Shawn Hochuli

Shawn Hochuli (/ˈhɒkjʊli/ HOCK-yuu-lee; born June 25, 1978) is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL). He wears jersey #83. He entered the league in the 2014 NFL season and was promoted in 2018 from back judge to referee, following the retirement of his father, longtime referee Ed Hochuli, and another veteran official, Jeff Triplette.^[1]

Shawn Hochuli
Born	(1978-06-25) June 25, 1978 (age 46) Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	NFL American football official (2014–present)
Parent	Ed Hochuli

Hochuli played college football at Pitzer College.^[2] Outside of the NFL, he has also worked as an official in the Pac-12 Conference,^[3] Arena Football League,^[4] and arenafootball2 games.^[5]

Officiating career

NFL

Hochuli worked his first NFL season in 2014 as a side judge.^[6]

During the 2022 NFC Divisional playoff game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Rams, he gave Tom Brady the first unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of Brady's career.^[7]

On November 10, 2024, Hochuli made a false start penalty announcement in German, during an international contest between the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants in Munich. This referenced both Clay Martin's announcement from the previous year's Munich game, and his father's announcement from the inaugural Mexico game at Azteca Stadium on October 2, 2005.^[8]

During the 2025 NFC Championship Game, he invoked a rarely-used rule whereby the Philadelphia Eagles were nearly awarded a touchdown due to multiple consecutive encroachment penalties from the Washington Commanders.^[9]

Other officiating

On August 13, 2011, he was head referee for ArenaBowl XXIV between the Jacksonville Sharks and Arizona Rattlers. He also worked as head referee for a 2017 pre-season game.^{[citation needed]}

2024 crew

• R: Shawn Hochuli
• U: Terry Killens
• DJ: Patrick Holt
• LJ: Tim Podraza
• FJ: Jason Ledet
• SJ: Jim Quirk
• BJ: Jimmy Russell
• RO: Jamie Nicholson
• RA: Adam Choate^[10]