Ochaun Mathis
American football player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ochaun Mathis (born January 8, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
.jpg) Mathis with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023 | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | January 8, 1999 Manor, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Manor | ||||||
| College: | TCU (2018–2021) Nebraska (2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023: 6th round, 189th pick | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Early life
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
Professional career
Summarize
Perspective
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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Los Angeles Rams
Mathis was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round, 189th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. The pick was previously traded to the Rams by the Tennessee Titans in exchange for Robert Woods.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2023.[12] He was activated on October 7.[13]
On August 25, 2024, Mathis was waived by the Rams.[14]
New England Patriots
On August 30, 2024, Mathis was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.[15] On October 29, he was promoted to the active roster.[16] On November 19, Mathis was released.[17]
Philadelphia Eagles
On November 22, 2024, Mathis was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[18] He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract on February 14, 2025.[20]
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