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Jersey Number 75
Blake Boenisch
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 324
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Needville, Texas
- High School:
- Needville
Bio
Pronunciation Guide
Honors at Rice
2024
Reached career bests in solo tackles (25), assists (17), total tackles (42) and tackles for loss (3.5) while making a career-high 10 starts and seeing action in career-best 384 plays on defense… Posted the ninth-highest tackling grade among all FBS defensive linemen (83.0)… Broke his previous single-game high for tackles twice during the season, first with eight at UConn and then with 10 at Memphis… First Owls’ interior defender to be credited with at least 10 tackles in a game since the early 1990’s… Saw a streak of 30 consecutive games end when he missed the Charlotte game.
2023
Saw action in all 13 games and was credited with 26 tackles (111/15), including a career-best 2.5 TFL for a loss of five yards… Had a solo TFL vs. Houston and Tulsa and shared one at Charlotte… His top tackle game was five at Charlotte, and he was credited with at least one in 12 of 13 games… Has played in 26 consecutive games since the start of the 2022 season… Played a career-high 42 snaps vs. SMU.
2022
Saw action in all 13 games and made two starts (WKU, UTSA) …Second among interior defenders with 29 tackles, including a career-high five vs. McNeese on 28 snaps … Credited with his first career sacks and TFLs vs. McNeese, finishing with 1.5 … Played 382 snaps, including a career-high 41 vs. UTEP… Made his first career start at WKU and was credited with a team-leading five total pressures (all hurries) … Recorded his first career tackle in the opener at USC.
2021
Appeared in a pair of road games (Texas and Charlotte).
Needville
All-State and two-time, all-district selection for head coach Mike Giles, earning honors in District 12-4A D1 as a senior as the Blue Jays advanced to the second round of the playoffs where they were eliminated by eventual state finalist Lindale… Credited with 65 tackles (8 TFL. 2 sacks and forced two fumbles as a senior… Houston Chronicle's Top 100... Honorable mention TSWAA All-State and All-District 13-4A D1 as a junior and second-team all-district as a sophomore offensive lineman... Credited with 145 tackles (75 solos), five sacks, three forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries in his career… 2021 Texas High School Powerlifting Association Division II State Champion in the super heavyweight division with a total of 1,780 pounds (740 squat, 430 bench press, 610 deadlift)... Also lettered in baseball at Needville.
Personal
Full name: Blake Boenisch... Born: March 26 at New Braunfels, Texas... Parents: Brett Boenish and Jill Medve… Rice major:Sport Management.. Rice College: Duncan
Duncan College
Honors at Rice
- 2025 All-AAC Preseason Phil Steele (second team)
2024
Reached career bests in solo tackles (25), assists (17), total tackles (42) and tackles for loss (3.5) while making a career-high 10 starts and seeing action in career-best 384 plays on defense… Posted the ninth-highest tackling grade among all FBS defensive linemen (83.0)… Broke his previous single-game high for tackles twice during the season, first with eight at UConn and then with 10 at Memphis… First Owls’ interior defender to be credited with at least 10 tackles in a game since the early 1990’s… Saw a streak of 30 consecutive games end when he missed the Charlotte game.
2023
Saw action in all 13 games and was credited with 26 tackles (111/15), including a career-best 2.5 TFL for a loss of five yards… Had a solo TFL vs. Houston and Tulsa and shared one at Charlotte… His top tackle game was five at Charlotte, and he was credited with at least one in 12 of 13 games… Has played in 26 consecutive games since the start of the 2022 season… Played a career-high 42 snaps vs. SMU.
2022
Saw action in all 13 games and made two starts (WKU, UTSA) …Second among interior defenders with 29 tackles, including a career-high five vs. McNeese on 28 snaps … Credited with his first career sacks and TFLs vs. McNeese, finishing with 1.5 … Played 382 snaps, including a career-high 41 vs. UTEP… Made his first career start at WKU and was credited with a team-leading five total pressures (all hurries) … Recorded his first career tackle in the opener at USC.
2021
Appeared in a pair of road games (Texas and Charlotte).
Needville
All-State and two-time, all-district selection for head coach Mike Giles, earning honors in District 12-4A D1 as a senior as the Blue Jays advanced to the second round of the playoffs where they were eliminated by eventual state finalist Lindale… Credited with 65 tackles (8 TFL. 2 sacks and forced two fumbles as a senior… Houston Chronicle's Top 100... Honorable mention TSWAA All-State and All-District 13-4A D1 as a junior and second-team all-district as a sophomore offensive lineman... Credited with 145 tackles (75 solos), five sacks, three forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries in his career… 2021 Texas High School Powerlifting Association Division II State Champion in the super heavyweight division with a total of 1,780 pounds (740 squat, 430 bench press, 610 deadlift)... Also lettered in baseball at Needville.
Personal
Full name: Blake Boenisch... Born: March 26 at New Braunfels, Texas... Parents: Brett Boenish and Jill Medve… Rice major:Sport Management.. Rice College: Duncan
Duncan College
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02
