Monty Rice
| No. 56 – Tennessee Titans | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 8, 1999 Huntsville, Alabama |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | James Clemens (Madison, Alabama) |
| College: | Georgia |
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 3 / pick: 92 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Montavian Lamar Rice-Jordan (born January 8, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Early years
Rice attended St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Alabama his freshman year before transferring to James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama where he spent his final three years.[1] As a senior in 2016, he had 137 tackles, one sack, four interceptions and four touchdowns. Rice originally committed to play college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) but later changed the commitment to the University of Georgia.[2][3][4]
College career
Rice played in 14 games with one start as a true freshman at Georgia in 2017 and had 22 tackles.[5] As a sophomore in 2018, he started five of nine games recording 59 tackles and one sack.[6][7] Rice started all 14 games his junior year in 2019 and was named a co-winner of the teams Vince Dooley Defensive MVP after leading the team with 89 tackles. Rice returned to Georgia for his senior season in 2020 rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[8]
References
- ^ "'No one's invincible': Alabama, Auburn target Monty Rice bounced back from leg injury, became coveted recruit". al.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Monty Rice flips from LSU to Georgia". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "'The happiest day of my life': In-state LB Monty Rice chooses LSU over Auburn, Georgia". al.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "How Georgia's Monty Rice made up for what he perceived to be a 'mistake'". macon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "www.onlineathens.com/sports/20180726/bulldogs-ready-for-monty-rice-to-make-impact-at-ilb". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "How Monty Rice's 'businessman' attitude about football has led to success for UGA linebacker". macon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Bulldogs ready for Monty Rice and his serious demeanor back on field". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "GDPR Support – Monty Rice makes big decision for Georgia". ajc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.