2016 Rice Owls Roster
| No | Name | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown | Last School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Abercrumbia, Zach | DT | SO | 6-2 | 290 | Dallas, TX | Skyline |
| 64 | Adams, Myles | DL | FR | 6-2 | 290 | Arlington, TX | Mansfield Summit |
| 15 | Akunebu, Uzoma | LB | FR | 5-11 | 230 | Austin, TX | St. Stephens Episcopal |
| 12 | Alaka, Temi | WR | JR | 6-2 | 205 | Houston, TX | Cy Falls |
| 66 | Anderson, Calvin | OL | SO | 6-5 | 280 | Austin, TX | Westlake |
| 34 | Ballard, Joe | LB | SR | 6-0 | 205 | Manhattan, KS | Manhattan |
| 19 | Banks, V.J. | CB | JR | 6-1 | 190 | Bryan, TX | Travis Bryan |
| 41 | Barnes, Chris | TE | FR | 6-1 | 250 | The Woodlands, TX | College Park |
| 32 | Bertrand, Christian | DB | SO | 5-11 | 200 | Missouri City, TX | Hightower |
| 7 | Bickham, Justin | CB | SO | 6-1 | 195 | Pflugerville, TX | Pflugerville |
| 14 | Blasingame, J.T. | CB | SR | 5-9 | 180 | Atlanta, GA | Mays |
| 3 | Brown, Derek | DE | SR | 6-3 | 230 | Bay City, TX | Bay City |
| 83 | Cardwell, Rhett | WR | FR | 6-1 | 190 | Houston, TX | Kinkaid School |
| 43 | Carpenter, Dan | LB | FR | 6-2 | 230 | Houston, TX | Ridge Point |
| 64 | Carter, Ty | DS | JR | 6-2 | 270 | Houston, TX | Mayde Creek |
| 87 | Cella, Connor | TE | SR | 6-3 | 260 | Katy, TX | Taylor |
| 18 | Cephus, Aaron | WR | FR | 6-4 | 195 | Houston, TX | Dekaney |
| 22 | Cimino, Lawrence | CB | SO | 5-10 | 175 | Plano, TX | Plano West |
| 20 | Clark, Jorian | CB | SO | 5-10 | 190 | Mesquite, TX | Horn |
| 37 | Corbett, Ford | S | SO | 5-8 | 185 | Ft. Worth, TX | All Saints Episcopal |
| 16 | Cummings, Joshua | CB | FR | 5-9 | 190 | Murphy, TX | Dallas Jesuit |
| 3 | Davis, Jowan | RB | SR | 5-7 | 200 | Sealy, TX | Sealy |
| 78 | Dawkins, Brandon | OL | SR | 6-7 | 305 | Dallas, TX | Prestonwood Christian |
| 85 | Decell, Cameron | WR | SR | 6-4 | 210 | McKinney, TX | Boyd |
| 79 | Dill, Joseph | OL | FR | 6-4 | 350 | Baytown, TX | Lee |
| 1 | Dillard, Darik | RB | SR | 5-10 | 215 | San Antonio, TX | McArthur |
| 26 | Douglas, Brandon | CB | SO | 5-9 | 180 | Hutto, TX | Hutto |
| 55 | Edwards, Isaiah | OL | FR | 6-8 | 360 | Katy, TX | Cinco Ranch |
| 38 | Ekpe, Anthony | LB | FR | 6-0 | 215 | Pflugerville, TX | Hendrickson |
| 25 | Ellerbe, Nahshon | RB | FR | 5-9 | 205 | Frisco, TX | Trinity Christian Academy |
| 58 | Ellerbee, Emmanuel | LB | JR | 6-1 | 235 | Houston, TX | Strake Jesuit |
| 12 | Ellis, D Angelo | DB | FR | 5-11 | 160 | Houston, TX | Cy Ridge |
| 53 | Elms, Cole | OL | FR | 6-2 | 275 | College Station, TX | Brazos Christian |
