FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Houston Christian | 80 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 2 · Notre Dame | 65 | ~61 (25–64) | 2 | · | 94% |
| Season | 65 | 61 (25–64) | 2 | 1 | 94% |
18 DBs on the Rice roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Jamir Benjamin | CB | SO | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Koa Akui | S | SR | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kyren Condoll | CB | SO | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | Ahran Ogbor | S | SO | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Tariq May | DB | SR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 56 | Seth Clarke | DB | FR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 1 | Zach Cody | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Bailey Fletcher | S | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Jerrick Harper | CB | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Dylan Stephens | S | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Michael Amey III | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 0 | Daveon Hook | S | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Tariq Watson | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Jordan Mitchell | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Seth Brown | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Elijah Brown | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Austin Lee | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | DeReyon Jenkins | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Rice depth chart →