Dillan Botts

#96· Rice ·DT ·Sr ·2027 Draft · Houston, Texas

6'1"Height 286 lbWeight

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Media & News

ESPN Aug 1, 2025
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Scouting Report

July 29, 2026

Dillan Botts #96

Rice · DT · Sr · 2027 Draft · Houston, Texas · Bridgeland

6-1 · 286 lbs

5.0

UDFA

Floor 4.5 · Ceiling 5.2

#1682 overall · #92 DT of 15096

Scouting Verdict

Phil Steele preseason 3RD-TEAM All-American Conference interior defender. Played all 13 games with 10 starts and 345 defensive snaps in 2025, graded 69.4 by PFF and finished 2nd among conference interior defenders with six hurries — production a tackle count alone does not show.

Ceiling · 5.2

Projected 2026 starter (DL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.2) · AAC draft-temper.

Floor · 4.5

Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.5.

Pedigree

No composite recruiting rank on file.

Path: Mary Hardin-Baylor → Rice

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College Production

Season	Team	GP	Tot	Solo	Sacks	PD
2025	Rice	9	16	4	0.5	1