Daelen Alexander

2024 Sat out the season while recuperating from an injury. 2023 Freshman running back who made an immediate impact in the Owls' short-yardage package in the first six games before suffering a season-ending injury… Made his debut with two carries for four yards at Texas… Set a school record by scoring 14 points in overtime vs. Houston in the Bayou Bucket on a pair of short touchdown runs and then the decisive two-point conversion… One of two Owls to score twice in OT… Jarett Dillard caught a pair of touchdowns at Tulsa in 2006, the second one to give Rice a walk-off win… Added a third touchdown earlier in the game, the most by a true freshman on the ground since Jeremy Eddington scored four times vs. East Carolina in 2010... Ran for a season-high 23 yards and scored twice vs. Texas Southern and was the top-scoring freshman in the country after three games… Scored Rice’s first points in an American Athletic Conference game on a three-yard TD pass from JT Daniels… Ended the year with six total touchdowns on 19 touches. Pflugerville Weiss High School All-District 12-6A performer as a senior for coach Steve Van Meter at Pflugerville Weiss in the Wolves’ first season at the 6A level… Ran for 1,092 yards on 163 carries and added 177 yards on 24 receptions and scored 10 touchdowns overall as the Wolves advanced to the playoffs where they fell to eventual 6A D2 state champion DeSoto 37-20… Finished his career with 2,364 yards and 24 touchdowns on the ground and 680 receiving yards and five TDs… Named the 11 5A Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a junior after running for 1, 272 yards and scoring 16 times on the ground as the Wolves were 10-2 overall and 7-0 in the district