Rice Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Rice recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Rice commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2005 class includes 17 commits, with an average star rating of 2.06. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2005 Rice: Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 67.60
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- TX
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
2.06
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
TX • 13
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2005.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
17 recruits found in 2005.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Douglas | APB | 3★ | 81.1 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Fort Worth, TX | All Saints Episcopal | Retained |
| Brian Raines | OLB | 2★ | 78.9 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Houston, TX | Fort Bend Willowridge | Retained |
| Ahmad Sweeny | WR | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'10" | 160 lbs | Missouri City, TX | Hightower | Retained |
| Carl Taylor | S | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 173 lbs | Dallas, TX | Carter | Retained |
| Chance Talbert | DT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'6" | 260 lbs | Arlington, TX | The Oakridge School | Retained |
| Charles Wiebusch | OT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'2" | 310 lbs | McAllen, TX | McAllen | Retained |
| Chris Ptaszek | OG | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 287 lbs | Tomball, TX | Tomball | Retained |
| Jeramy Goodson | CB | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'8" | 160 lbs | Rosenberg, TX | Lamar Consolidated | Retained |
| John Shepherd | DUAL | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | El Dorado, AR | El Dorado | Retained |
| John Welch | WR | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'2" | 183 lbs | Gautier, MS | Gautier | Retained |
| Jose Barcenas | OG | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 290 lbs | Galena Park, TX | Galena Park | Retained |
| Preston Thompson | OG | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | El Paso, TX | Coronado | Retained |
| Tristan Thomas | RB | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'11" | 185 lbs | Fayetteville, AR | Fayettville Christian School | Retained |
| Victor Brooks | SDE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 238 lbs | Portland, TX | Gregory-Portland | Retained |
| C.J. Ugokwe | RB | 2★ | 74.4 | 5'9" | 203 lbs | Plano, TX | Plano East | Retained |
| Travis Mason | WDE | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'4" | 255 lbs | Oklahoma City, OK | Casady School | Retained |
| Marcus Knox | RB | 2★ | 72.2 | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Humble, TX | Humble | Retained |
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