Monty Rice

Montavian Lamar Rice-Jordan (born January 8, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Monty Rice
Rice with the Titans in 2021
No. 56 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-08) January 8, 1999
Huntsville, Alabama
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:James Clemens (Madison, Alabama) St. John Paul II Catholic High School (Alabama)
College:Georgia
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-SEC (2020)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2021
Total tackles:23
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Rice attended St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Alabama his freshman year before transferring to James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama where he spent his final three years.[1] As a senior in 2016, he had 137 tackles, one sack, four interceptions and four touchdowns. Rice originally committed to play college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) but later changed the commitment to the University of Georgia.[2][3][4]

College career

Rice played in 14 games with one start as a true freshman at Georgia in 2017 and had 22 tackles.[5] As a sophomore in 2018, he started five of nine games recording 59 tackles and one sack.[6][7] Rice started all 14 games his junior year in 2019 and was named a co-winner of the teams Vince Dooley Defensive MVP after leading the team with 89 tackles. Rice returned to Georgia for his senior season in 2020 rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[8]

Professional career

Rice was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round, 92nd overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[9] On July 24, 2021, Rice signed his four-year rookie contract with the Titans.[10]

Rice entered his rookie season as a backup inside linebacker behind Rashaan Evans, Jayon Brown, and David Long Jr.. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 12 and was placed on injured reserve on November 30, 2021.[11]

References
  1. "'No one's invincible': Alabama, Auburn target Monty Rice bounced back from leg injury, became coveted recruit". al.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. "Monty Rice flips from LSU to Georgia". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. "'The happiest day of my life': In-state LB Monty Rice chooses LSU over Auburn, Georgia". al.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  4. "How Georgia's Monty Rice made up for what he perceived to be a 'mistake'". macon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  5. "www.onlineathens.com/sports/20180726/bulldogs-ready-for-monty-rice-to-make-impact-at-ilb". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  6. "How Monty Rice's 'businessman' attitude about football has led to success for UGA linebacker". macon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  7. "Bulldogs ready for Monty Rice and his serious demeanor back on field". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  8. "GDPR Support – Monty Rice makes big decision for Georgia". ajc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  9. Wyatt, Jim (April 30, 2021). "Titans Select Georgia ILB Monty Rice in Third Round of NFL Draft". TennesseeTitans.com.
  10. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/07/24/titans-have-all-eight-draft-choices-under-contract-after-signing-monty-rice/
  11. Wyatt, Jim (November 30, 2021). "Titans Place LB Monty Rice on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com.
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