Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#84
Will Swartz
Freshman tight end on Rice's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 255 lb · Huffman, TX · Hargrave
Returning to Rice for 2026
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 1971 nationally · Signed with Rice
No college snaps yet.
The story
1 tight end on Rice's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2025.
Will Swartz
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2025
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Hargrave
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
1 NO · 2 YDS · 2 AVG
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
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
Background
Honors American Conference All-Academic 2026 Pronunciation Guide 2025 True freshman who bounced back from a preseason injury to see action in four games with 30 special teams plays while preserving his redshirt… Made his debut against UAB on four kickoff returns… Played a season-high nine returns...
The tight end room · Rice
- #86James Falk30 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Preston Zinter2 games · 2025
- #17Jake Rendano box-score line yet
- #25Rhys Phillipsno box-score line yet
- #84Will Swartz1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology