Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#23
Michael Amey III
Freshman safety on Rice's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Missouri City, TX · Hightower
Returning to Rice for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2445 nationally · Signed with Rice
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety on Rice's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2025.
Michael Amey III
This is his second year in the same secondary at Rice. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Houston Christian, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Fort Bend Hightower
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
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
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 2.0 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 PD
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
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · 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
Background
Pronunciation Guide 2025 Made his collegiate debut by appearing on one punt return vs. Prairie View and was credited with his first career tackle in the Armed Forces Bowl while playing his first career snaps on defense (7). Hightower HS Second-team All-District 21-6A despite missing four games as...
The secondary · Rice
- #5Jerrick Harper23 tackles · 2025
- Daveon Hook16 tackles · 2025
- #4Tariq Watson12 tackles · 2025
- #20Bailey Fletcher10 tackles · 2025
- #23Michael Amey III2 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