Luke Needham
Rice Owls
69
DepthProjected Starter
Is Luke Needham starting?
Luke Needham is the projected starter at LT for Rice Owls.
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The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Houston, ranked #2,037 nationally coming out of high school.
Recruit3★ · #2,037 Natl
Germantown, TN
- Jersey
- #67
- Class
- RS JR
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 305 lbs
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8270
- National Rank
- #2037
- High School
- Houston
- Hometown
- Germantown, TN
Why this rating?
On a 68-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 69 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 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.
The People's Ratings
Is our 69 OVR fair?
69
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Depth at LT · Rice Owls
- 16769Luke NeedhamStarter
- 27355Justin Michaelis
- 36255Cullen Witt
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.