2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number TBD
Landon Ransom-Goelz
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- Trophy Club, Texas
- High School:
- Byron Nelson HS
- Prev School:
- Rice
2026 (R-Jr. – Montana): Transferred to Montana in time for the spring semester… Will add immediate experience to a deep WR room as the former Rice Freshman of the Year… Caught 32 career passes for 443 yards and 4 TDs for the Owls in two seasons of action, averaging 10.5 YPC.
2025 (R-So. – Rice): Returned to action for the first time since 2023 and saw action in six games (3 starts) before missing the rest of the season with an injury… Caught six passes for 63 yards and a touchdown and ran the ball for 17 yards on five carries… Returned to the starting lineup vs. Prairie View and caught a season-high three passes for 36 yards, 34 of them coming on a touchdown pass from Chase Jenkins to extend the Owls’ lead to 31-7… Also had starts against Charlotte and UConn… Academic All-American Conference… Rice Honor Athlete
2024 (R-Fr. – Rice): Did not see any action while sitting out the season… Academic All-American Conference
2023 (Fr. – Rice): True freshman who earned an immediate starting assignment and went on to be named the winner of the Joe F. Lipscomb Award as the team's top freshman... Averaged a team-leading 14.6 yards on 26 receptions for 380 yards and three touchdowns… Average per catch was second among freshmen in the AAC… Three TD receptions tied for second on the team and are the most by a true freshman since James Mayden had three in 2014… Became the first true freshman to start and opener for the Owls since 2006 when he made his debut at Texas… Shut out in the first two games and then amassed his 24 receptions over the last 10 games… First career reception was good for 44 yards vs. Texas Southern… Matched his career-long reception with a 44-yard touchdown vs. East Carolina to break a 17-17 tie with 6:24 left after the Pirates had just tied the game… Posted career-best totals with five receptions and 58 yards at Tulsa, including a 17-yard touchdown… Third TD was a 22-yard connection from AJ Padgett vs. UTSA.
High School: Team MVP, All-District 4-6A, and third-team TSWA All-State selection as a senior for coach Travis Pride as the Bobcats advanced to the Region 1 final for the second consecutive year (best finish in school history)… Led the district with 73 receptions for 1,339 yards (18.1 per catch) and tied for the team lead with 16 touchdown receptions… Caught four passes for 125 yards and two TDs vs. Keller Central and fellow signee Joseph Mutombo… Totaled 3,170 yards in receptions and 34 touchdowns in his career… 4-6A Utility Player of the Year as a junior… German Club, Art Club.
Personal: Full name: Landon Julius Ransom-Goelz… Parents: Chris Goelz and Leslie Ransom… Two sisters... A business major.
2025 (R-So. – Rice): Returned to action for the first time since 2023 and saw action in six games (3 starts) before missing the rest of the season with an injury… Caught six passes for 63 yards and a touchdown and ran the ball for 17 yards on five carries… Returned to the starting lineup vs. Prairie View and caught a season-high three passes for 36 yards, 34 of them coming on a touchdown pass from Chase Jenkins to extend the Owls’ lead to 31-7… Also had starts against Charlotte and UConn… Academic All-American Conference… Rice Honor Athlete
2024 (R-Fr. – Rice): Did not see any action while sitting out the season… Academic All-American Conference
2023 (Fr. – Rice): True freshman who earned an immediate starting assignment and went on to be named the winner of the Joe F. Lipscomb Award as the team's top freshman... Averaged a team-leading 14.6 yards on 26 receptions for 380 yards and three touchdowns… Average per catch was second among freshmen in the AAC… Three TD receptions tied for second on the team and are the most by a true freshman since James Mayden had three in 2014… Became the first true freshman to start and opener for the Owls since 2006 when he made his debut at Texas… Shut out in the first two games and then amassed his 24 receptions over the last 10 games… First career reception was good for 44 yards vs. Texas Southern… Matched his career-long reception with a 44-yard touchdown vs. East Carolina to break a 17-17 tie with 6:24 left after the Pirates had just tied the game… Posted career-best totals with five receptions and 58 yards at Tulsa, including a 17-yard touchdown… Third TD was a 22-yard connection from AJ Padgett vs. UTSA.
High School: Team MVP, All-District 4-6A, and third-team TSWA All-State selection as a senior for coach Travis Pride as the Bobcats advanced to the Region 1 final for the second consecutive year (best finish in school history)… Led the district with 73 receptions for 1,339 yards (18.1 per catch) and tied for the team lead with 16 touchdown receptions… Caught four passes for 125 yards and two TDs vs. Keller Central and fellow signee Joseph Mutombo… Totaled 3,170 yards in receptions and 34 touchdowns in his career… 4-6A Utility Player of the Year as a junior… German Club, Art Club.
Personal: Full name: Landon Julius Ransom-Goelz… Parents: Chris Goelz and Leslie Ransom… Two sisters... A business major.
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