Monty Rice: LB · Georgia · #32.
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Monty Rice
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Georgia linebacker corps to date. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2020. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida — Week 10, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 37-10@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-6vs No. 7 Auburn | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-21vs No. 14 Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 24-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 14-3@ Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-44vs No. 8 Florida | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-16@ South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 49-14@ Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 30 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2020
W 44-21
vs Tennessee
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Tennessee.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups49 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 44-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
45.2%
304 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
74.7
9 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 219 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #92 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 6th NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 6th NFL season
