Joseph Mutombo
Joseph Mutombo
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Joseph Mutombo has been at Rice through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 3 tackles against UAB — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Rice
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #104
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Moso'oipala Tuitele’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Koron Hayward's junior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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Background
Pronunciation Guide Honors at Rice AAC All-Academic 2024 2025 Matched his career bests by playing in 12 games and 11 tackles… Second on the team with four quarterback hits and fifth with 12 total pressures… Made his first career start in the opener at Louisiana and was credited with a pair of tac...