The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class just added its cornerstone in the trenches. North Forney offensive lineman Marcus Page has committed to the Owls.
The fireworks got started early for the 2026 Rice Football recruiting class which picked up perhaps the most notable flip of the Scott Abell era on the eve of the Early Signing Period. A longtime Baylor commit is opting to come to South Main instead. North Forney offensive lineman Marcus Page has committed to the Owls.
Page had been pledged to Baylor since June, committing after a campus visit this summer. Before that decision, he’d also received offers from Houston, Texas State, UTSA, Tulsa, UTEP and others. That’s no small amount of interest in the 6-foot-6, multi-sport athlete who had only recently put his emphasis on football over basketball.
The addition of Page gives Rice a three-man haul in the offensive trenches, which should boost the Owls’ depth up front. Page joins Clay Mitchell and Leyonte Chandler, both of whom had committed before his announcement.
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Athletically, Page checks all the boxes. He’s long, strong and quick, and the film reflects that. He moves people and plays with a relentless motor. And best yet, he’s yet to reach the ceiling of who he could become. Page is a tremendous piece of clay that should be molded into a difference maker up front that can help Rice for years to come.
