Ochaun Mathis

Ochaun Mathis (born January 9, 1999) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He previously played for the TCU Horned Frogs.

Ochaun Mathis
Nebraska Cornhuskers – No. 32
PositionDefensive end
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999
Manor, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolManor
(Manor, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Mathis grew up in Manor, Texas and attended Manor High School.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) over offers from Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech.[2]

College career

TCU

Mathis began his college career playing for the TCU Horned Frogs. He played in four games as a true freshman before redshirting the season.[3] He had 40 tackles with nine tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in his redshirt freshman season.[4] Mathis was named second team All-Big 12 Conference after making 46 tackles with 14 tackles for loss and a team-high nine sacks in 2020.[5] He repeated as a second team All-Big 12 selection in 2021 after recording 45 tackles with seven tackles for loss and four sacks.[6] Following the end of the season Mathis entered the NCAA transfer portal.[7]

Nebraska

Mathis ultimately transferred to Nebraska.[8]

References
  1. "FOOTBALL: TCU defense leans on Manor's Ochaun Mathis in 2021". Austin American-Statesman. July 17, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. "TCU football recruiting: Ochaun Mathis commits to Frogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 20, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. "TCU pass rusher Ochaun Mathis places Nebraska among five finalists as transfer option". Lincoln Journal Star. February 20, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. "TCU's Ochaun Mathis finding his inner 'Coach P' during rise". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 10, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. "TCU football lands two players on All-Big 12 preseason team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 7, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. Carpenter, Zack (July 26, 2022). "Ochaun Mathis named to Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. "TCU football: DE Ochaun Mathis to enter NCAA transfer portal". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 12, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. Rittenberg, Adam (April 30, 2022). "All-Big 12 defensive end Ochaun Mathis transferring to Nebraska". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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