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Jersey Number 32
AJ Rice
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Crawford, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Academy
Career Honors
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in two career games with zero starts … Following the 2025 season, had one tackle.
2025 (True Freshman Season)
Played in two games with zero starts … Earned a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut against Alcorn State (9/13) and recorded his lone tackle on the season … Also played in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
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
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.
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in two career games with zero starts … Following the 2025 season, had one tackle.
2025 (True Freshman Season)
Played in two games with zero starts … Earned a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut against Alcorn State (9/13) and recorded his lone tackle on the season … Also played in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
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
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.
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