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Rice Football Recruiting 2021 Commitment Tracker

March 15, 2020 By Matthew Bartlett

The 2021 Rice football recruiting class is beginning to take shape. Here’s where the class currently stands with live updates with each commitment.

Follow every offer and commitment, get insight and analysis on the class and so much more on our official Rice Football Recruiting Tracker, available now for subscribers. Subscribe here for access.

Player Pos. Hometown Commit Date
DJ Arkansas LB Denton, TX 4/14/2020
Desmyn Baker LB Clinton, MS 12/16/2020
Blake Boenisch DL Needville, TX 3/9/2020
Jake Constantine QB Weber State [Transfer] 1/5/2021
Jayden Folmar WR Dothan, AL 11/20/2020
Jalen Hargrove DL Wallingford, CT 11/13/2020
Jaggar Hebeisen TE Colleyville, TX 4/6/2020
Shawqi Itraish QB Bradenton, FL 6/16/2020
Jojo Jean CB Lakeland, FL 11/30/2020
John Long OL Lampasas, TX 10/14/2020
Elroyal Morris DL Houston, TX 4/24/2020
Ethan Onianwa OL Katy, TX 4/30/2020
Tre Patterson WR New Mexico [Transfer] 12/19/2020
Faaeanuu Pepe OL Orange, CA 3/8/2020
Kenny Seymour LB Houston, TX 3/11/2020
Aidan Siano LB Prosper, TX 3/12/2020
Peyton Stevenson WR Demopolis, AL 9/17/2020
Michael Taaffe CB Austin, TX 11/5/2020
Connor Welsh FB Birdville, TX 11/12/2020
Marcus Williams Saf Hoover, AL 8/17/2020
Joshua Williams Saf Linden, AL 7/31/2020
Cal Varner DE Katy, TX 12/11/2020

*Denotes an early enrollee

This is the latest verbally committed players for the Rice Football 2021 recruiting classes. The list will be updated to reflect the Owls’ current commitments as information comes in. More information on the 2020 Rice Football recruiting class is available here. 2019 class information can be found here.

Each profile was written at the time of the commitment. Some secondary details may have changed, but player information and analysis remains relevant. As available, each profile will include relevant highlights and news regarding each recruit.

Important dates to know

The early signing period takes place in mid-December. The Owls expect the majority of their 2021 class to sign at that time, as has been the case in both the 2019 and 2020 classes under Mike Bloomgren. Recruits who don’t sign will wait until National Signing Day which falls on the first Wednesday of February.

What if this list doesn’t match a major recruiting service?

Recruiting services such as 247 and Rivals typically prioritize the highest ranked players. It’s not uncommon for 2-star and even 3-star players to not be accounted for immediately. The delay could become even more significant following 247’s changes to their recruiting model in 2019. Players won’t be considered for their composite ranking until they get a ranking by 247 themselves. For these reasons, The Roost list is the best list.

All football recruiting updates are maintained on our recruiting page. More timely updates can be found by following The Roost on Twitter and Facebook. Have questions? Reach out on either of those platforms, post in The Aviary, or shoot us a message using the contact form.

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