Ochaun

Mathis

It’s a depth shuffling for New England, who put Curtis Jacobs (head) on injured reserve and waived Ochaun Mathis. Leo has no NFL snaps yet as a 2023 sixth-round pick for the Colts. He did have a 64.1 PFF preseason grade in 2023.

The Cornhuskers are in desperation mode in regards to head coach Scott Frost. After taking a pay cut to stay in Lincoln, Frost started hitting the transfer portal hard to reshape the Cornhuskers roster. Mathis (6'5"/247) was the key piece to achieving that. He has 15 sacks and 97 pressures per PFF during his college career with the Horned Frogs and will immediately be in position to make a difference for Nebraska.

The commitment of Mathis (6'5/247) to Nebraska is good news for head coach Scott Frost and company. A seasoned starter for the Horned Frogs, Mathis totaled 119 tackles, 97 pressures and 15 sacks per Pro Football Focus, and has started in each of the last three seasons for Nebraska. Last season, Mathis totaled 30 pressures and four sacks earning second-team All-Big 12 efforts for his efforts.

Mathis (6'5/247) will become one of the more coveted names in the transfer portal thanks in part to his lengthy experience as a starter, and how productive he has been in his four seasons at TCU. Since joining the Horned Frogs in 2018, Mathis has compiled 119 tackles, 97 quarterback pressures and 15 sacks according to Pro Football Focus, and has been a three-year starter since 2019. His breakout campaign came in 2020 when he totaled 38 tackles, 33 pressures and nine sacks, only for him to record another 30 pressures and four sacks in 2021. According to 247Sports.com, Mathis is being projected to go commit to Texas, which would make sense for the Manor, Texas native.

Mathis (6'5/235) appeared in four games while redshirting in 2018, logging three tackles in that space. The former three-star recruit then came out and crushed spring practice. With TCU looking to replace both L.J. Collier and Ben Banogu, the redshirt freshman is a prime candidate to see real work this fall. Adam Plant, Parker Workman and South Carolina grad transfer Shameik Blackshear are a few other names to watch at defensive end come the start of August camp.