2026 Football Roster
Dawson Rye
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
- High School:
- Hoover (East Coast Prep)
- Prev School:
- Valparaiso
Valparaiso: Was at Valparaiso University from 2022-25…Played in one game during the season-opener vs. Virginia Lynchburg in 2025…Saw action in one game vs. Drake during the 2024 campaign…Was named his team’s Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year…Did not see action in 2022 and 2023.
Prep: Two-year varsity letterwinner at East Coast Prep in 2020-21, where his team finished with an 8-2 record…Started at tight end as a junior…Was on two state playoff teams…Pitched on the baseball team as a freshman and sophomore, winning the Metro Championship his sophomore year…Member of the varsity wrestling team all four of his prep years, placing at state in each of the final three seasons…Placed second at the state meet as a senior…Four-year member of Finance Academy.
Personal: Born May 12, 2003...Majoring in General Management...Son of David and Stephanie Rye.
