Football: 2005 Recruiting Class Announced

Football: 2005 Recruiting Class Announced

2/2/2005

Rice's 2005 Football Recruits

HOUSTON -- Head coach Ken Hatfield has announced a class of 20 high school stars who have signed national letters-of-intent to attend Rice University.

Included in the class are 15 players from Texas high schools, two each from Arkansas and Mississippi, and one from Oklahoma. There are six projected as offensive linemen, five running backs, three defensive backs, three defensive lineman, two wide receivers, and one each at quarterback and linebacker.

Rice's 2005 football recruiting class:

Jose Barcenas, OL (6-3, 285, 5.1, Houston/Galena Park HS)
Victor Brooks, DL (6-5, 250, 4.9, Portland/Gregory-Portland HS)
Christopher Douglas, RB (5-9, 175, 4.4, Fort Worth/All Saints Episcopal HS)
Jeramy Goodson, DB (5-8, 160, 4.5, Houston/Lamar Consolidated HS)
Robby Hamilton, C (6-2, 260, 5.0, Sugar Land/Fort Bend Hightower HS)
Trey Hopson, RB (5-9, 225, 4.5, Pascagoula, Miss./High)
Marcus Knox, RB (5-10, 190, 4.4, Humble/Bellaire Episcopal HS)
Travis Mason, DL (6-3, 255, 4.9, Oklahoma City, Okla./Casady HS)
James Miller, OL (6-4, 310, 5.2, Richmond/Fort Bend Austin HS)
Chris Ptaszek, OL (6-3, 295, 5.1, Houston/Tomball HS)
Brian Raines, LB (5-11, 193, 4.5, Missouri City/Fort Bend Willowridge HS)
John Shepherd, QB (6-1, 180, 4.5, El Dorado, Ark./High)
Ahmad Sweeny, WR (5-10, 160, 4.4, Missouri City/Fort Bend Hightower HS)
Chance Talbert, DL (6-6, 250, 4.9, Hurst/Arlington Oakridge School)
Carl Taylor, DB (6-2, 185, 4.5, Dallas/Carter HS)
Tristan Thomas, RB-DB (5-11, 185, 4.6, Fayetteville, Ark./High)
Preston Thompson, OL (6-6, 260, 5.1, El Paso/Coronado HS)
C.J. Ugokwe, RB (5-10, 200, 4.5, Plano/Plano East HS)
John Welch, WR (6-2, 183, 4.5, Gautier, Miss./High)
Charles Wiebusch, OL (6-2, 310, 5.3, McAllen/Sharyland HS)

Short biographies of all 20 players are available in PDF form at the above link.

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