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Jersey Number 9
Peyton Stevenson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Demopolis, Alabama
- High School:
- Demopolis
Pronunciation Guide
Honors at Rice
2025
Credited with a career-high 58 tackles (fifth on the team) and also added a career-best 2.5 TFLs and his first career interception (vs. Florida Atlantic)… Closed strongly, with 24 tackles in the last three, including nine at USF and 10 in the Armed Forces Bowl to draw his career to a close… Credited with a career-best nine tackles in the season… Played in 51 consecutive games to lead the team… Made his second career start in the opener at Louisiana and tied for the team lead with a then career-high six tackles, including a shared tackle for loss. Former special teams standout before moving into a starting role and finished his career with 837 special teams plays.
2024
Grew into a more prominent role on defense after sparkling on special teams during his first two years… Saw action in all 12 games on defense, including his first career start (vs. Navy)… Was credited with 19 tackles, including two for loss (11 yards) and his first career sack (loss of nine) along with a pass breakup on 147 defensive snaps… Credited with a career-high four solo tackles vs. Navy—including his first career sack (9 yards) and also credited with four combined tackles vs. Charlotte while breaking up his first career pass… Credited with his first career TFL vs. Texas Southern (2 yards)… Led the team with 280 snaps.
2023
Standout on special teams who led the team with an 76.6 grade from PFF accrued on a team-best 238 special teams plays… Blocked a pair of kicks, one placement and one punt, the first Owl to have multiple blocks in a season since 2012… Blocked a PAT vs. UConn and then a punt on SMU’s opening series which was scooped by Chike Anigbogu for a 15-yard touchdown… Added an assisted tackle against the Mustangs… Also saw action on 15 snaps on defense.
2022
Moved to safety during spring drills.
2022
Saw action in 13 games on special teams and picked up his first career tackle with a stop on a kick return vs. Houston… Played 143 snaps on special teams.
2021
Did not see action in his first season at Rice.
Demopolis High School
A three-year starter for coach Brian Seymore who helped lead Demopolis to the second round of the 2020 5A AHSAA Football Championships after capturing the Region 3 title… Switched from quarterback to receiver as a senior and caught 30 passes for 502 yards and six touchdowns and ran for 260 yards and three additional touchdowns as a senior… Threw for 2,536 yards and 27 touchdowns and added 1,097 yards and 12 TDs on the ground in his career… National Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Society, and Boys State participant… Volunteer coach for the youth football and basketball teams in Demopolis.
Personal
Full name: Rance Peyton Stevenson... Born: September 18 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama... Parents: Rance and Marnise Stevenson… One brother… Rice majors: Computer Science/Sport Analytics... Rice College: Will Rice.
Will Rice College
Honors at Rice
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll 2022, 2023
- American Conference All-Academic Team 2025
2025
Credited with a career-high 58 tackles (fifth on the team) and also added a career-best 2.5 TFLs and his first career interception (vs. Florida Atlantic)… Closed strongly, with 24 tackles in the last three, including nine at USF and 10 in the Armed Forces Bowl to draw his career to a close… Credited with a career-best nine tackles in the season… Played in 51 consecutive games to lead the team… Made his second career start in the opener at Louisiana and tied for the team lead with a then career-high six tackles, including a shared tackle for loss. Former special teams standout before moving into a starting role and finished his career with 837 special teams plays.
2024
Grew into a more prominent role on defense after sparkling on special teams during his first two years… Saw action in all 12 games on defense, including his first career start (vs. Navy)… Was credited with 19 tackles, including two for loss (11 yards) and his first career sack (loss of nine) along with a pass breakup on 147 defensive snaps… Credited with a career-high four solo tackles vs. Navy—including his first career sack (9 yards) and also credited with four combined tackles vs. Charlotte while breaking up his first career pass… Credited with his first career TFL vs. Texas Southern (2 yards)… Led the team with 280 snaps.
2023
Standout on special teams who led the team with an 76.6 grade from PFF accrued on a team-best 238 special teams plays… Blocked a pair of kicks, one placement and one punt, the first Owl to have multiple blocks in a season since 2012… Blocked a PAT vs. UConn and then a punt on SMU’s opening series which was scooped by Chike Anigbogu for a 15-yard touchdown… Added an assisted tackle against the Mustangs… Also saw action on 15 snaps on defense.
2022
Moved to safety during spring drills.
2022
Saw action in 13 games on special teams and picked up his first career tackle with a stop on a kick return vs. Houston… Played 143 snaps on special teams.
2021
Did not see action in his first season at Rice.
Demopolis High School
A three-year starter for coach Brian Seymore who helped lead Demopolis to the second round of the 2020 5A AHSAA Football Championships after capturing the Region 3 title… Switched from quarterback to receiver as a senior and caught 30 passes for 502 yards and six touchdowns and ran for 260 yards and three additional touchdowns as a senior… Threw for 2,536 yards and 27 touchdowns and added 1,097 yards and 12 TDs on the ground in his career… National Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Society, and Boys State participant… Volunteer coach for the youth football and basketball teams in Demopolis.
Personal
Full name: Rance Peyton Stevenson... Born: September 18 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama... Parents: Rance and Marnise Stevenson… One brother… Rice majors: Computer Science/Sport Analytics... Rice College: Will Rice.
Will Rice College
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