#32

Matthew Occhipinti

Freshman linebacker for UCF. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

LB · UCF · Fr. · #32

6′3″ · 235 lb · Saddle Brook, NJ · Don Bosco Prep

Returning to UCF for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETvs Georgia StateFBC Mortgage StadiumUCF by 18.5

How he plays

Sacks: 37th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2026

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Bethune-Cookman

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 linebacker for UCF. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2026.

His career, year by year

Matthew Occhipinti

LB · UCF · Fr · #32

One game to point at: 2 tackles against Bethune-Cookman — Week 1, 2026.

2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#121 / 457 · 37th pct

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QB hurries#126 / 457 · 36th pct

Passes defended#169 / 457 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#279 / 457 · 20th pct

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Solo tackles#452 / 457 · 1st pct

Tackles#458 / 457 · 0th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

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

Season	Team
2026	UCF	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 73–6

vs Bethune-Cookman

2 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.

With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 2 tackles
Total		2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0

The linebacker corps · UCF

#20Lewis CarterLB · Sr.95 tackles · 2025
#43Cole KozlowskiLB · Sr.81 tackles · 2025
#34Jahleel CulbreathLB · Sr.71 tackles · 2025
#19Rashad HenryLB · Jr.51 tackles · 2025
#32Matthew OcchipintiLB · Fr.1 game · 2026

7 more on the roster · UCF team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology