Owls in the NFL
Active in 2025
Myles Adams
Rice 2016-20
Seattle Seahawks
Detroit Lions
Adams's NFL bio
A two-year starter and four-year letterman at Rice who earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors as a senior. Signed with Carolina as a free agent and was on the Panther's practice squad for most of the 2020 season. Signed by Seattle at the end of December after his release and remained on the Seahawks PS until he was activated and made his NFL debut against the Rams on 12/2½1. He was credited with two tackles in the game. He saw action in 10 games each in 2022 and 2023 seasons and posted his first-career sack at N.Y. Giants (10/2/23). He was signed by Detroit in 2024 and played in four games.
Calvin Anderson
Rice 2015-17
Denver Broncos
New England Patriots
Pittsburgh Steelers
Anderson's NFL bio
A three-year starter for the Owls, Anderson was signed as an un-drafted free agent by the Jets after a grad transfer year at Texas. He was signed off the Jets practice squad by the Broncos early in the 2019 season but did not see action in any games. He became the first Owl product to play on the offensive line in an NFL game since Courtney Hall retired in 1996 when he made his debut vs. Tennessee on the opening week of the 2020 season. He played in all 16 games in 2020 making two starts (one at right tackle and one at left tackle). Allowed zero sacks and took zero penalties. He played in 11 games with the Broncos in 2021 with three starts and saw action on 172 offensive snaps and did not allow a sack and was not called for a penalty. In 2022, he allowed just two sacks on 4,212 snaps played with no holding penalties in 11 games (three starts). He signed with New England as a free agent prior to the 2023 season but was limited to five games (two starts) due to injuries and illness. He was signed by the Steelers and added to their roster early in the 2024 season.
Brant Banks
Rice 2023-24
Green Bay Packers
Tennessee Titans
Banks’ NFL Bio
Grad transfer from Nebraska who started all 25 games in two seasons at Rice, 13 at guard in 2023 and 12 at tackle in 2024. He was part of an offensive line in 2024 that only allowed 11 sacks on the season, which ranked No. 7 in the nation in sacks allowed per game (0.92). In his first season at Rice, he earned All-AAC fourth-team honors from Phil Steele after playing a team-high 845 offensive snaps. Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Green Bay and made his NFL debut on 09/11/2025 against Washington and his former Rice teammate and roommate at Nebraska, Luke McCaffrey. After two games with the Packers, he was claimed on waivers by Tennessee on 10/2/25.
Chris Boswell
Rice 2009-2013
Pittsburgh Steelers
Boswell's NFL bio
Boswell finished his career as Rice's second-leading scorer with 359 points (one behind Jarett Dillard's 360). He holds all of the Owls' career placekicking records. He was not drafted after this senior season, but was signed by Pittsburgh out of a tryout early in the 2015 season and went on to earn his first Pro Bowl assignment in 2017. In 2024, he and fellow Owl Jack Fox became the second and third Rice products to be named All-Pro after a season in which Boswell led the NFL in scoring with a club-record 158 points, which matched the fifth-most points by a kicker in NFL history. He connected on an NFL-high 41 of 44 field goal attempts this season (93%), the second-most in NFL history, and was perfect on all 35 extra-point attempts.
Jack Fox
Rice 2015-18
Detroit Lions
Fox's NFL bio
The 2018 C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year, Fox spent most of the 2019 season on the Lions practice squad before earning a roster spot in 2020. He made his debut against Chicago on 9/13, averaging 49.3 yards on four punts while also handling kickoff duties. In 2024, he and fellow Owl Chris Boswell became the second and third Owls to be named All-Pro. Fox set an NFL record in 2024 with a net punting average of 46.2 yards per kick and led the league with a 51.0 gross punting average. Since making his debut with the Lions in 2020, Fox has the highest career gross punting average in NFL history (48.8 yards per punt heading into 2025).
Elijah Garcia
Rice 2017-21
Denver Broncos
New York Giants
Garcia's NFL bio
A three-year starter and consensus All-C-USA selection as a senior, Garcia was one of the most productive interior lineman at Rice in nearly four decades... His team-leading 67 tackles were the most for a Rice interior defender since Dwain Turner was credited with 90 in 1986. He signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and was on their practice squad until Denver signed him to their 53-man roster late in the year and he made his debut against the Chargers on 01/08/2023 and was credited with his first career tackle. He was signed by the Giants to their practice squad in 2024 and was elevated to the 53-man roster for the Giants and was credited with 14 tackles over the final five games.
Nick Leverett
Rice 2019
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New England Patriots
Phoenix Cardinals
Leverette's NFL bio
Leverett came to Rice as a grad transfer in 2019 and was signed by Tampa as a non-drafted free agent in 2020. He was on the Bucs' practice squad in 2020 before making the roster in 2021. He made his debut on November 28 vs. Indianapolis and was presented a game ball for his efforts. After seeing action in just two games in 2021, Leverett played in 11 games with 10 starts at left guard in 2022. Overall, he has played in 16 games with 10 starts. He played in three games in a reserve role in 2023 and signed with New England prior to the 2024 season, and joined the Cardinals after his release from the Patriots
Luke McCaffrey
Rice 2021-23
Washington Commanders
McCaffrey's NFL bio
McCaffrey was drafted by Washington in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the highest-drafted Owl since Phillip Gaines was taken in the third round (87th selection) of the 2014 draft by Kansas City. He was a consensus All-AAC selection and a repeat winner of the George Martin Award as Rice's MVP after a stellar campaign in 2023, his second after making the switch from quarterback. He led the conference and tied for seventh nationally at the end of the regular season with a career-high 12 touchdown receptions and was fourth in the AAC with 68 receptions and fifth with 963 yards (also career highs) while leading Rice to the LendingTree Bowl. His average of 14.0 yards per catch was the most by an Owl with at least 60 receptions since Dillard averaged 15.1 on 87 receptions in 2008. McCaffrey's touchdown total ranked fifth all-time at Rice and was tied for the eighth most in conference history.
Austin Trammell
Rice 2017-20
Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles Rams
Jacksonville Jaguars
Trammell's NFL bio
Trammell signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2021 and was added to their practice squad before he was promoted to the team and made his NFL debut on 1/2/22 on special teams at Buffalo. He became the 11th Owl to play in the NFL in the 2021 season, the most in school history. He was signed to the Rams practice squad prior to the 2022 season and played in six games, recording his first two career receptions (13 yards). He played in all 16 games in 2023, catching four passes for 29 yards while also being the Rams primary punt returner (25 for 183 yards) and also returning six kickoffs for 326 yards. He signed with Jacksonville in 2024 and made his debut with the Jaguars in Week Nine where he set a career-high with 40 yards on a pair of receptions.