2025 Football Signing Class
Roster
Rice, AJ

AJ Rice
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Academy
Bio
High School
AJ Rice prepped at Madison Academy under the direction of head coach Robert Godsey … He is a consensus 3-star recruit by On3, 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Rice is the 95th best linebacker and 35th best player from the state of Alabama … Has been invited to participate in the 2024 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Four-year varsity letter winner… Finished as the state runner-up in 2023 … Earned First Team All-State honors and First Team All-Huntsville honors in 2023 … Totaled 134 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … Mississippi State was Rice’s first college offer back in September of 2022 … He served as a team captain at Madison Academy … Has clocked a max speed on the Catapult at 20.69 mph.
Personal
Full name is Antonio Lavell Rice ... Born Feb. 13, 2007 ... Originally from Crawford, Miss. … He has called Mississippi State his dream school … Committed to Mississippi State on Sept. 4, 2023 … Chose Mississippi State over Arkansas, Baylor, Indiana and others.
Social Media
X/Twitter – AjRice3
Instagram – aj.rice2
AJ Rice prepped at Madison Academy under the direction of head coach Robert Godsey … He is a consensus 3-star recruit by On3, 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Rice is the 95th best linebacker and 35th best player from the state of Alabama … Has been invited to participate in the 2024 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Four-year varsity letter winner… Finished as the state runner-up in 2023 … Earned First Team All-State honors and First Team All-Huntsville honors in 2023 … Totaled 134 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … Mississippi State was Rice’s first college offer back in September of 2022 … He served as a team captain at Madison Academy … Has clocked a max speed on the Catapult at 20.69 mph.
Personal
Full name is Antonio Lavell Rice ... Born Feb. 13, 2007 ... Originally from Crawford, Miss. … He has called Mississippi State his dream school … Committed to Mississippi State on Sept. 4, 2023 … Chose Mississippi State over Arkansas, Baylor, Indiana and others.
Social Media
X/Twitter – AjRice3
Instagram – aj.rice2
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Brylan Lanier INT
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
Saturday, August 30