Sheldon Rice is a 6'3", 250-pound linebacker from Fulshear, Texas, where he was a three-star recruit and the No. 69 edge rusher nationally according to recruiting services. As a senior at Fulshear HS, he recorded 45 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and four sacks while forcing one fumble and recovering three. Rice enrolled at Houston in January and appeared in three games during his 2025 freshman season, seeing action on 22 plays split between defense and special teams. He is a returning member of the Cougars roster.