AJ Rice
Mississippi State Bulldogs
55
Depth

AJ Rice

Mississippi State BulldogsContender
MLBDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is AJ Rice starting?

AJ Rice is listed 3rd string at MLB for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

AJ Rice is listed MLB #3 for Mississippi State at 55 OVR.

See full Mississippi State Bulldogs depth chart ›

Depth at MLB · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 11082Jalen SmithStarter
  2. 2070Fatt Forrest
  3. 33255AJ RiceYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Fred Johnson — at South Carolina · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Fatt Forrest — No. 2 at MLB for Mississippi StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Mississippi State Bulldogs

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Madison Academy, ranked #987 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 55 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #987 NatlTeam Share0%
Huntsville, AL
Jersey
#32
Class
RS FR
Height
6'1"
Weight
240 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8689
National Rank
#987
High School
Madison Academy
Hometown
Madison, AL

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 0th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -15 vs unit starters → 55.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-15 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 5WULMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-13

AJ Rice's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
Coach Mississippi StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.