The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
Rasheem Biles
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Pickerington Central
A first-year linebacker from Columbus, Ohio … played three seasons at Pitt (2023-25) before transferring to Texas in spring 2026 … Second-Team All-ACC (2025) … named to the Associated Press’ All-ACC Second Team (2025) … Third-Team All-ACC (2024) … 2023 ACC All-Academic Team … has played in 31 career games with 19 starts.
BEFORE TEXAS
JUNIOR (2025)
As a junior at Pitt, appeared in 10 games with 10 starts at linebacker; led the team with 101 tackles, including 17.0 for loss with 4.5 sacks; broke up six passes, including two interceptions returned 85 total yards for two touchdowns; forced two fumbles and recovered one to earn his third varsity letter … made four tackles and broke up a pass against Duquesne (Aug. 30) … delivered 11 stops against Central Michigan (Sept. 6) and broke up a pass … contributed 14 tackles at West Virginia (Sept. 13) … made six stops against Louisville (Sept. 27) and returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown … forced a fumble and made one sack among three stops against Boston College (Oct. 4) … totaled eight tackles at Florida State (Oct. 11) … split a sack among nine tackles against Notre Dame (Nov. 15); returned a 10-yard interception for a touchdown, his second of the year … reached 15 tackles at Georgia Tech (Nov. 22) … contributed eight tackles against Miami (Nov. 29) … set a career high with 16 total tackles against East Carolina in the Go Bowling Military Bowl (Dec. 27); forced a fumble, recovered it and broke up a pass.
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Appeared in 12 games with nine starts at linebacker at Pitt; credited with 82 tackles, including 14.5 for loss and 5.5 sacks; broke up a team-high nine passes, made one interception, forced one fumble and recovered one fumble to earn his second varsity letter … All-ACC second team honoree (AP); third-team honoree (conference voting) … posted seven tackles, including 1.5 for loss with 1.0 sack against Kent State (Aug. 31) … made 2.0 TFL, including 1.0 sack, among six tackles at Cincinnati (Sept. 7) ….credited with 12 tackles (eight solo), including two for loss with one sack and broke up one pass against West Virginia (Sept. 14) … delivered seven tackles against Youngstown State (Sept. 21), including 1.5 for loss … at North Carolina (Oct. 5), made eight tackles with 1.5 for loss and two pass breakups … posted 12 tackles against Syracuse (Oct. 24), including one for loss, and broke up two passes, including one returned 35 yards for a touchdown … assisted on four tackles with a shared tackle for loss at SMU (Nov. 2) … registered 1.0 sack among 2.0 tackles for loss and three total tackles against Virginia (Nov. 9) … against Clemson (Nov. 16), made seven tackles, including 1.5 for loss; also broke up two passes and recovered a fumble … split a TFL among seven tackles at Louisville (Nov. 23) … at Boston College (Nov. 30), made four tackles, including 1.0 for loss; broke up two passes and forced a fumble … against Toledo in the GameAbove Sports Bowl (Dec. 26), made five solo tackles and broke up two passes.
FRESHMAN (2023)
Appeared in nine games as a true freshman at Pitt, mostly on special teams; made two tackles and blocked three punts to earn his first varsity letter … ACC All-Academic honoree … tied a single-season record at Pitt with three blocked punts during the season … made his collegiate debut at West Virginia (Sept. 16) and blocked a punt … blocked another punt against North Carolina (Sept. 23) and returned it two yards … saw game action at Virginia Tech (Sept. 30), against Louisville (Oct. 14), at Wake Forest (Oct. 21) and at Duke (Nov. 25) … against Florida State (Nov. 4), blocked his third punt of the year, tying a single-season Pitt record … assisted on one tackle at Notre Dame (Oct. 28) … made one solo stop against Boston College (Nov. 16).
HIGH SCHOOL
A diverse talent for Pickerington Central, playing running back, wide receiver and defensive back for the Ohio Division I (largest classification) program … senior season was limited to five games due to injury, but still finished with more than 400 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns (two on interception returns) to earn All-Central District … as a junior, compiled 74 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three interceptions (two pick sixes) and a fumble recovery … helped Pickerington Central basketball team to a 25-2 record and the state title his junior year … rated one of Ohio’s top 40 overall prospects by 247Sports (No. 26), ESPN (No. 33) and Rivals (No. 39) … played under Coach Jay Sharrett.
PERSONAL
Son of Rasheedah Biles … has four brothers and three sisters.
