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Player Dossier
2016-2021Utah State
Justin Rice
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Modesto, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Rice shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Fresno State • Arkansas State • Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Arkansas
Player Story
Justin Rice built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Modesto, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Arkansas State, Fresno State, and Utah State. The clearest part of Justin Rice's career...
Read the storyJustin Rice, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arkansas State. Justin Rice shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 325
- TFL
- 40
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Justin Rice quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 325
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Central Arkansas
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 124 tackles · LB 12th (top 1%) · Mountain West 3rd (top 1%) · National 12th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 12 | 112 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 72.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 10 | 76 | 18.5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 14 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 14 | 115 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67.8 |
Related Context
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Justin Rice played LB for Fresno State, Arkansas State, and Utah State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Justin Rice recorded 11 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, and 325 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Arkansas State paired 29.5 primary output with 56.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 56.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Fresno State, Arkansas State, Utah State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Arkansas
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Arkansas State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
3.0
Efficiency
56.8
Usage
17.9
Consistency
59.4
Best Game by takeover score
Central Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. Kansas State: 3. Coastal Carolina: 5.5. Central Arkansas: 8. Georgia State: 0. App State: 0. Troy: 5. Louisiana: 3. Texas State: 2.5. South Alabama: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 4 by 46.7. Coastal Carolina: 6 by 75. Central Arkansas: 12 by 100. Georgia State: 8 by 33.3. App State: 5 by 20.8. Troy: 14 by 100. Louisiana: 7 by 59.2. Texas State: 6 by 50. South Alabama: 10 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.7 · Games = 3 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses2.6 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Arkansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | vs South Alabama10+ tackles · Splash game | L 31-38 | 10 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Texas StateSplash game | L 45-47 | 6 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | @ LouisianaSplash game | L 20-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Troy10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 10-38 | 14 | 13 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/22 | @ App State | L 17-45 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/15 | vs Georgia State | W 59-52 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Central Arkansas10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 50-27 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Coastal CarolinaSplash game | L 23-52 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | W 35-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/6 | @ Memphis | L 24-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Rice story
Justin Rice built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Modesto, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Arkansas State, Fresno State, and Utah State. The clearest part of Justin Rice's career was his defensive production: 325 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justin Rice's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State, Fresno State, and Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Rice moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Fresno State
2016-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas State
2020
Peak year stop
- 3
Utah State
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | -2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 23 | 57.7 | 16.7 | 23 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 29.5 | 56.8 | 17.9 | 6.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 20 | 50.6 | 15.4 | -9.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 20 | 50.6 | 15.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Central Arkansas
Week 6 · W 50-27
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ USC
Week 1 · L 23-31
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 14 · W 46-13 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Troy
Week 9 · L 10-38 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#5
vs North Dakota
Week 2 · W 48-24
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Arkansas State
29.5 primary output · 56.8 efficiency · 17.9 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
72.8
23 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 16.7 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Utah State
67.8
20 primary · 50.6 efficiency · 15.4 usage
Milestones
22
Impact games
20
Splash games
17
10+ tackle games
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