Montavian Lamar Rice-Jordan (born January 8, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Titans in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
 Rice with the Titans in 2021 | |||
| No. 59 – New Orleans Saints | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | January 8, 1999 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | James Clemens (Madison, Alabama) St. John Paul II Catholic (Huntsville, Alabama) | ||
| College: | Georgia (2017–2020) | ||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Early life
Rice attended St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Alabama his freshman year before transferring to James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama where he spent his final three years.[1] As a senior in 2016, he had 137 tackles, one sack, four interceptions and four touchdowns. Rice originally committed to play college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) but later changed the commitment to the University of Georgia.[2][3][4]
College career
Rice played in 14 games with one start as a true freshman at Georgia in 2017 and had 22 tackles.[5] As a sophomore in 2018, he started five of nine games recording 59 tackles and one sack.[6][7] Rice started all 14 games his junior year in 2019 and was named a co-winner of the team's Vince Dooley Defensive MVP after leading the team with 89 tackles. Rice returned to Georgia for his senior season in 2020 rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | 30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.57 s | 1.58 s | 2.67 s | 4.33 s | 7.34 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Titans
Rice was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round, 92nd overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[12] On July 24, 2021, Rice signed his four-year rookie contract with the Titans.[13]
Rice entered his rookie season as a backup inside linebacker behind Rashaan Evans, Jayon Brown, and David Long Jr. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 12 and was placed on injured reserve on November 30, 2021.[14]
Rice was placed on the Active/physically unable to perform list on July 23, 2022.[15] He was placed on the reserve list on August 24. He was activated on October 8.[16]
On December 5, 2023, Rice was waived by the Titans.[17]
New Orleans Saints
On December 6, 2023, Rice was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints and signed to their active roster.[18]