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 2008 class includes 18 commits, with an average star rating of 2.44. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 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
- 69.73
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Wide Receiver
- Top Pipeline
- TX
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
18
Average Stars
2.44
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 2008.
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
18 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy Maginot | WR | 3★ | 84.6 | 5'10" | 170 lbs | Arlington, TX | Bowie | Retained |
| Jarrett Ben | CB | 3★ | 83.2 | 5'10" | 165 lbs | Garland, TX | Garland | Retained |
| Eric Ball | OG | 3★ | 81.7 | 6'3" | 270 lbs | Katy, TX | Katy | Retained |
| Emerson Herndon | FB | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'8" | 210 lbs | Houston, TX | Worthing | Retained |
| Xavier Webb | ATH | 3★ | 81.1 | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Montgomery, TX | Montgomery | Retained |
| Clay Hebert | OG | 3★ | 81.0 | 6'3" | 285 lbs | Spring, TX | Klein | Retained |
| Chris Jammer | CB | 3★ | 80.6 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Brownsville, TX | Sweeny | Retained |
| Ryan Lewis | PRO | 3★ | 79.9 | 6'3" | 200 lbs | Baton Rouge, LA | Baton Rouge Catholic | Retained |
| Michael Patterson | WR | 2★ | 78.7 | 5'11" | 169 lbs | Rockwall, TX | Rockwall | Retained |
| Jared Williams | TE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'3" | 250 lbs | Huntsville, TX | Huntsville | Retained |
| John Gioffre | DT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 280 lbs | Katy, TX | Cinco Ranch | Retained |
| Michael Smith | DT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 270 lbs | Bay City, TX | Bay City | Retained |
| Denzel Wells | WR | 2★ | 74.4 | 5'10" | 175 lbs | Houston, TX | Cy Falls | Retained |
| Kyle Martens | K | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'6" | 185 lbs | Spearfish, SD | Spearfish - 01 | Retained |
| Ronnie Lillard | OLB | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | U S A F Academy, CO | Air Force Prep | Retained |
| Luke Willson | TE | 2★ | 73.3 | 6'5" | 240 lbs | Portland, OR | Lasalle | Retained |
| Derek Clark | WR | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'2" | 170 lbs | Arlington, TX | Bowie | Retained |
| Stefan Nazar | OT | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'5" | 290 lbs | Toronto, ON | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
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