Rice (2024)
Appeared in four games, taking two carries for 28 yards and a rushing touchdown against Texas Southern (Sept. 7).
Bucknell (2021-23)
Named First Team All-Patriot League Return Specialist in 2023 … Second Team All-Patriot League Running Back … Academic All-Patriot League … team captain … played in 10 games and made seven starts … totaled 1,377 all-purpose yards, ranking 12th in the FCS, and 137,7 all-purpose yards per game, ranking sixth … led the team with 496 rush yards and added 340 receiving yards … led the Patriot League with 541 kick return yards (21.6 YPR), which ranked 10th in the Bucknell record book for a single season … scored four rushing touchdowns … eclipsed 100 rushing yards twice, including a career-high 157 on 29 carries in a win at Cornell … rushed for 106 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown against Holy Cross … scored two rushing touchdowns while piling up 91 rush yards on 17 attempts in a win at Colgate, adding 112 kick return yards … four games with 50+ yards receiving, including a season-high 58 against Penn … William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist … Academic All-District honoree … Bison Gridiron Club Award winner … in 2022, played 10 of 11 games, making five starts … named to academic all-Patriot League … second on the team in rushing attempts (95), rushing yards (366) and rushing touchdowns (2) … third on the team in receptions (18) and fourth in receiving yards (170) … led the team in kickoff returns (21) and kickoff return yards (452), averaging 21.52 … earned Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week after 93-yard kickoff return touchdown in win at Georgetown … rushed for season-high 80 yards on 16 carries in win over Marist … collected season-high 40 receiving yards on two receptions against Fordham … Tom Gadd Coaches’ Award recipient … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … in 2021, made the Preseason All-Patriot League Team as a return specialist ... played in eight games, starting four at running back and four at wide receiver ... served as game captain at Fordham ... finished third among Bison in carries (45) and fourth in rushing yards (112) ... added 17 receptions for 100 yards ... finished second among Bison in kickoff returns (13) and kickoff return yards (194) ... Ran for a season-best 41 yards on 14 carries against Cornell ... posted a season-high 48 yards on two receptions at Fordham, bolstered by a season-long catch of 36 yards ... registered a season-best 68 yards on four kickoff returns against Georgetown ... Missed time due to injury ... honored with Bucknell's Theodore S. Ratkus Football Leadership Award for character, courage and commitment to team play ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … in spring 2021, played in all four games, seeing time as a running back and kick returner ... made three starts at running back ... one of four freshmen to start for the Bison ... ran for 97 yards and one touchdown on 35 carries ... led the team in rushing attempts and finished second in rushing yards ... added 61 yards on seven receptions ... Returned 10 kickoffs for 226 yards, good for first among Bison ... logged a season-best 186 all-purpose yards on 34 rushing yards, 24 receiving yards and a season-high 128 kick return yards against Fordham ... also ran for first collegiate touchdown, a 23-yard score, and returned opening kickoff 76 yards in that contest ... posted a season-best 25 receiving yards against Lafayette ... ran for 34 yards against Fordham and in the Patriot League Championship Game ... captured Bucknell’s Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as the most outstanding newcomer ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Lettered in football and track & field at Cardinal Gibbons HS … captained both teams … helped the football team capture a Class 5A state championship in 2018 …. It was the Chiefs' first state title in program history.
Personal
Born in Boca Raton, Fla. … has three siblings … father, Donnell Jr., was a fullback in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins … father played football collegiate at Miami (Fla.) … Brother, Matthew, played football at Trinity College … Brother, Donnell III, played football at St. Thomas University.
