2022 Football Roster
Roster
Jerome Rice III
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, S.C.
- High School:
- Spartanburg HS
2022 at Charleston Southern: Played in nine games during the fall season ... Collected 48 tackles to go with 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks during the season ... Set a career-best of 13 tackles during the year including a season-best of 2.0 tackles for loss ... Had a sack against Furman and Kennesaw State ... Collected five or more tackles on five occasions during the year.
2021 at Charleston Southern: Saw time in all ten games during the year with the Buccaneers ... Ended the season with 45 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks as well as a fumble recovery ... Picked up a fumble against Campbell and returned it for 39 yards ... Collected a career-best 3.5 tackles for loss at Robert Morris ... Had seven games where he picked up four or more tackles on the year ... Set his career-high in tackles against Hampton as he finished with 10 on teh day.
2020-21
- Finished the 2021 spring season with 10 total tackles (five solo, five assisted)
- Recorded 2.0 tackles for loss
- Recorded one tackle against Kennesaw State
- Posted two tackles against Monmouth
- Recorded one tackle against Robert Morris
- Recorded six tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss against Gardner-Webb
2019
- Posted four tackles (one solo, three assisted)
High School/Personal
- Lined up at Spartanburg High School under Coach Chris Miller
- Received Defensive Player of the Game, Scholar-Athlete of the Week, and Co-Defensive Player of the Game honors
- Received Weightlifting Player of the Year recognition
- Co-Student-Athlete of the Year at Spartanburg High School (Dobson Award)
- Posted over 130 tackles, seven sacks, three fumbles, and a touchdown
- Competed in Track & Field where he was an All-County and All-Region selection
- Was the County and Region Discus Champion
- Father, Jerome Jr., played football at Wake Forest University
- Son of Jerome Rice, Jr. and Shay Rice
- Plans on majoring in Biology at CSU
