2019 Football Roster
Roster
Jordan Myers
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Dickinson, Texas
- High School:
- Dickinson
HONORS
- C-USA Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- All-Conference USA:
- 2017 Freshman
- 2020 Coaches (1st team)
- 2021 Coaches (honorable mention)
- Co-Captain 2020, 2021
- Billy Ed Daniels Award (2021)
2021 Preseason Honors


Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Athlon Sports All-Conference USA preseason team (1st team)
Phil Steele All-Conference USA preseason team (2nd team)
2021
Lead the Owls in touchdowns (9) rushing touchdowns (8), scoring (54 points), second in all-purpose yards (646), third in rushing (338 yards), and fourth with 27 receptions... Eight scores on the ground matched Austin Walter’s effort in 2019... Ran for a career-best 160 yards and scored four touchdowns on the ground vs. Texas Southern, the last coming from 64 yards out for the longest run of his career.
2020
Led the team with 24 receptions, scored the Owls only rushing touchdown of the year, returned a pair of punts and one kickoff, and picked up a tackle on punt coverage, demonstrating again versatility that has been his trademark throughout his career at Rice… Set career standards for receptions (8) and receiving yards (73) at North Texas... Caught six passes in the opener vs. Middle Tennessee and carried the ball twice for first downs on short-yardage situations... Scored the Owls' first rushing touchdown of the season and his first since 2017 with a one-yard plunge at Marshall to give the Owls an early lead they would never relinquish.
2019
Played in all 12 games and made six starts as a tight end… Fourth on the team with 16 receptions for 123 yards… 16 receptions are a career-high… Had eight receptions for 85 yards in the last five conference games… Tied for the team lead with five special teams tackles, including three vs. North Texas, and has nine in his career… Caught a 27-yard pass from Aston Walter to set up the Owls’ first touchdown vs. North Texas… Caught a short punt vs. UTEP and returned it eight yards to set up the Owls’ first touchdown.
2018
Fourth on the team with 15 catches (241 yards)... Combined with Wiley Green on a 60-yard catch and run vs. ODU, a career-long for both... .. Most experienced tight end for the Owl after seeing action at the position in 2017 and caught one pass for four yards in the opener vs. Prairie View... Teamed up with Shawn Stankavage on a 29-yard reception for his first career touchdown reception and Stankavage’s first career TD pass... Hooked up with Jack Fox on a fake punt for a 17-yard completion.
2017
Fifth on the team with 199 yards rushing and added 119 on 11 receptions while filling several roles for the Owls in his first year of action… Made five starts on the year, including the opener vs. Stanford in the Sydney Cup in Australia… Opened the year as the H-Back, but then made three starts at running back before missing a pair of games with an injury… Made his starting debut at running back vs. Army, and rushed for a season-best 76 yards on 15 carries… Added 32 at UTSA and 47 vs. LA Tech in his other starts at running back… Scored his first career touchdown on a three-yard run at UTEP to extend the Owls lead to 24-7 in the fourth quarter… Caught four passes for 42 yards vs. the Miners for his top effort of the year… Had a 21-yard reception at ODU for his longest catch of the year.
2016
Redshirted in his first year at Rice.
Dickinson High School
Four-year starter who scored 101 touchdowns in his career... MVP of the district as a senior as the Gators advanced to the 6A Division I semifinals... Three-time All-District 24-6A while playing both running back and tight end... Totaled 2,132 yards and 33 touchdowns on the ground and another 1,450 and five TDs in receiving... Earned All-State honors as a junior tight end (TSWA)... Vype Magazine and Houston Chronicle Houston Top 100... Houston Touchdown Club All-Greater Houston preseason team and one of 10 finalists for their Offensive Player of the Year... Houston Touchdown Club Academic Award nominee and second-team Academic All-State.
Personal
Full name: Jordan Cameron Myers. Born: Aug. 22, 1997... Parents: Christopher and Christina Myers... Rice undergraduate degree: Economics...Candidate for a Masters of Accounting... Rice College: Lovett.
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