Brendon Rice

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-2
Weight:
300
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Farmington Hills, Mich.
High School:
North Farmington HS

North Farmington High School

Farmington Hills, Mich.

• Played defensive line for head coach Jon Herstein at North Farmington High School
• Two-time first-team All-State honoree
• Team captain
• Also earned all-region, All-OAA and all-area twice
• Three-time all-league honoree
• Posted 49 tackles, 24.0 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, 11 pressures
• Also participated in track and field, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovers as a senior in 2024
• Led state in tackles for loss
• Notched 55 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, nine pressures, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and secured one safety in 2023
• Led the state in tackles for loss in 2023

Personal

• Son of Donna and Eric Rice
• Has an older brother, Aaron
• Father, Eric, played football and Michigan State
• Mother, Donna, was on the Track & Field team at Tennessee State
• Both his grandfathers, Cecil Rice (Central Michigan) and Don Simons (Eastern Michigan) played college football
• His uncle, Del Cowsette, played football at Maryland and in the NFL with the Bears, Buccaneers, Colts and Redskins. Coswette is now the defensive line coach at Howard
• Aunt, Alena Cowsette, played volleyball at Howard
• Uncle, Donald Simons, played football at Eastern Michigan
• Cousin, Laila Cowsette, played soccer at Howard
• Cousin, Jalen Patterson, played football at Lafayette
• Cousin, Jacquelyn Patterson, is on the gymnastics at Eastern Michigan
• Member of the National Honors Society
• Has won six various academic awards
• Favorite athlete is Aaron Donald