#32

Ochaun Mathis

Former defensive end at Nebraska. 2022: 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 50 tackles.

DE · Nebraska · Jr. · #32

6′5″ · 260 lb · Manor, TX

CFB Index 64 · #117 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceLos Angeles — drafted 2023, Rd 6, Pick 12, #189 overall

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 746 nationally · Signed with TCU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Nebraska. 2022: 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 50 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2018.
Transferred from TCU to Nebraska in 2022.
Drafted round 6 by the Los Angeles in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Nebraska, 15 sacks — drafted at #189 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with TCU3-star out of Manor

20209 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big 12second

202112 games

All-Big 12second

202212 games

Entered the portal

2023

Drafted by Los Angelesround 6, pick 189

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#746 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #189

Los Angeles · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM

All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018–2021

Scott Frost

Nebraska

2022

Mickey Joseph

Nebraska

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Frost → Mickey Joseph. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

#189Rd 6 · Pick 12

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018TCU7-6HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

2019TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020TCU6-4HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

2021TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-heavy

2022Nebraska4-8HC: Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

64Quality starter #117 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: sacks (89th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#79 / 2755 · 96th pct

Sacks#278 / 2755 · 89th pct

3.5

Tackles#558 / 2755 · 79th pct

Tackles for loss#562 / 2755 · 78th pct

5.0

Solo tackles#797 / 2755 · 70th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th 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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.4	0.6	0.4	0.1
Road5g	5.2	0.2	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	0.4	0.3	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

64 · #117 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #117 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Nebraska	50	24	5.0	3.5	2	--	--
2021	TCU	45	30	7.0	4.0	3	--	--
2020	TCU	38	22	10.0	5.0	--	--	--
2019	TCU	40	20	9.0	2.5	1	--	--
2018	TCU	4	1	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		177	97	31.5	15.0	6	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 24–17

at Iowa

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 3 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With C. Thompson — 278 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.5 · -15 rush yds (5 car) · B. Buschini — 39 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week