| 33 | Esukpa, Emmanuel | RB | FR | 5-11 | 220 | Grand Prairie, TX | Mansfield |
| 2 | Fox, Jack | K | SO | 6-1 | 215 | St. Louis, MO | Ladue Horton Watkins |
| 65 | Frankovsky, Frank | OL | FR | 6-6 | 260 | Round Rock, TX | Westwood |
| 92 | Garcia, Elijah | DL | FR | 6-5 | 310 | San Antonio, TX | Stevens |
| 13 | German, Nate | QB | JR | 6-2 | 205 | Cypress, TX | Cy Woods |
| 4 | Glaesmann, Sam | QB | FR | 6-3 | 210 | Waco, TX | Midway High School |
| 73 | Godber, Peter | OL | JR | 6-3 | 305 | Toronto, Canada | St. Andrews |
| 57 | Gordon, Preston | DT | SO | 6-1 | 285 | McKinney, TX | Frisco Heritage |
| 89 | Gotelli, T.J. | WR | FR | 5-11 | 185 | Lodi, CA | Tokay |
| 15 | Granato, J.T. | QB | FR | 6-3 | 225 | Houston, TX | Kinkaid |
| 19 | Granson, Kylen | WR | FR | 6-3 | 220 | Austin, TX | Westlake |
| 49 | Green, DJ | LB | JR | 6-1 | 235 | Mesquite, TX | Horn |
| 74 | Greene, Jack | OL | FR | 6-4 | 350 | Missouri City, TX | Ridge Point |
| 93 | Hanusa, Parker | DL | SO | 6-4 | 250 | Austin, TX | Westwood |
| 46 | Henessee, Cody | DT | SR | 6-2 | 275 | Denton, TX | Guyer |
| 52 | Hubbard, JaVante | DL | FR | 6-2 | 230 | Houston, TX | Elsik |
| 9 | Hudak, Jesse | WR | SO | 5-10 | 170 | Pearland, TX | Dawson |
| 17 | Ibe, J.T. | S | SO | 6-0 | 200 | Mansfield, TX | Mansfield |
| 99 | James, Dylan | LB | - | 6-4 | 210 | San Antonio, TX | Johnson |
| 81 | Johnson, Cameron | WR | FR | 6-1 | 185 | Spring, TX | Klein Collins |
| 97 | Johnson, Collin | DE | SR | 6-4 | 260 | Henderson, NV | Coronado |
| 98 | Johnson, Connor | DE | SR | 6-4 | 245 | Henderson, NV | Coronado |
| 56 | Klingler, Cory | OL | SO | 6-4 | 305 | Alvin, TX | New Caney |
| 84 | Long, Trevor | WR | SO | 6-5 | 230 | East Bernard, TX | East Bernard |
| 4 | Lyons, Alex | LB | SR | 6-1 | 225 | DeSoto, TX | DeSoto |
| 39 | Malcomb, Clayton | DS | SO | 6-0 | 225 | Tomball, TX | Concordia Lutheran |
| 54 | Martin, Trey | OL | JR | 6-2 | 305 | El Campo, TX | El Campo |
| 36 | Matiscik, Paine | DL | JR | 5-8 | 230 | McKinney, TX | Boyd |
| 2 | Mayden, James | WR | JR | 6-3 | 195 | Rowlett, TX | Sachse |
| 9 | McGaskey, Tabari | LB | SR | 6-0 | 230 | Dallas, TX | Lincoln |
| 86 | Mitchell, Reid | TE | SR | 6-3 | 230 | Pflugerville, TX | Hendrickson |
| 60 | Mokry, Crockett | OL | FR | 6-4 | 290 | McCoy, TX | Pleasanton |
| 59 | Morris, Matt | LB | FR | 6-1 | 205 | Boerne, TX | Champion |
| 7 | Myers, Jordan | WR | FR | 6-2 | 220 | Dickinson, TX | Dickinson |
| 72 | Neumeyer, Castin | OL | FR | 6-5 | 270 | Wylie, TX | Wylie |
| 5 | Newsome, Dasharm | DB | FR | 5-11 | 180 | Houston, TX | Cy Ridge |
