Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -8 yds |
| Total | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
#6
Ben Grice
Sophomore wide receiver for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 194 lb · Atlanta, GA · Woodward Academy
Transferred Wake Forest → Rice for 2026
The numbers
-8
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · -4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Houston Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2024.
- Transferred from Wake Forest to Rice in 2026.
Ben Grice
He got to Rice by way of Wake Forest. The receipt on tape: 2 receptions against Notre Dame, Week 2, 2026.
-8 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Woodward Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rice
2025Wake Forest
2026Rice
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (83rd percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, -4.0 YDS/g, -4.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
12 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Game log
Background
Transfer from Wake Forest, who brings 12 games of experience, primarily on special teams, to Rice. Wake Forest 2025 Did not see action during a redshirt season. 2024 Played in all 12 games on special teams (163 plays).. Third on the squad with his 163 special teams plays overall and tied for the...
The receiver room · Rice
- Payton Matthews93 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Braylen Walker49 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Keenan Arcega-Whiteside8 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Davis Lane Jr.2 games · 2026
- #6Ben Grice2 games · 2026
13 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology