Dillan Botts
Rice Owls
67
Depth

Dillan Botts

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Projected Starter

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Dillan Botts is the projected starter at DT for Rice Owls.

Senior · #96 · 6'1", 286 lbs

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Depth at DT · Rice Owls

  1. 19667Dillan BottsStarter
  2. 29461Braden Bays

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The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 16 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share2%
Houston, TX
Jersey
#96
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
286 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025160.50.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 56th-percentile production (×0.80 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 56% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LECUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-12

Oct 3LUTSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-14

Sep 27LFRESTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-24

Sep 19LWMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-21

Sep 12LNDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-0

Sep 5WHCUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Dillan Botts's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement40%
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