| 31 | Nwakamma, Martin | S | SO | 6-1 | 205 | Leander, TX | Leander |
| 77 | Osuji, Uzoma | OL | FR | 6-6 | 270 | Coppell, TX | Coppell |
| 90 | Padgett, Blain | DE | SO | 6-5 | 250 | Sour Lake, TX | Hardin Jefferson |
| 71 | Patterson, Connor | OL | SR | 6-4 | 300 | Tomball, TX | Tomball |
| 55 | Phan, Jae | DE | SO | 6-2 | 220 | Missouri City, TX | Ridge Point |
| 35 | Phillips, Will | DL | FR | 6-4 | 245 | Franklin, TX | Franklin |
| 76 | Pierce, Sam | OL | SO | 6-6 | 295 | Cypress, TX | St. Pius X |
| 8 | Pollard, Darrion | WR | SR | 5-8 | 180 | Gilmer, TX | Gilmer |
| 30 | Rahman, Josh | DE | JR | 6-0 | 220 | Missouri City, TX | Ft. Bend Austin |
| 29 | Robert, Houston | S | FR | 6-0 | 190 | Baton Rouge, LA | Parkview Baptist |
| 11 | Sanft, James | S | SO | 5-11 | 210 | Laie, HI | Punahou |
| 94 | Schantz, Graysen | DE | JR | 6-3 | 240 | Hickory Creek, TX | Lake Dallas |
| 8 | Silcox, Dylan | DB | FR | 6-2 | 200 | Winnie, TX | East Chambers |
| 11 | Smith, Parker | WR | SO | 6-2 | 200 | Richmond, TX | Travis |
| 10 | Stehling, Tyler | QB | SR | 6-6 | 225 | Spring, TX | Klein |
| 24 | Stewart, Samuel | RB | SO | 5-9 | 205 | Cypress, TX | Cypress Woods |
| 75 | Terrill, Matt | OL | FR | 6-6 | 305 | Austin, TX | Hyde Park |
| 28 | Thomas, Cole | S | JR | 6-1 | 200 | Katy, TX | Cinco Ranch |
| 91 | Thompson, Carl | DT | SO | 6-3 | 280 | Denton, TX | Guyer |
| 10 | Thompson, J.P. | S | SO | 6-0 | 185 | Klein, TX | Klein |
| 70 | Thompson, Kenneth | OL | JR | 6-4 | 320 | Houston, TX | Langham Creek |
| 18 | Tobola, Haden | K | SO | 6-1 | 180 | West, TX | West |
| 48 | Tracy, Kevin | K | SO | 6-2 | 215 | Palo Alto, CA | Pinewood |
| 14 | Tyner, Jackson | QB | FR | 6-5 | 240 | Edgewood, TX | Edgewood |
| 21 | Uretsky, Nick | LB | JR | 6-0 | 230 | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Heights |
| 23 | Walter, Aston | WR | SO | 5-8 | 200 | Crosby, TX | Crosby |
| 27 | Walter, Austin | RB | SO | 5-8 | 190 | Crosby, TX | Crosby |
| 88 | Wells III, Robby | TE | JR | 6-6 | 270 | Katy, TX | Taylor |
| 13 | Whitaker, Collin | DB | FR | 5-10 | 200 | Plano, TX | Prestonwood Christian |
| 6 | White, Destri | S | JR | 6-0 | 215 | Mesquite, TX | Horn |
| 95 | Wilkins, Roe | DT | FR | 6-3 | 265 | Sour Lake, TX | Hardin Jefferson |
| 51 | Williams, Austin | LB | SO | 6-2 | 235 | Austin, TX | Lake Travis |
| 44 | Womac, Brian | DE | JR | 6-2 | 240 | Houston, TX | Memorial |
| 40 | Wright, Brady | DE | SO | 6-3 | 250 | Cypress, TX | Cy-Fair |
| 5 | Wright, Lance | WR | SO | 6-3 | 205 | Fairbanks, AK | North Pole |
| 17 | Wright, Zach | WR | SR | 6-1 | 200 | The Woodlands, TX | College Park |