Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1186th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 628th / 1911 |
| Run stops | 1 | 2643rd / 3263 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 2 | — |
Tariq May's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 31–3 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | @ | L 0–52 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | L 21–28 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | @ | L 24–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | L 14–16 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 6 | @ | L 12–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | L 17–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3150th / 5408 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1347th / 2450 |
| Sacks | 0.5 | 978th / 1212 |
| 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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Houston Christian | 58 | ~3 (0–17) | 1 | 5% |
| Wk 2 · Notre Dame | 65 | ~3 (0–17) | 1 | 5% |
| Wk 3 · Western Michigan | 63 | ~2 (0–11) | 1 | 3% |
| Wk 5 · UTSA | 71 | ~· | 1 | 0% |
| Season | 463 | 8 (0–15) | 4 | 2% |
9 LBs on the Rice roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Austin Harnetiaux | LB | SR | 50 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 33 | Stone Combs | LB | SR | 47 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Cooper King | LB | JR | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Beau Barton | LB | JR | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 56 | Seth Clarke | LB | FR | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 13 | Tariq May | LB | SR | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jayden Cupitt | LB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Kaleb Blanton | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 42 | DeReyon Jenkins | LB | 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 →