Gael Ochoa
Rice Owls
64
Depth

Gael Ochoa

Rice OwlsAverage
QBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · UNLV
2nd String / Backup

Is Gael Ochoa starting?

Gael Ochoa is listed 2nd string at QB for Rice Owls.

Gael Ochoa is listed QB #2 for Rice at 64 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Rice Owls

  1. 11167Jacurri BrownStarter
  2. 2464Gael 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.

Recruit3★ · #2,017 Natl
El Paso, TX
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 72 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 70-rated offense; 44th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 64 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 56% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −6 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

Sep 5WHCUYDS 17
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

Gael Ochoa's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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