#5

Ari Broussard

RB · Rice · Sr. · #5

Rice 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ari Broussard

RB · Rice · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Rice
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

Played his entire career under Mike Bloomgren.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Rice29913.10--
2022Rice912512.89--
2021Rice1165694.93--
Career2369113.912--
SeasonTeam
2023Rice2147.00--
2022Rice33612.00--
2021Rice----------
Career55010.00--

How he plays

Play style

Wears you down at the goal line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Power Back

Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Sandon McCoy’s 2020 season.

Sandon McCoy

63%match

Army · 2020

#2

Uriah West

Rice · 2022

63%
#3

Tucker Gregg

Georgia State · 2022

All-Sun Belt
49%
#4

Brandon Thomas

Memphis · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
46%
#5

Andrew Van Buren

Boise State · 2021

44%

Matches Sandon on

Receiving share
Weight
Rush TD rate

Differs from Sandon on

Yards / carry (lower)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Henderson’s path through Louisiana Tech.

Justin Henderson

100%match

Louisiana Tech · 2020

All-Conference USA
#2

Rickey Spruill

Wagner · 2024

96%
#3

Bryant Barr

Campbell · 2020

96%
#4

Terrence Gist

Air Force · 2025

92%
#5

Richard Newton

Washington · 2022

92%

Matches Justin on

Yards per carry
2020202120222023

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sean Clifford's junior season at Penn State (2022).

Penn State · 2022

NFL Rd 5
#2

Preston Stone

SMU · 2023

All-Big Ten
65%
#3

Dexter Williams II

Kennesaw State · 2025

65%
#4

Tucker Gregg

Georgia State · 2022

All-Sun Belt
64%
#5

Todd Centeio

James Madison · 2022

All-Sun Belt
62%

Matches Sean on

Receiving share

Differs from Sean on

Rush TD rate (higher)
Height (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Ari Broussard

#1

Richard Newton

Washington · 2022

92%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2023
5692021
2512022
91.02023

-84%

Sharp dropoff (-84%) — career inflection point.