#80

Rawson MacNeill

WR · Rice · So. · #80

Rice 2023 alumnus
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Rawson MacNeill

WR · Rice · So · #80

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1231 national
CFB
College
Rice
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Rice2637914.62--
2022Rice----------
Career2637914.62--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 43–41

vs Houston

1 rec · 15 yds

Edged out Houston at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Marquice Robinson’s 2021 season.

Florida Atlantic · 2021

#2

Brian Thomas Jr.

LSU · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 23
66%
#3

Adonai Mitchell

Georgia · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 20
65%
#4

Isaiah Horton

Miami · 2023

62%
#5

Austin Ogunmakin

North Texas · 2020

61%

Matches Marquice on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Height

Differs from Marquice on

Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Darien Chase’s path through Portland State.

Darien Chase

99%match

Portland State · 2021

#2

Jarrod Barnes

Central Arkansas · 2023

98%
#3

Kobe Clark

Abilene Christian · 2022

98%
#4

Keith Corbin

Jackson State · 2021

96%
#5

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

95%

Matches Darien on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tommy McIntosh's sophomore season at Central Michigan (2025).

Central Michigan · 2025

#2

Ezra Naylor

Tulsa · 2021

72%
#3

Hayden Eligon II

Northwestern · 2025

71%
#4

Prince Strachan

Boise State · 2024

71%
#5

Marquice Robinson

Florida Atlantic · 2021

70%

Matches Tommy on

TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Tommy on

Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)