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Here are several Rice players fans should keep an eye on for September 28, though.
LB Antonio Montero
With Blaze Alldredge heading to the SEC, the Owls need a new leader up the middle. Montero is a little smaller than the tackling machine, standing at a mere 6 feet, but he can make up for size with a wrap-up tackling mentality.
DT De Braylon Carroll
Sacks were not the strength of Rice in 2020, with no one recording more than 1.5 on the season. Carroll, though, might be the biggest x-factor and enforcer on the defensive front. At 287 pounds, his smaller frame allows him to be effective up the middle against weaker offensive lineman, causing terror up the middle.