Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 2/5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | — | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 2/5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | — |
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Gael Ochoa
Sophomore quarterback for Rice. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 197 lb · El Paso, TX · Pebble Hills
Transferred UNLV → Rice for 2026
The numbers
17
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 3.4 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 17 pass yds, 34 rush yds, vs Houston Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Rice. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2024.
- Transferred from UNLV to Rice in 2026.
Gael Ochoa
Gael Ochoa has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 34 rush yds, 17 pass yds against Houston Christian — Week 1, 2026.
17 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 34 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UNLV3-star out of El Paso Pebble Hills
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rice
2025UNLV
2026Rice
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 17.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 3.4 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
17 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 34 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Game log
Background
Transfer from UNLV who saw action in pair of games last season as a redshirt freshman. UNVL 2025 Made his debut with a snap at Miami (Ohio) and added a second at Colorado State. 2024 Did not see action during a redshirt season. Pebble Hills High School Two-time All-District 1-6A selection for coa...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology