Kaleb Blanton brings Texas toughness and early upside to Rice’s linebacker room
Kaleb Blanton is a 6-foot-1, 218-pound redshirt freshman linebacker for Rice who arrived from Manvel with a strong prep résumé, including 227 career tackles and all-state recognition in high school. The best read here: he looks like a smart, physical, downhill defender with a reputation for production and effort, and Rice has already listed him on the 2025 roster after he saw limited action in his first college season. If you want a young linebacker with room to grow, special-teams value, and Texas toughness, he’s absolutely a name to watch.
