Joseph Mutombo

DL · #8 · Rice · JR · 6'3" · 271 · Fort Worth, TX

Projected DE starter

11 2026 tackles
0 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL
0 2026 INT + PD
33 Career games (11 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSTackles Sacks TFL INT PD FF
2026 Rice7411 0 1 0 0 0
2025 Rice13711 1.5 1 0 0 0
2024 Rice12011 2 2 1 1 1
2023 Rice101 0 1 0 0 0

2026 Percentile vs DLs

Tackles per game 1.6 61
Havoc plays 1 34
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Rice 2026 defense ›
Explosive rate allowed 12.5% 27
Line yards per carry allowed 2.6 42
Sack rate 3.8% 14

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTkl Sacks TFL INT PD
W6 @ ECU3 1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1266 Demitrius Carter Jr. WR · Steinbrenner USF
#1266 Ezell Jolly RB · Fort Bend Ridge Point UTEP
#1271 Joseph Mutombo DL · Keller Central RICE
#1285 Sergio Snider RB · Arlington Martin HOU
#1285 Deandre Duffus IOL · Chaminade-Madonna MD
DLs in the class
#128 Jamel Howard Jr. Marist WIS
#129 Stanley Raass Kahuku UTAH
#130 Joseph Mutombo Keller Central RICE
#131 Jason Hammond St. Thomas Aquinas UVA
#132 Jojo Johnson Olympus ORST
2026 · 34th pctile of DLs
Recruit · 53th pctile of class