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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 โฆ Following the 2025 season, had one tackle.
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2025 (True Freshman Season)
Played in two games with zero starts โฆ Earned a redshirt โฆ Made his collegiate debut against Alcorn State (9/13) and recorded his lone tackle on the season โฆ Also played in the Dukeโs Mayo Bowl.
High School
AJ Rice prepped at Madison Academy under the direction of head coach Robert Godsey โฆ He is a consensus 3-star recruit by On3, 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals โฆ According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Rice is the 95th best linebacker and 35th best player from the state of Alabama โฆ Has been invited to participate in the 2024 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game โฆ Four-year varsity letter winnerโฆ Finished as the state runner-up in 2023 โฆ Earned First Team All-State honors and First Team All-Huntsville honorsย in 2023 โฆ Totaled 134 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery โฆ Mississippi State was Riceโs first college offer back in September of 2022 โฆ He served as a team captain at Madison Academy โฆ Has clocked a max speed on the Catapult at 20.69 mph.
Personal
Originally from Crawford, Miss. โฆ He has called Mississippi State his dream school โฆ Committed to Mississippi State on Sept. 4, 2023 โฆ 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 โฆ Following the 2025 season, had one tackle.
ย
2025 (True Freshman Season)
Played in two games with zero starts โฆ Earned a redshirt โฆ Made his collegiate debut against Alcorn State (9/13) and recorded his lone tackle on the season โฆ Also played in the Dukeโs Mayo Bowl.
High School
AJ Rice prepped at Madison Academy under the direction of head coach Robert Godsey โฆ He is a consensus 3-star recruit by On3, 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals โฆ According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Rice is the 95th best linebacker and 35th best player from the state of Alabama โฆ Has been invited to participate in the 2024 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game โฆ Four-year varsity letter winnerโฆ Finished as the state runner-up in 2023 โฆ Earned First Team All-State honors and First Team All-Huntsville honorsย in 2023 โฆ Totaled 134 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery โฆ Mississippi State was Riceโs first college offer back in September of 2022 โฆ He served as a team captain at Madison Academy โฆ Has clocked a max speed on the Catapult at 20.69 mph.
Personal
Originally from Crawford, Miss. โฆ He has called Mississippi State his dream school โฆ Committed to Mississippi State on Sept. 4, 2023 โฆ Chose Mississippi State over Arkansas, Baylor, Indiana and others.
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