Matthew Bartlett
A veteran safety that held an injury-plagued defense together all season long, Marcus Williams is our 2025 Rice Football Defensive Player of the Year. The 2024 Rice Football defense was one of the better units to come through South Main in several seasons. That group was stacked with experienced playmakers, several of whom went on … Read more
A physical, downhill runner whose role continued to grow as the year went on, freshman D’Andre Hardeman is our 2025 Rice Football Rising Star. When head coach Scott Abell arrived on campus, he elected to honor the scholarships of every player who had committed to Rice football under the prior coaching staff. For some players, … Read more
The most effective place kicker at South Main in quite a while, Enock Gota is our 2025 Rice Football Special Teams Player of the Year. Field goals have been an adventure around South Main for several years and the Owls haven’t had a truly dependable kicker in almost half a decade. With so many moving … Read more