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Jersey Number 67
Luke Needham
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Tennessee
- High School:
- Houston
Bio
Pronunciation Guide
Honors at Rice
2024
Saw action in four games (three on special teams and one on offense)… Made his collegiate debut vs. Texas Southern with six snaps at center and also saw playing time vs. Army, Charlotte and South Florida on the field goal/PAT unit.
2023
Did not see action in a redshirt freshman season.
Houston HS
Three-time All-Region and All-Metro selection for coach James Thomas… Four-year starter for the Mustangs… Led Mustangs to a 9-3 record as a senior and the second round of the D1 6A playoffs… Played against fellow signee Nate Bledsoe during the season with Houston falling to Briarcrest 29-28 in the second game of the 2022 season… Selected to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game (as was Bledsoe)… Plays rugby in the spring.
Personal
Full name: Luke Mark Needham … Born: September 2… Parents: Mark Needham and Lucy Archibald … Two brothers… Father played defensive tackle at Tennessee and brother, Matt played on the offensive line at Tennessee-Martin... Rice Major: Business... Rice College: Lovett
Lovett College
Honors at Rice
- American Conference All-Academic 2025
2024
Saw action in four games (three on special teams and one on offense)… Made his collegiate debut vs. Texas Southern with six snaps at center and also saw playing time vs. Army, Charlotte and South Florida on the field goal/PAT unit.
2023
Did not see action in a redshirt freshman season.
Houston HS
Three-time All-Region and All-Metro selection for coach James Thomas… Four-year starter for the Mustangs… Led Mustangs to a 9-3 record as a senior and the second round of the D1 6A playoffs… Played against fellow signee Nate Bledsoe during the season with Houston falling to Briarcrest 29-28 in the second game of the 2022 season… Selected to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game (as was Bledsoe)… Plays rugby in the spring.
Personal
Full name: Luke Mark Needham … Born: September 2… Parents: Mark Needham and Lucy Archibald … Two brothers… Father played defensive tackle at Tennessee and brother, Matt played on the offensive line at Tennessee-Martin... Rice Major: Business... Rice College: Lovett
Lovett College
Houston postgame
Sunday, September 07
Louisiana Postgame
Sunday, August 31
2025 February Signing Day
Thursday, February 06
Scott Abell 2024 December Signing Day
Wednesday, December 04
