2019 Football Roster
Roster
Gooseberry, Justin

Jersey Number 76
Justin Gooseberry
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- High School:
- Episcopal
Bio
Rice
2019
All Conference USA honorable mention selection by league coaches…Graduate transfer from Ouachita Baptist who started 11 of 12 games at right tackle and started 46 of 47 games during his combined college career… Selected for the College Gridiron All-Star Showcase as one of the top senior college offensive linemen in the country… Averaged a winning grade of 83% and was the highest graded offensive lineman for four games this season… Allowed two sacks in 320 passing attempts.
Ouachita Baptist University
2018
Earned All-American honors from both the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (first team) and American Football Coaches Association (second team) for coach Todd Knight while leading Ouachita Baptist to a 12-1 record and the first NCAA playoff win in school history… Tigers finished regular season at 11-0, the second undefeated regular season in school history… D2CCA First Team All-Region honors, unanimous First Team All-Great American Conference selection for the second consecutive season and was a nominee for the Gene Upshaw Award… Helped anchor an offensive line that paved the way for one of the top rushing offenses in the nation, averaging 277.6 yards per game.
2017
Started 11 games at right tackle and was an All-Great American Conference selection... Twin brother Cori was also named all-conference as the Tigers’ left tackle.
2016
Started 11 games and earned Honorable Mention All-Great American Conference honors.
2015
Redshirted
Episcopal High School
Standout in both football and basketball at Episcopal… Named the Episcopal Defensive Player of the year by Max Preps under coach Richard Marsh, leading the Wildcats to a 12-2 record and the state semifinal.
Personal
Full name: Justin Gooseberry... Born: October 14 at North Little Rock, Arkansas... Parents: Jasmine Jenkins and Michael Gooseberry ... Three brothers, one sister… Twin brother (Cori) started as the left tackle at Ouachita while Justin manned the right side for the past three years... Enrolled in Rice’s Masters of Global Affairs program.
2019
All Conference USA honorable mention selection by league coaches…Graduate transfer from Ouachita Baptist who started 11 of 12 games at right tackle and started 46 of 47 games during his combined college career… Selected for the College Gridiron All-Star Showcase as one of the top senior college offensive linemen in the country… Averaged a winning grade of 83% and was the highest graded offensive lineman for four games this season… Allowed two sacks in 320 passing attempts.
Ouachita Baptist University
2018
Earned All-American honors from both the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (first team) and American Football Coaches Association (second team) for coach Todd Knight while leading Ouachita Baptist to a 12-1 record and the first NCAA playoff win in school history… Tigers finished regular season at 11-0, the second undefeated regular season in school history… D2CCA First Team All-Region honors, unanimous First Team All-Great American Conference selection for the second consecutive season and was a nominee for the Gene Upshaw Award… Helped anchor an offensive line that paved the way for one of the top rushing offenses in the nation, averaging 277.6 yards per game.
2017
Started 11 games at right tackle and was an All-Great American Conference selection... Twin brother Cori was also named all-conference as the Tigers’ left tackle.
2016
Started 11 games and earned Honorable Mention All-Great American Conference honors.
2015
Redshirted
Episcopal High School
Standout in both football and basketball at Episcopal… Named the Episcopal Defensive Player of the year by Max Preps under coach Richard Marsh, leading the Wildcats to a 12-2 record and the state semifinal.
Personal
Full name: Justin Gooseberry... Born: October 14 at North Little Rock, Arkansas... Parents: Jasmine Jenkins and Michael Gooseberry ... Three brothers, one sister… Twin brother (Cori) started as the left tackle at Ouachita while Justin manned the right side for the past three years... Enrolled in Rice’s Masters of Global Affairs program.
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