Today, Nebraska’s Ochaun Mathis was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list. The Nagurski Trophy goes to the best defensive player in the country at the end of the season. He is one of 85 players in the nation to be named to the list.
Mathis is an edge rusher that will be playing in his first season at Nebraska this season. Previously he spent four seasons at TCU. In his career at TCU he recorded 135 tackles, 30.5 tackles for a loss, 15.5 sacks, and four tackles for a loss. He was a Second Team All- Big 12 selection in both 2020 and 2021.