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 Kennique Bonner-Steward #7 QB 6'4, 230 Sophomore Fayetteville, NC 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 Seven Rhode Island Rams players via NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2022 season.

Rhode Island outgoing transfersNameNo.Pos.Height/Weight YearHometown College transferred toSources Matt Thomas #55 LB 6'3, 271 Junior Brooklyn, NY Colorado State Ajani Cornelius #65 OL 6'5, 310 Sophomore Harlem, NY Oregon James Makszin #17 DL 6'4, 285 Senior Norwalk, CT Ball State Sean Stackpole #86 TE 6'4, 255 Sophomore Chelmsford, MA Stonehill Dylan Brown #97 DL 6'2, 335 Senior Tampa, FL Florida State Michael Strachan #57 LB 6'2, 230 Sophomore Attleboro, MA Stonehill Kennique Bonner-Steward #7 QB 6'4, 230 Sophomore Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville State

Incoming transfers Over the off-season, Rhode Island added eighteen players via transfer portal.

Rhode Island incoming transfersNameNo.Pos.Height/Weight YearHometownPrevious school Sources Ja'Den McKenzie #13 RB 6'3, 230 Junior Morton, PA West Chester Deon Silas #22 RB 5'8, 175 Sophomore Lutz, FL Iowa State Brock Bethea #71 OL 6'4, 288 Sophomore Pinson, AL Chattanooga Kevin Pyne #75 OL 6'7, 275 Sophomore Millis, MA Boston College Desmond Mamudi #95 DL 6'3, 290 Freshman Tampa, FL Virginia Tech Jackson Ostrowsky #11 QB 6'0, 205 Junior Mount Pleasant, MI Southern Connecticut State Devin Hightower #37 LB 5'11, 225 Junior Twinsburg, OH Cincinnati Jemeson Charlestin #95 DL 6'1, 267 Graduate Stamford, CT Western Connecticut Jalen Brown #9 DL 6'0, 285 Senior Clinton, MD Saint Francis Romello Edwards #7 DB 6'0, 187 Graduate Philadelphia, PA Tennessee Braden Price #4 S 6'0, 200 Junior Wheeling, WV Illinois State Quentin Hunter-Colvin #5 FS 6'2, 185 Sophomore Apex, NC Monroe Brent Jackson #31 S 6'2, 205 Graduate Denton, TX Bucknell Kareem Wilson #93 DL 6'4, 255 Sophomore Miami, FL Florida Atlantic Gavin Sharkey #87 WR 5'10, 180 Graduate Allendale, NJ Harvard Rian Black #89 WR 6'0, 210 Sophomore Rockledge, FL Coastal Carolina Omari Walker #81 WR 5'9, 172 Sophomore McKinney, TX Arkansas State Donato Crisanti #95 LS 6'5, 243 Junior North Haven, CT Rutgers

Recruiting class

Rhode Island signed seventeen players in the class of 2023.

Schedule

Game summaries

At Georgia State

Stony Brook

Maine

At No. 25 Villanova

Bryant

At Brown

Richmond

At Albany

New Hampshire

North Carolina A&T

At Towson

Rankings

Roster

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

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