David Sloan
	Position: Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams Third Year: New Mexico, 1995

After two seasons serving as a graduate assistant and in a quality control position, David Sloan was promoted to Tight Ends Coach in Feburary of 2012. He also assists with th Owls special teams.

Sloan joined the Owls in 2010, reuniting with Rice head coach David Bailiff, who was on the staff at the University of New Mexico in 1993 when Sloan signed with the Lobos out of junior college.

A two-time Academic All-Conference selection while playing basketball at Fresno City College from 1990-91, Sloan made the jump to football in the fall of 1992.

He caught the eye of Bailiff after catching 13 passes for 254 yards and 4 touchdowns. He signed with New Mexico and earned All-WAC Honorable Mention as a junior in 1993. He improved on that effort as a senior, earning first-Team All-WAC honors and was named one of the Lobos' team co-captains after catching 24 receptions for 320 yards and 1 touchdown during his senior campaign. After his senior year, he played in the Blue Gray All-Star Game, Senior Bowl and participated in NFL Scouting combine in Indianapolis.

Sloan was selected in the third round of the 1995 by the Detroit Lions and became a starter midway through his rookie season and the Lions won seven straight to earn a playoff spot. He enjoyed his best season in 1999, when he earned a spot in the Pro Bowl after catching 47 passes for 591 yards and four touchdowns as the Lions again reached the playoffs. Sloan started for the NFC in the 2000 Pro Bowl and was named as an alternate in 2001. He led the Lions with seven touchdown passes in 2001. He was signed by New Orleans in 2002 and retired after the 2003 season. He finished his NFL career with 199 receptions, for 2251 yards and 17 touchdowns including seven catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns in three playoff games.

He and his wife Jennifer have two daughters: Trinity (6) and Bentley (3).