Fresno State Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Jared Rice
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Modesto, Calif.
- High School:
- Central Catholic HS
Last updated on March 9, 2020
2019 (Senior): Appeared in all 12 games, and started 11 for the ‘Dogs … set the program record for most career receptions by a tight end (113) … set the program record for career receiving yards by a tight end (1,365 yds.) … tied for second in program history in single-season receiving touchdowns by a tight end with four in 2019 ... led the tight end position with 32 catches for 307 yards … tied for the most receiving touchdowns on the team with four … had a season-high five receptions for 71 yards versus Nevada … was third on the team in receiving yards … named to the Biletnikoff Award watchlist … named to the John Mackey Award watchlist … was a preseason all-conference selection
2018 (Junior): Named an All-Mountain West Second-Team selection … started all 14 games for the Bulldogs … owned the fourth-most receptions among all FBS tight ends and the sixth-most receiving yards among all FBS tight ends … was the team’s second-leading receiver in both receptions and yards … caught 55 passes for 664 receiving yards … caught three touchdown passes … totaled a career-high 98 yards receiving aided by a career-long 69-yard reception at Nevada on Oct. 6 … had a career-high seven receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown versus Wyoming on Oct. 13 … caught a pass in all 14 games in 2018, capping junior season catching at least one pass in 20-straight games … was on the MacKay Award preseason watch list … recognized as an honorable mention for the John Mackey Tight End of the Week on Oct. 17 following performance against Wyoming … surpassed former Bulldog Bear Pascoe (2005-08) for the most receptions and yards by a Fresno State tight end in a single season.
2017 (Sophomore): Played in 13 of the Bulldogs’ 14 games, making six starts … ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards with 388 … collected 22 receptions on the year, with seven going for more than 20 yards … caught two touchdowns … caught a career-long 65-yard touchdown pass in the season-opener vs. Incarnate Word on Sept. 2 … made a single game career-best six receptions for a career-high 84 yards in the Hawai’i Bowl vs. Houston on Dec. 24 ... logged at least three catches in four games and at least one catch in 12 of 14 games played in ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 of 12 games … first two career catches were both touchdowns – the first coming on Oct. 8 at Nevada (a pass on 4th-and-goal from the 1-yard line that completed a 15-play, 65-yard drive); the next was at Utah State on Oct. 22 (a pass on 2nd-and-goal from the 1-yard line that completed a 13-play, 77-yard drive) … finished the season with four receptions for six yards and two TDs.
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: A highly decorated prep athlete who led Modesto’s Central Catholic High School under coach Roger Canepa to three state championships ... garnered first-team All-State accolades as a tight end his senior year from Cal-Hi Sports for their Small School All-State team ... was a District 4A first-team All-State defensive back selection in 2014 ... second-team All-NorCal tight end selection as a senior (all divisions) ... two-time first-team All-League selection as a defensive back and receiver/tight end ... team MVP in 2014 and team defensive MVP as a junior ... garnered second-team all-state honors as a defensive back in 2013 ... as a junior and senior he played tight end and free safety and was a quarterback as a sophomore ... had 32 receptions for 581 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2014 while also posting 94 tackles and eight interceptions while leading Central Catholic to a 12-3 record, the District 4 title and state championship ... in the 2014 state championship game against St. Margarets, he had six receptions for 76 yards and two touchdowns and also picked off two passes en route to being named the MVP of the title game ... as a junior he had 17 receptions for 365 yards and two touchdowns while posting 70 tackles and seven interceptions ... led Central Catholic to a 15-1 record in 2013, the District 4 and state championship ... as a sophomore he completed 41-of-72 passes for 791 yards and 11 touchdowns against one interception ... team went 14-2 in 2012 and won the state and district championships ... also lettered two seasons in basketball ... played tennis senior year as well.
Personal: Born in Modesto, Calif. ... son of Juleana and Jeff Rice ... has two brothers, Justin and Jack ... Justin is a third-year junior on the Fresno State roster ... father played quarterback at Cal during the 1984 season and at UC Davis from 1985-88 ... lists his hobbies as all things sports and computer games ... favorite athlete is Peyton Manning because of the way he played and his leadership qualities ... biggest athletic thrill is having three state title rings … major at Fresno State is kinesiology-exercise science.
