Usage / Role
67%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Nebraska
Ochaun Mathis
DE • 6'5" • 260 lbs • Manor, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ochaun Mathis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- TCU • Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Ochaun Mathis built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Manor, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Nebraska and TCU. The clearest part of Ochaun Mathis' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- TCU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 189
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Ochaun Mathis, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · TCU. Ochaun Mathis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 177
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 15
- QB hurries
- 18
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Ochaun Mathis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · DE
- Career Tackles
- 177
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · TCU
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Manor · TCU
- High school pipeline
- Manor · 14 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 6 · Pick 12 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DE 13th (top 5%) · Big Ten 59th (top 10%) · National 571st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 12 | 40 | 9 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 69.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 9 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 12 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 50 | 5 | 3.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 63.4 |
Related Context
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Ochaun Mathis played DE for TCU and Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ochaun Mathis recorded 177 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
TCU paired 17 primary output with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across TCU, Nebraska.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · TCU
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
36.5
Usage
12.4
Consistency
62.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 1. Texas: 2. Kansas State: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Baylor: 1. West Virginia: 1. Kansas: 4. Oklahoma State: 2. Louisiana Tech: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 2 by 18.3. Texas: 5 by 40.8. Kansas State: 5 by 40.8. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 3 by 22.5. West Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 2 by 48.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 45. Louisiana Tech: 9 by 77.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | vs Louisiana Tech2+ sacks · Splash game | W 52-10 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 29-22 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/29 | @ Kansas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 59-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ West Virginia | L 6-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Baylor | W 33-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Oklahoma | L 14-33 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | L 14-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ TexasSplash game | W 33-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Iowa State | L 34-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ochaun Mathis story
Ochaun Mathis built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Manor, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Nebraska and TCU. The clearest part of Ochaun Mathis' career was his defensive production: 177 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with TCU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ochaun Mathis' production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska and TCU.
The arc is straightforward: Ochaun Mathis moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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TCU
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Nebraska
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 0.5 | 10.9 | 2.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 18.5 | 29.3 | 10.4 | 18 |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 17 | 36.5 | 12.4 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 18 | 30.6 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 16.5 | 31.1 | 9.1 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma
Week 7 · L 31-52 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 15 · W 52-10
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Baylor
Week 11 · L 23-29 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Kansas
Week 13 · W 59-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 14-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · TCU
17 primary output · 36.5 efficiency · 12.4 usage
72.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · TCU
69.1
18.5 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Nebraska
63.4
16.5 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
19
Impact games
23
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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