Eriq Rice
- position WR
- height 6-2
- weight 201
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school A.C. Flora
- position WR
- height 6-2
- weight 201
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school A.C. Flora
Eriq Rice Bio
2025 co-Most Inspirational Walk-on
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll>
Wide receiver and special teams performer who spent five years with the program… appeared in 16 career games with three receptions for 35 yards… was a regular on the SEC academic honor roll throughout his career.
2025 (Redshirt Senior)
Fifth-year walk-on player who was a reserve wide receiver and a regular on special teams… shared the Most Inspirational Walk-on Award, as presented by the coaches, with Colin Bryant… played in all 12 games… credited with three tackles on special teams, including two solo stops.
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Fourth-year wide receiver… appeared in three contests, seeing action against Akron, Vanderbilt and Wofford… caught three passes for 35 yards… had a pair of receptions, the first of his career, for 20 yards versus Akron… added a career-long 15-yard catch against Wofford… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Third-year player who spent the season on the scout team… appeared in his first collegiate game, getting into the Furman contest… did not record any statistics… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Second-year wide receiver… worked with the scout team… did not see any game action… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Freshman)
Walk-on wideout who worked with the scout team… did not see any game action… redshirted… named to the 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Columbia’s A.C. Flora High School in 2021… caught 27 passes for 672 yards with nine touchdowns in his senior season for the Falcons… helped A.C. Flora to its first state title in 2020… had seven catches for 117 yards and two scores in the title game against North Myrtle Beach… coached by Dustin Curtis… named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association 4A All-State team and was an all-region pick… also played basketball.
PERSONAL
Eriq M. Rice was born March 28, 2003… is a sport and entertainment management major who graduated in May 2025.
