Joseph Mbatchou
Florida Gators
71
Average

Joseph Mbatchou

Florida GatorsContender
NTDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

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Joseph Mbatchou is listed 2nd string at NT for Florida Gators.

Sophomore · #97 · 6'5", 321 lbs

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Up next for Florida

Florida plays Oklahoma at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:45 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Grayson, ranked #254 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #254 NatlTeam Share1%
Loganville, GA
Jersey
#97
Class
SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
321 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251110

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9129
National Rank
#254
High School
Grayson
Hometown
Loganville, GA

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 51th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 71.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 51% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 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

Oct 31LUGATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-8

Oct 10LSCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-19

Oct 3LMIZTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-17

Sep 12WCAMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-3

Sep 5WFAUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-21

Joseph Mbatchou's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

11 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement14%
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