The 2026 Rice Football Recruiting class includes several hand-picked impact players on offense. Here’s how that side of the ball stacks up.
The 2026 Rice football recruiting class began with 18 signees during the Early Signing Period, the second recruiting haul for new head coach Scott Abell. Of those players, 16 are current high school seniors and nine play on the offensive side of the ball.
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“I think we have found some great future Owls who are going to have an impact on our program,” Abell said during his introductory remarks regarding the group.
We’ve gone position by position breaking down each of those new people, dissecting how these Owls will help the program on the field.
* Denotes players who will enroll early in January
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** This piece has been updated to reflect new signees as of 12/3/2025 **
