Rice Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Rice Stadium • Houston • TX
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 2025 class includes 14 commits, with an average star rating of 3.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2025 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
- 67.07
- 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
14
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
TX • 11
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2025.
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
14 recruits found in 2025.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colter Alberding | IOL | 3★ | 86.5 | 6'4" | 295 lbs | Allen, TX | Allen | Retained |
| Tyvonn Byars | RB | 3★ | 86.5 | 5'10" | 210 lbs | Montgomery, TX | Lake Creek | Retained |
| Keenan Arcega-Whiteside | WR | 3★ | 85.5 | 6'4" | 192 lbs | Roebuck, SC | Dorman | Retained |
| Ty Thames | LB | 3★ | 85.5 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Wimberley, TX | Wimberley | Retained |
| CJ Witten | LB | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'1" | 215 lbs | Argyle, TX | Liberty Christian | Retained |
| Will Swartz | TE | 3★ | 84.5 | 6'3" | 245 lbs | Huffman, TX | Hargrave | Retained |
| D'Andre Hardeman Jr. | RB | 3★ | 83.4 | 5'7" | 185 lbs | Houston, TX | North Shore | Retained |
| Michael Amey III | S | 3★ | 83.0 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Missouri City, TX | Hightower | Retained |
| Erben Birkhoff | IOL | 3★ | 82.9 | 6'3" | 285 lbs | Katy, TX | Tompkins | Retained |
| Semaj Pierre | ATH | 3★ | 82.9 | 5'7" | 160 lbs | Port Arthur, TX | Memorial | Retained |
| Payton Matthews | WR | 3★ | 82.7 | 5'11" | 175 lbs | San Antonio, TX | Harlan | Retained |
| Robert Rooks | DL | 3★ | 82.2 | 6'1" | 269 lbs | Petaluma, CA | St Vincent De Paul | Retained |
| Cole Principe | IOL | 3★ | 81.0 | 6'3" | 260 lbs | Orange, CA | Orange Lutheran | Retained |
| Luca Akirtava | DL | 3★ | 80.9 | 6'2" | 250 lbs | Frisco, TX | Reedy | Retained |
Next best actions
Keep exploring Rice
Jump to the next useful team surface without backing out to the directory.