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