Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
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| Wk 10 | L 24-45@ Tulsa | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Messiah Rice
Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 294 lb · Orangeburg, SC · Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Messiah Rice: OL · East Carolina · #78.
From Orangeburg, SC.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Game log
2016 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2016East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for East Carolina -- now graded as a developmental piece up front.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
DevelopingThree-star HS recruit
The unit he anchors ranks 86th nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →
East Carolina has produced 4 All-Conference offensive linemen. 1 has gone on to the NFL Draft since 2021. D'Ante Smith went on to the NFL out of this room (2021).
Four seasons at East Carolina
- 2017 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2016 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 3 · 1 game
- 2015 East Carolina McNeillYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 East Carolina McNeillYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with East Carolina in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,407 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with East Carolina in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at East Carolina — his college career is complete.
His career
2014
- Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014–2015
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.