principe | OL | SO | 6-3 | 310 | Brea, CA |
| 83 | Jackson Ranucci | WR | SO | 5-11 | 185 | Houston, TX |
| 95 | Brock Reddic | DL | SO | 6-4 | 320 | White Oak, TX |
| 17 | Jake Renda | WR | SR | 6-5 | 225 | Princeton, NJ |
| 21 | Sawyer Rice | SLT | FR | 6-1 | 198 | Duncan, OK |
| 98 | Robert Rooks | DL | FR | 6-1 | 291 | Petaluma, CA |
| 2 | Lucas Scheerhorn | QB | SO | 6-0 | 200 | Spring, TX |
| 22 | Michael Sifford | SLT | FR | 5-11 | 164 | Newton, NC |
| 27 | Dionne Sims | RB | FR | 5-10 | 160 | Humble, TX |
| 21 | JD Singletary | DL | FR | 6-0 | 221 | Middletown, OH |
| 6 | Dylan Stephens | SAF | SO | 6-0 | 185 | Dallas, TX |
| 84 | Will Swartz | TE | FR | 6-2 | 255 | Huffman, TX |
| 93 | Quincy Tchikou | DL | FR | 6-3 | 253 | Cypress, TX |
| 50 | Patrick Valent | OL | JR | 6-2 | 330 | Warren, OH |
| 25 | Caden VerMaas | VPR | FR | 5-11 | 190 | Omaha, NE |
| 81 | Braylen Walker | WR | SR | 5-10 | 181 | Sulphur, LA |
| 4 | Tariq Watson | CB | SR | 5-10 | 181 | Gretna, LA |
| 14 | Ayden Wilhelm | QB | FR | 6-1 | 188 | Lee's Summit, MO |
| 62 | Cullen Witt | OL | SO | 6-2 | 291 | Houston, TX |
| 55 | CJ Witten | LB | FR | 6-1 | 225 | Westlake, TX |
| 9 | Preston Zinter | TE | JR | 6-1 | 254 | North Andover, MA |
DL
Matthew Aribisala
DL · SR
Braden Bays
DL · FR
Dillan Botts
DL · SR
Christopher Clark-Jolivet
DL · JR
Aquantis Clemmons
DL · JR
Ian Harrell
DL · FR
Chris Knauls
DL · FR
Tyler Lavallier
DL · FR
Joseph Mutombo
DL · JR
Chibby Nwajuaku
DL · SR
DD Oliver
DL · FR
Brock Reddic
DL · SO
Robert Rooks
DL · FR
JD Singletary
DL · FR
Quincy Tchikou
DL · FR
SAF
Koa Akui
SAF · SR
Michael Amey III
SAF · FR
Seth Brown
SAF · FR
Bailey Fletcher
SAF · SO
Daveon Hook
SAF · SR
Ahran Ogbor
SAF · SO
Dylan Stephens
SAF · SO
OL
Colter Alberding
OL · FR
Scott Becker
OL · SR
Erben Birkhoff
OL · FR
Nate Bledsoe
OL · JR
Leo Bluhm
OL · SR
Ian Bothwell
OL · FR
Leyonte Chandler
OL · FR
Bennett Eivens
OL · FR
Peyton Farmer
OL · JR
Justin Michaelis
OL · FR
Luke Miller
OL · SO
Clay Mitchell
OL · FR
Luke Needham
OL · JR
Marcus Page Jr.
OL · FR
Cole Principe
OL · SO
Patrick Valent
OL · JR
Cullen Witt
OL · SO
WR
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside
WR · FR
Owen Carter
WR · SO
Jordan Clark
WR · FR
Preston Jackson
WR · FR
Barry Jackson Jr.
WR · JR
Payton Matthews
WR · SO
Jackson Ranucci
WR · SO
Jake Renda
WR · SR
Braylen Walker
WR · SR
LB
Beau Barton
LB · JR
Kaleb Blanton
LB · SO
Stone Combs
LB · SR
Jayden Cupitt
LB · FR
Austin Harnetiaux
LB · SR
Cooper King
LB · JR
CJ Witten
LB · FR
K
Tommy Bauchiero
K · FR
Enock Gota
K · SR
CB
Jamir Benjamin
CB · SO
Elijah Brown
CB · FR
Zach Cody
CB · SO
Kyren Condoll
CB · SO
Jerrick Harper
CB · SR
Jordan Mitchell
CB · FR
Tariq Watson
CB · SR
VPR
AJ Brown
VPR · SR
Jo Chavez
VPR · JR
Caden VerMaas
VPR · FR
QB
Jacurri Brown
QB · SR
Patrick Crayton Jr.
QB · FR
Gael Ochoa
QB · SO
Lucas Scheerhorn
QB · SO
Ayden Wilhelm
QB · FR
SLT
Chris Bruce
SLT · JR
Larry DeBose IV
SLT · SO
Ben Grice
SLT · SO
Jai Jacobs-Ford
SLT · FR
Davis Lane
SLT · SR
Colin Leahey
SLT · FR
Max Mosey
SLT · SR
Sawyer Rice
SLT · FR
Michael Sifford
SLT · FR
RB
Tyvonn Byars
RB · SO
D’Andre Hardeman Jr.
RB · SO
Quinton Jackson
RB · SR
Carson Morgan
RB · JR
Justin Powell
RB · FR
Dionne Sims
RB · FR
RSH
Seth Clarke
RSH · FR
DeReyon Jenkins
RSH · FR
Tariq May
RSH · SR
TE
Colten Cole
TE · FR
Jackson DeAtley
TE · FR
James Falk
TE · JR
Preston Healy
TE · FR
Rhys Phillips
TE · SO
Will Swartz
TE · FR
Preston Zinter
TE · JR
LS
Phoenix Derichsweiler
LS · FR
Morrow Evans
LS · SO
P
Charlie Durkin
P · SR
S
Austin Lee
S · FR
Player portraits are a dated 2026 roster snapshot reviewed October 7, 2026. Unavailable portraits retain a labeled placeholder.
Rice Athletics' 2026 schedule (https://riceowls.com/sports/football/schedule/text) and 2026 staff (https://riceowls.com/sports/football/coaches); 2025 results reviewed October 6. Player details from https://cfbstats.com/2026/team/574/roster.html. This is a dated snapshot; check the school for changes.
Roster coverage
Rice roster breakdown
This listing contains 102 Rice players. Counts describe the published snapshot and do not establish the current active roster or game-day availability.
Position groups — CB: 7; DL: 16; K: 2; LB: 7; LS: 2; OL: 17; P: 1; QB: 5; RB: 6; RSH: 3; S: 1; SAF: 7; SLT: 9; TE: 7; VPR: 3; WR: 9.
Listed classes — FR: 44; JR: 15; SO: 22; SR: 21. Class labels are reproduced from the roster; remaining eligibility is not verified here.
FAQ
Rice football roster FAQs
How many Rice players are listed?
102 player records appear in this snapshot. The table and player cards use the same records.
When was this Rice roster reviewed?
The team profile was reviewed on 2026-10-06. This is a dated listing; it does not track live injuries, transfers or game-day availability.
Is this a depth chart?
No. Position groups organize the listed players; their order does not identify starters, backups or playing time.
What does the class year tell me?
It is the class label supplied in the roster. It does not verify how many seasons of eligibility remain.
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