Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#5
Jerrick Harper
Senior cornerback for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 191 lb · Silsbee, TX · Silsbee
CFB Index 13 · #346 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Rice for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Houston Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonJerrick Harper
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the Rice secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scott Abell — 6-9 over that span.
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
13 · #346 of 364 corners
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #24 of 27 American Athletic CBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
1 INT · 34 YDS
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Rice
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eian Castonguay’s 2022 season.
89%match
Matches Eian on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Stamps's freshman season at LSU (2023).
Matches Ashton on
Class year
Height
Weight
Background
Pronunciation Guide 2025 Saw action in 12 games and moved into the starting lineup over the last five… Recorded 19 of his 27 tackles and both his PBUs over that stretch… Credited with a season-best six tackles in his first career start (UConn) and made his second start vs. Memphis, but missed the...
The secondary · Rice
- #5Jerrick Harper23 tackles · 2025
- Daveon Hook16 tackles · 2025
- #4Tariq Watson12 tackles · 2025
- #20Bailey Fletcher10 tackles · 2025
- #12Jamir Benjamin9 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology