American college football season
The 2023 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Rams were led by tenth-year head coach Jim Fleming and played their home games at Meade Stadium .
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies .
Offseason
Team departures
2023 Rhode Island offseason departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height, Weight
Year
Hometown
Paul Woods
#2
WR
6'1, 180
Senior
Buffalo, NY
Oneil Robinson
#9
DB
6'2, 203
Senior
Hartford, CT
Marques DeShields
#10
RB
5'9, 200
Senior
Clementon, NJ
Ed Lee
#13
WR
5'10, 185
Senior
Washington, D.C.
Jordan Colbert
#16
DB
6'3, 215
Graduate
Clinton, MD
Jordan Jones
#23
DB
6'0, 180
Senior
Brooklyn, NY
Henry Yianakopolos
#29
DB/LB
6'1, 225
Senior
Hopkinton, NH
Davey Schaum-Bartocci
#37
P
6'1, 187
Senior
Penfield, NY
Malik Gavek
#40
DB
5'10, 195
Senior
Cranston, RI
Matt Thomas
#55
DL
6'3, 271
Junior
Brooklyn, NY
Danilson DaVeiga
#56
LB
6'2, 230
Senior
Central Falls, RI
Jake Fire
#58
LB
5'11, 230
Senior
Stow, MA
Daniel Ayriyan
#61
OL
6'2, 290
Senior
Smithfield, RI
Ajani Cornelius
#65
OL
6'5, 310
Sophomore
Harlem, NY
DeJuan Ellis
#80
WR
6'0, 177
senior
Accokeek, Maryland
Caleb Warren
#82
TE
6'3, 245
Senior
Brandon, FL
J. T. Gibbons
#83
WR
6'0, 225
Senior
Wakefield, RI
Pedro Schmidt
#86
WR
6'0, 195
Graduate
North Huntingdon, PA
Jalen Brown
#97
DL
6'0, 266
Graduate
Clinton, MD
Jasyn Andrews
#98
DL
6'3, 298
Senior
Stamford, CT
Transfer portal
Outgoing transfers
Six Rhode Island Rams players via NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2022 season.
Rhode Island Outgoing Transfers
Name
No.
Pos.
Height/Weight
Year
Hometown
College transferred to
Sources
Matt Thomas
#55
LB
6'3, 271
Junior
Brooklyn, NY
Colorado State
[1]
Ajani Cornelius
#65
OL
6'5, 310
Sophomore
Harlem, NY
Oregon
[2]
James Makszin
#17
DL
6'4, 285
Senior
Norwalk, CT
Ball State
[citation needed ]
Sean Stackpole
#86
TE
6'4, 255
Sophomore
Chelmsford, MA
Stonehill
[citation needed ]
Dylan Brown
#97
DL
6'2, 335
Senior
Tampa, FL
Florida State
[citation needed ]
Michael Strachan
#57
LB
6'2, 230
Sophomore
Attleboro, MA
Stonehill
[citation needed ]
Incoming transfers
Over the off-season, Rhode Island added eighteen players via transfer portal.
Rhode Island Incoming Transfers
Name
No.
Pos.
Height/Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous school
Sources
Ja'Den McKenzie
#13
RB
6'3, 230
Junior
Morton, PA
West Chester
[3]
Deon Silas
#22
RB
5'8, 175
Sophomore
Lutz, FL
Iowa State
[4]
Brock Bethea
#71
OL
6'4, 288
Sophomore
Pinson, AL
Chattanooga
[5]
Kevin Pyne
#75
OL
6'7, 275
Sophomore
Millis, MA
Boston College
[5]
Desmond Mamudi
#95
DL
6'3, 290
Freshman
Tampa, FL
Virginia Tech
[6]
Jackson Ostrowsky
#11
QB
6'0, 205
Junior
Mount Pleasant, MI
Southern Connecticut State
[citation needed ]
Devin Hightower
#37
LB
5'11, 225
Junior
Twinsburg, OH
Cincinnati
[citation needed ]
Jemeson Charlestin
#95
DL
6'1, 267
Graduate
Stamford, CT
Western Connecticut
[citation needed ]
Jalen Brown
#9
DL
6'0, 285
Senior
Clinton, MD
Saint Francis
[citation needed ]
Romello Edwards
#7
DB
6'0, 187
Graduate
Philadelphia, PA
Tennessee
[citation needed ]
Braden Price
#4
S
6'0, 200
Junior
Wheeling, WV
Illinois State
[citation needed ]
Quentin Hunter-Colvin
#5
FS
6'2, 185
Sophomore
Apex, NC
Monroe
[citation needed ]
Brent Jackson
#31
S
6'2, 205
Graduate
Denton, TX
Bucknell
[citation needed ]
Kareem Wilson
#93
DL
6'4, 255
Sophomore
Miami, FL
Florida Atlantic
[citation needed ]
Gavin Sharkey
#87
WR
5'10, 180
Graduate
Allendale, NJ
Harvard
[citation needed ]
Rian Black
#89
WR
6'0, 210
Sophomore
Rockledge, FL
Coastal Carolina
[citation needed ]
Omari Walker
#81
WR
5'9, 172
Sophomore
McKinney, TX
Arkansas State
[citation needed ]
Donato Crisanti
#95
LS
6'5, 243
Junior
North Haven, CT
Rutgers
[citation needed ]
Recruiting class
Rhode Island signed seventeen players in the class of 2023.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Pharrell Adams DL
Jersey City, NJ
Henry Snyder High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Nov 19, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Dontay Bishop OL
New Britain, CT
New Britain High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
315 lb (143 kg)
Dec 22, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Patrick Converse Jr. DL
Cumberland, RI
Cumberland High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Harrison Crim OL
West Springfield, VA
West Springfield High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
Dec 20, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Emmanuel Dankwa LB
Wayne, NJ
Wayne Hills High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Dec 13, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Mitchell Garner DB
Laurel, MD
St. Vincent Pallotti High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Dec 21, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Ethan McCann-Carter DB
Providence, RI
St. Raphael Academy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Feb 14, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Carson Harwood RB
West Roxbury, MA
Catholic Memorial School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Dec 5, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Case Mankins DL
Attleboro, MA
Bishop Feehan High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Dec 19, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Moses Meus LB
Pawtucket, RI
St. Raphael Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Jan 7, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Curlie Spencer DB
Melbourne, FL
Eau Gallie High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jan 18, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Conner Kenyon QB
Austin, TX
Bowie High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jan 18, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Freddie Camp DB
New Hartford, CT
Northwestern Regional High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Feb 1, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
DJ Cureton DB
Wake Forest, NC
Heritage High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 1, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Alvarez Baker WR
Melbourne, FL
Eau Gallie High School
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 1, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Devin Walter P
Concord, NC
Cox Mill High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Feb 1, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Eddie Combs III WR
Orlando, FL
Rockledge High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Feb 1, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports : 208
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
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Statistics
Team
Rhode Island
Opp
Scoring
Points per Game
Points per Turnovers
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Rushing yards
Avg per play
Avg per game
Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
Att-Comp-Int
Avg per pass
Avg per catch
Avg per game
Passing touchdowns
Total Offense
Plays
Avg per play
Avg per game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per game
Rhode Island
Opp
Punt-Yards
Avg per play
Avg per punt net
Punt Return-Yards
Avg per punt return
Kickoffs-Yards
Avg per play
Avg per kick net
Kickoff Return-Yards
Avg per kickoff return
Interceptions-Yards
Avg per play
Time of possession / game
3rd Down Conversions (Pct%)
(0%)
(0%)
4th Down Conversions (Pct%)
(0%)
(0%)
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts
PAT-Attempts
2 point conversion-attempts
Sack by Yards
Misc Yards
Safeties
Onside kicks
Red zone scores
(0%)
(0%)
Red zone touchdowns
(0%)
(0%)
Attendance
Date/Avg per date
Neutral Site
Individual leaders
Passing statistics
#
NAME
POS
RAT
CMP-ATT-INT
YDS
AVG/G
CMP%
TD
LONG
QB
0.0
0-0-0
0 yrds
0.0%
0 TDs
0
TOTALS
0.0
0-0-0
0 yrds
0.0
0.0%
0 TDs
0
Rushing statistics
#
NAME
POS
ATT
GAIN
AVG
TD
LONG
AVG/G
RB
0
0 yrds
0.0
0 TDs
0
0.0
TOTALS
0
0 yrds
0.0
0 TDs
0
0.0
Receiving statistics
#
NAME
POS
CTH
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
AVG/G
WR
0
0 yrds
0.0
0 TDs
0
0.0
TOTALS
67
730 yrds
10.9
10 TDs
38
243.3
Defense
Defense statistics
#
NAME
POS
SOLO
AST
TOT
TFL-YDS
SACK-YDS
INT-YDS-TD
BU
QBH
RCV-YDS
FF
BLK
SAF
0
0
0
0-0 yrds
0-0 yrds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
0
0
0
0-0 yrds
0-0 yrds
0-0 yrds- 0 TDs
0
0
-
0
0
-
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
Kicking/off statistics
#
NAME
POS
XPM-XPA (XP%)
FGM-FGA (FG%)
1–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
50+
PTS
LNG
KICKS
YDS
AVG
TB
OB
PK
0-0 (0.0%)
0-0 (0.0%)
-/-
-/-
-/-
-/-
-/-
0 pts
0
0
0 yrds
0.0
0
-
TOTALS
0-0 (0.0% )
0-0 (0.0% )
-/-
-/-
-/-
-/-
-/-
0
0
0
0 yrds
0.0
0
-
Punting statistics
#
NAME
POS
PUNTS
YDS
AVG
LONG
TB
FC
I–20
50+
BLK
P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Team
--
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
TOTALS
0
0 yrds
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Kick return statistics
#
NAME
POS
RTNS
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
-
-
-
-
-
TOTALS
0
0 yrds
0.0
0 TD's
0
Punt return statistics
#
NAME
POS
RTNS
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
-
-
-
-
-
TOTALS
0
0 yrds
0.0
0 TD's
0