Western Michigan · L 21-28
No tackles.
Tulsa · L 17-38
No tackles.
Florida Atlantic · L 49-51
No tackles.
Harper has tackles in 4 of Rice’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Jerrick Harper
Second year in the Rice secondary. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UTSA — Week 5, 2026.
5 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-38@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-16vs UTSA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 12-28@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-3
1 interception · 34 interception return yards
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Scott Abell — 6-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #24 of 27 American Athletic CBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
