Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs UConn | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 24-56vs North Texas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 28 |
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Micah Barnett
Senior tight end for Rice. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 234 lb · Dickinson, TX
Returning to Rice for 2026
The numbers
33
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 16.5 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 28 yds, vs UConn
His career numbers, season by seasonMicah Barnett
Four seasons at Rice, two different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. The receipt: 28 rec yds, 1 receptions against UConn — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022–2024
Rice
2025era →
Scott Abell
Rice
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Pass-leaning
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
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, 16.5 YDS/g, 16.5 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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Rice
Returning around him
- 39% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology