Shawn Hochuli


Shawn Hochuli is a National Football League official. He wears uniform number 83. He entered the league in the 2014 NFL season and was promoted for 2018 from back judge to referee, following the retirement of his father, longtime referee Ed Hochuli, and another veteran official, Jeff Triplette.
Hochuli played college football at Pitzer College. He worked his first NFL season in 2014 as a side judge. He has also worked as an official in the Pac-12 Conference, Arena Football League, and arenafootball2 games. 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.
Hochuli's 2020 NFL officiating crew consists of umpire Ruben Fowler, down judge Ed Camp, line judge Greg Bradley, field judge Tom Hill, side judge James Coleman, back judge Rich Martinez, replay official Tyler Cerimeli, and replay assistant Robert Lu.