Rice Owls · DL RoomDL
#88 Tyler Lavallier
Class FRStatus True freshmanHt / Wt 6'1" · 295 lbHometown Royal, TX · Royal
Depth-chart placement
Tyler Lavallier is on the Rice Owls roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Tyler Lavallier is a defensive lineman for Rice. The 6'1", 295-pound true freshman from Royal, Texas, was a three-star recruit rated 0.83 in the 2026 class. At Royal High School, Lavallier earned All-District 10-4A DII honors as a junior with 65 tackles and 13 sacks, and was named to the Houston Chronicle's Top 100. He was a second-team all-district selection as a sophomore and started as a freshman, helping lead the Falcons to the playoffs in both years before being limited to three games his senior season.
Rice2026 — presentRecruiting3-star · No. 2846 nationalOriginRoyal, TX · Royal