Austin Harnetiaux
Rice Owls
70
Average

Austin Harnetiaux

Rice OwlsRebuilding
WLBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Nevada
Projected Starter

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Austin Harnetiaux is the projected starter at WLB for Rice Owls.

Austin Harnetiaux is the projected starting WLB on a Rebuilding Rice — 70 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Rice Owls

  1. 15470Austin HarnetiauxStarter
  2. 21451Beau Barton

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Seattle Prep, ranked #1,783 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 37 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,783 NatlTeam Share4%
Seattle, WA
Jersey
#54
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
228 lbs
Transfer
Nevada

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—371.50

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
0.8300
National Rank
#1783
High School
Seattle Prep
Hometown
Seattle, WA

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated defense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.84 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 70.

Team defense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

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 27LFRESTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-24

Sep 19LWMUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-21

Sep 12LNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-0

Sep 5WHCUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Austin Harnetiaux's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

37 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement57%
Coach RiceTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

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