Ochaun Mathis
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Mathis with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023
No. 32 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-08) January 8, 1999 (age 24)
Manor, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Manor (TX)
College:TCU (2018–2021)
Nebraska (2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 189
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2023
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ochaun Mathis (born January 8, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU and Nebraska.

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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m) 		250 lb
(113 kg) 		35+1⁄4 in
(0.90 m) 		10+3⁄4 in
(0.27 m)		 4.73 s 1.62 s 2.72 s 4.38 s 7.19 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 21 reps
Sources:[9][10]

Mathis was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round, 189th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2023.[12] He was activated on October 7.

References

  1. ^ Davis, Danny (July 17, 2021). "FOOTBALL: TCU defense leans on Manor's Ochaun Mathis in 2021". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Mendez, Carlos (December 20, 2017). "TCU football recruiting: Ochaun Mathis commits to Frogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Sipple, Steven M. (February 20, 2022). "TCU pass rusher Ochaun Mathis places Nebraska among five finalists as transfer option". Lincoln Journal Star. 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.
  9. ^ "Ochaun Mathis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Ochaun Mathis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  11. ^ Jackson, Stu (April 29, 2023). "READ: Rams select Nebraska OLB Ochaun Mathis with 189th pick in 2023 NFL Draft". TheRams.com.
  12. ^ @RamsNFL (September 1, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: Reserve/Injured LB Ochaun Mathis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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