2021 Football Roster
Roster
Knipe, Zane

Jersey Number 13
Zane Knipe
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- :Lamar
Bio
Honors at Rice
2021
Saw action in a pair of games (Arkansas & Texas), but did not record any statistics.
2020
Elected to sit out the season after suffering an injury during practice before the opener vs. Middle Tennessee.
2019
True freshman wide receiver who provided some productive moments down the stretch while preserving his redshirt… Made his debut vs. LA Tech and then saw action in each of the Owls’ three wins to close the season… Rushed the ball four times for 44 yards and caught one pass for 42 yards… Averaged 17.2 yards on five touches… First career carry was for 12 yards vs. Middle Tennessee on the Owls’ third scoring drive of the first half… Second carry was for seven yards vs. North Texas on the Owls’ first scoring drive of the game… Final carry was for a season-best 25 yards to set up a short touchdown pass from Tom Stewart to Austin Trammell on the Owls’ opening drive at UTEP… First career reception was a 42-yard catch and run from Tom Stewart to set up the Owls' third TD at UTEP... A member of Mike Bloomgren's second recruiting class signed during the early period in December of 2018.
Lamar High School
All-District 18-6A for coach Mike Lindsey at Lamar as the Texans captured the district title… A two-year starter at Lamar… Caught 30 passes for 30 rec for 451 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in eight games… Member of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Top 300 and featured as part of DCTF’s postseason “Class of 2019”… Houston Chronicle’s Houston 100 … Finished his career with 42 receptions for 662 yards and eight touchdowns and averaged 27.5 yards on six kick returns, returning one for a touchdown… Named Elite Academic All-State… National Honor Society… Served as the President of the Science National Honors Society… Young Life.
Personal
Full name: Zane Hayes Knipe... Born: September 12 at Houston, Texas... Parents: Chad and Stormy Hayes-Knipe... One sister… Grandfather, Loy Hayes, played quarterback at New Mexico State… Rice major: Mathematical Economic Analysis... Rice College: Baker
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020,2021, 2022)
2021
Saw action in a pair of games (Arkansas & Texas), but did not record any statistics.
2020
Elected to sit out the season after suffering an injury during practice before the opener vs. Middle Tennessee.
2019
True freshman wide receiver who provided some productive moments down the stretch while preserving his redshirt… Made his debut vs. LA Tech and then saw action in each of the Owls’ three wins to close the season… Rushed the ball four times for 44 yards and caught one pass for 42 yards… Averaged 17.2 yards on five touches… First career carry was for 12 yards vs. Middle Tennessee on the Owls’ third scoring drive of the first half… Second carry was for seven yards vs. North Texas on the Owls’ first scoring drive of the game… Final carry was for a season-best 25 yards to set up a short touchdown pass from Tom Stewart to Austin Trammell on the Owls’ opening drive at UTEP… First career reception was a 42-yard catch and run from Tom Stewart to set up the Owls' third TD at UTEP... A member of Mike Bloomgren's second recruiting class signed during the early period in December of 2018.
Lamar High School
All-District 18-6A for coach Mike Lindsey at Lamar as the Texans captured the district title… A two-year starter at Lamar… Caught 30 passes for 30 rec for 451 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in eight games… Member of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Top 300 and featured as part of DCTF’s postseason “Class of 2019”… Houston Chronicle’s Houston 100 … Finished his career with 42 receptions for 662 yards and eight touchdowns and averaged 27.5 yards on six kick returns, returning one for a touchdown… Named Elite Academic All-State… National Honor Society… Served as the President of the Science National Honors Society… Young Life.
Personal
Full name: Zane Hayes Knipe... Born: September 12 at Houston, Texas... Parents: Chad and Stormy Hayes-Knipe... One sister… Grandfather, Loy Hayes, played quarterback at New Mexico State… Rice major: Mathematical Economic Analysis... Rice College: Baker
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