Cam Rice is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Maryland.
Rice wins the gap play after play. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Tim Albin and Mike Locksley. On tape: 6 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-9vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 44-17vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10@ Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-24vs Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-55vs No. 2 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-35@ Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-24@ Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-45vs No. 18 Michigan | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-38vs Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries33 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
61.9%
491 pass / 302 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #36 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Albin and Mike Locksley.
