Is Gael Ochoa starting?
Gael Ochoa is listed 2nd string at QB for Rice Owls.
Redshirt sophomore · #4 · 6'2", 197 lbs
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- 11163Jacurri BrownStarter
- 2460Gael OchoaYou
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The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of El Paso Pebble Hills, ranked #2,017 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #4
- Class
- RS SO/TR
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 197 lbs
- Transfer
- UNLV
Gael Ochoa is currently behind Jacurri Brown at QB on the Rice depth chart, a American Athletic team rated 62 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8386
- National Rank
- #2017
- High School
- El Paso Pebble Hills
- Hometown
- El Paso, TX
Why this rating?
On a 66-rated offense; 44th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 60 after depth penalty.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 10LECUYDS 48
- CMP-ATT
- 2-4
- YDS
- 48
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
- QBR
- 150.8
- CAR
- 2
- YDS
- -6
- AVG
- -3.0
- TD
- 0
Final L 28-12
Sep 5WHCUYDS 34
- CMP-ATT
- 2-5
- YDS
- 17
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
- QBR
- 68.6
- CAR
- 4
- YDS
- 34
- AVG
- 8.5
- TD
- 1
Final W 31-3
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | LECU | 2-4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 150.8 |
| Sep 5 | WHCU | 2-5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68.6 |
Gael Ochoa's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.