Rice football recruiting · American Athletic
Rice recruiting: 8 commits for 2027, No. 115 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
82027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 1152027 class score
466commits since 2002
The 2027 class
8 commitsJacob Lee
★★★★★
Cade Rodgers
★★★★★
Connor Rooney
★★★★★
Viktor Lachambre
★★★★★
Brody Diel
unrated
Jackson Hooker
unrated
Jackson Koeppel
unrated
Jacobe Cherry
unrated
Latest moves
nothing newNothing logged for Rice in the last 120 days. The newest dated moves in our archive (May 29, 2026):
Official visit Justin Murphy
★★★★★
May 29
Offered Daylon Gordon
★★★★★
Mar 1
Offered Isaac Coughran
★★★★★
Feb 15
Offered Aiden Martin
★★★★★
Feb 3
Offered Aaron Williams
★★★★★
Jan 29
Our live tracker reads offer, visit and commit posts as recruits share them; coverage grows every day.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
9 offers · 0 here · 9 elsewhereDaylon Gordon
★★★★★
Texas State
Mar 1
Isaac Coughran
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Feb 15
Aiden Martin
★★★★★
Utah
Feb 3
Aaron Williams
★★★★★
North Carolina
Jan 29
Justin Murphy
★★★★★
Georgia State
Nov 25, 2025
Alvin Mosley
★★★★★
Ole Miss
May 22, 2025
Every Rice class since 2003
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 0 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2003 (No. 73).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 8 | 0 | No. 115 | Jacob Lee CB, Cade Rodgers RB |
| 2026 | 17 | 0 | No. 103 | Marcus Page Jr. IOL, Jayden Cupitt LB |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | No. 92 | Colter Alberding IOL, Tyvonn Byars RB |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | No. 124 | Drew Devillier QB, Bailey Fletcher CB |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | No. 84 | Joseph Mutombo DL, Hudson Perroni IOL |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | No. 107 | Rawson MacNeill WR, Davion Carter DL |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | No. 98 | DJ Arkansas LB, Ethan Onianwa IOL |
Show every class back to 2003
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | No. 95 | Gabe Taylor S, Sean Fresch ATH |
| 2019 | 31 | 0 | No. 114 | Jake Bailey ATH, Tre'Shon Devones CB |
| 2018 | 23 | 0 | No. 112 | Blaze Alldredge ILB, Cameron Valentine SDE |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | No. 124 | Miklo Smalls ATH, George Nyakwol CB |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | No. 130 | Sam Glaesmann PRO, Joseph Dill OG |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | No. 102 | Zach Abercrumbia DT, JT Granato PRO |
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | No. 92 | Samuel Stewart APB, Aston Walter ATH |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 | No. 94 | D.J. Green OLB, Kenneth Thompson OG |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 | No. 90 | Luke Turner ATH, Alex Lyons OLB |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 | No. 98 | Jaylon Finner S, Lovett Gibson WR |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | No. 89 | Gabe Baker S, Fred Jackson CB |
| 2009 | 24 | 0 | No. 83 | Chris Boswell K, Taylor McHargue DUAL |
| 2008 | 18 | 0 | No. 91 | Roddy Maginot WR, Jarrett Ben CB |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | No. 95 | William Hinton OT, Tanner Shuck ILB |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 | No. 90 | Robert Calhoun ILB, Joseph Agnew S |
| 2005 | 22 | 0 | No. 86 | Christopher Douglas APB, Brian Raines OLB |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | No. 90 | Luke Juist K, Nathan Miller OG |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 | No. 73 | Jonathan Cary DT, Gary Anderson WR |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where Rice recruits come from
The biggest pipeline is Texas, with 352 commits.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsLake Travis
5 commits
Hightower
5 commits
Strake Jesuit
5 commits
Southlake Carroll
4 commits
All Saints Episcopal
4 commits
Cedar Hill
4 commits
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Prestonwood Christian
4 commits
Mansfield
4 commits
Cy Ranch
3 commits
Plano East
3 commits
Cy Woods
3 commits
Horn
3 commits
Who Rice offered, and who won them
Of the 384 players we have on record as Rice offers (2002-2015), 134 signed here (35%). The program that beat them most often: Baylor, 16 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 4 | 33% | TCU 3, SMU 2 |
| 2014 | 40 | 12 | 30% | Baylor 5, Oklahoma State 3 |
| 2013 | 27 | 8 | 30% | Texas Tech 2, Ohio State 1 |
| 2012 | 42 | 12 | 29% | Arkansas 2, Boise State 2 |
| 2011 | 44 | 15 | 34% | Oklahoma State 3, Texas A&M 3 |
| 2010 | 35 | 6 | 17% | TCU 3, Missouri 2 |
Show all 14 classes
| 2009 | 40 | 12 | 30% | Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2 |
| 2008 | 42 | 8 | 19% | Houston 3, Baylor 3 |
| 2007 | 32 | 15 | 47% | SMU 2, Oklahoma 1 |
| 2006 | 15 | 9 | 60% | Ole Miss 1, Mississippi State 1 |
| 2005 | 18 | 12 | 67% | Tulane 2, Vanderbilt 2 |
| 2004 | 13 | 5 | 38% | Texas A&M 1, Baylor 1 |
| 2003 | 18 | 16 | 89% | Baylor 1, Northwestern 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Stanford 1, Houston 1 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
The coaches who signed them
Scott Abell has signed 25 commits since the 2026 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Abell 2025-2026 · 5-8 | 25 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Mike Bloomgren 2018-2024 · 24-52 | 132 | 2.78 | 0 |
| David Bailiff 2007-2017 · 57-80 | 215 | 2.35 | 0 |
| Todd Graham 2006 · 7-6 | 22 | 2.24 | 0 |
| Ken Hatfield 2001-2005 · 21-36 | 72 | 2.14 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsSanders Davis
7 commits
2.86 avg stars
Cedric Calhoun
3 commits
2.67 avg stars
Jim Jackson
3 commits
2.67 avg stars
Mike Kershaw
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Gerard Wilcher
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Marques Tuiasosopo
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Show all 25 position coaches
Brian Smith
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
C. J. Anderson
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Colin Spencer
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
Cedric Calhoun (Morehouse College)
6 commits
2.83 avg stars
Mike Kershaw (Delta State)
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Robbie Picazo ()
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Gerard Wilcher (Morehouse College)
3 commits
2.67 avg stars
Sanders Davis (Dartmouth)
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Chris Monfiletto ()
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Joe Ashfield (Delta State)
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jerry Mack (Delta State)
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Bill Best (West Texas A&M)
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Michael Slater
3 commits
2.67 avg stars
Anthony Steward
3 commits
2.33 avg stars
Ronnie Vinklarek
3 commits
2.33 avg stars
Chris Thurmond
2 commits
2.00 avg stars
Larry Edmondson
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Larry Hoefer
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
Billy Lynch
0 commits
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (3 coaches)
Scott Abell
Head coach
Vince Munch
Offensive coordinator
Jon Kay
Defensive coordinator
Quick answers
How many commits does Rice have in the 2027 class?
Rice has 8 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Jacob Lee, a 3-star CB from Cypress.
What was Rice's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2003 class (No. 73 nationally): 21 commits, 0 five-stars and 0 four-stars.
Where does Rice recruit the most?
Texas: 352 of Rice's 466 commits since 2002 came from there.
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