Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 2 | 12 | Season-high 61 yds |
Rice is 1-7.
Played for two head coaches at Rice: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. All-AAC in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 61 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Houston Christian, Week 1, 2026.
61 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 10 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
The season, game by game
W 31-3 vs Houston ChristianSept. 561 yds10 carries, 2 TD
10 carries for 61 yards and 2 touchdowns.
- 1 went 10+ yards
- 0 stopped at or behind the line
- 3 moved the chains
- 1 catch for 6 yds
- Second quarterbegan up 7-3
- 6 for 32, 1 TD1
- Third quarterbegan up 17-3
- 3 for 172
- Fourth quarterbegan up 17-3
- 1 for 12, 1 rec, 1 TD3
- FinalW 31-3
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
- 1
7-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, made it 14-3.
- 2
3-yard run on 4th and 4. Third quarter, up 17-3. Turnover on downs.
- 3
12-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 24-3.
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a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-3
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 4th and 4 · Q3 · EPA −3.85Q.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain (T.Zappe), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Q.Jackson rush left for 7 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Q.Jackson rush left for 12 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.63Q.Jackson rush middle for 7 yards gain (J.Bejarano; T.Zappe)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.37Q.Jackson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Rice16 (D.Bean; M.Sylvalie)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +0.36Q.Jackson rush left for 7 yards gain (J.Wiggins)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +0.22Q.Jackson rush right for 5 yards gain (G.White; J.Bejarano)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +0.21Brown to Jackson: a 6-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.21Q.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain (J.Bejarano)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.10Q.Jackson rush left for 5 yards gain (G.White), out of bounds
Teams and coaches
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren and Pete Alamar · Pass-leaning
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
2026Rice1-7HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 61.0 YDS/g, 6.1 YPC, 2.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
48 · #143 of 326 RBs · 2025
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #14 of 37 American Athletic RBs
How the All-AAC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Starter
The No. 2,202 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the American Athletic.
Five seasons at Rice
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Rice AbellYear 5 · 1 game
- 2025 Rice AbellYear 4 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- 2024 Rice BloomgrenYear 3 · 12 games
- 2023 Rice BloomgrenYear 2 · 12 games
- 2022 Rice BloomgrenYear 1 · 1 game
- High school North CrowleyFort Worth, TX · Class of 2022Three-star, No. 2,202 in the 2022 class. Signed with Rice.Also from North Crowley: John Meredith III (Texas), John Turntine III (Texas), Ka'Morreun Pimpton (TCU) and 11 more.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
2022
- Signed with RiceThree-star, out of North Crowley
2025 13 games
The role got bigger.
- All-AACthird
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
AAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Rice
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, and Scott Abell. Multi-era developmental context.