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Justin Rice

1 Justin Rice

  • Height:
    5'11"
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Painesville, Ohio
  • High School:
    Harvey
  • Position:
    WR

2013: Honorable mention recipient again on the all-conference team, in spite of missing final three games due to injury … Was on pace for career highs with 26 receptions and 277 yards before suffering knee injury on a 39-yard reverse rush during the first quarter against Denison (Oct. 26) … Started the season with a nose for the end zone, with five of his first seven catches going for touchdowns, including two apiece in games against Oberlin (Sept. 21) and at Hiram (Sept. 28) … Five TD receptions tied for seventh in the conference … Season-high eight receptions and 69 yards came against No. 17 ranked Wabash (Oct. 5) … Tied school record with nine kickoff returns for 193 yards (second-most for a single game in team history) at No. 18 Wittenberg (Oct. 19) … 2012: Received honorable mention on the All-NCAC Team as Wooster’s most effective outside receiver … Caught 25 balls for 310 yards and one score, the touchdown coming from two yards away in the season opener against Allegheny (Sept. 1) … Career-high 78 receiving yards came on four catches against Denison (Sept. 29) … Also played a key role on special teams, blocking a punt against Kenyon (Nov. 3) that was returned for a touchdown and averaging 23.7 yards as the kickoff return specialist … 2011: Made an instant impact, grabbing hold of a starting role at wide receiver and rating as the Scots’ third-leading receiver with 27 catches for 252 yards … Made 24 receptions his first seven collegiate games, including career bests of six against Baldwin-Wallace (Sept. 1) and Denison (Oct. 1) … Scored a 31-yard touchdown in the Denison game and wound up with season-high 75 yards that day … Also returned kicks seven times, averaging 18.4 yards … Prior to Wooster: Received special mention on the All-Ohio Team (Division II) as a senior receiver at Painesville Harvey High School … Also first-team   all-district, all-county, and all-league that year … Lettered in football three times, basketball three times, baseball twice, and track once for the Red Raiders … Personal: Born on June 22, 1993 … Grandson of Nancy Clinton, and son of the late Jimmie and Tina Rice … Majoring in history.