Player Dossier

2020-2024

Arizona State

Caleb McCullough

LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Oxnard, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Caleb McCullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

48%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

63

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

33

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

78

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah

Player Story

Caleb McCullough built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Caleb McCullough's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.813

Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich, IL

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Caleb McCullough, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Arizona State. Caleb McCullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
136
TFL
12.5
Sacks
2
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Caleb McCullough quick answers

Latest team and position
Arizona State · LB
Career Tackles
136
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Arizona State
Top game
Utah
Recruit profile
3-star · Lake Zurich · Western Michigan
High school pipeline
Lake Zurich · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
76 tackles · LB 119th (top 10%) · Big 12 19th (top 3%) · National 185th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State23-0--029.7
2021 Regular SeasonArizona State12-0--040
2022 Regular SeasonArizona State33-0--036.8
2023 Regular SeasonArizona State11524.5112041.1
2024 PostseasonArizona State13311--069.2
2024 Regular SeasonArizona State13737011069.2

Related Context

Caleb McCullough played LB for Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Caleb McCullough recorded 136 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Arizona State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Arizona State paired 13 primary output with 34.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: California

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · Arizona State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

27.4

Usage

7.5

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southern Utah: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Fresno State: 0. California: 5. Colorado: 0. Washington: 2.5. Washington State: 0. Utah: 0. UCLA: 0. Oregon: 1. Arizona: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Utah: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. California: 7 by 79.2. Colorado: 6 by 25. Washington: 8 by 58.3. Washington State: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 6 by 25. UCLA: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 6 by 35. Arizona: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

California

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs California

Result
Sat 11/25vs ArizonaL 23-5942000
Sat 11/18vs OregonL 13-4963100
Sun 11/12@ UCLAW 17-721000
Sat 11/4@ UtahL 3-5562000
Sun 10/29vs Washington StateW 38-2731000
Sun 10/22@ WashingtonSplash gameL 7-15861.5001
Sat 10/7vs ColoradoL 24-2765000
Sat 9/30@ CaliforniaSplash gameL 21-2473211
Sun 9/17vs Fresno StateL 0-2941000
Sun 9/10vs Oklahoma StateL 15-2741000
Fri 9/1vs Southern UtahW 24-2121000

Player Story

Caleb McCullough story

Caleb McCullough built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Caleb McCullough's career was his defensive production: 136 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Caleb McCullough's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Arizona State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State111.36
2021 Regular SeasonArizona State08.31.4-1
2022 Regular SeasonArizona State04.20.70
2023 Regular SeasonArizona State8.527.47.58.5
2024 PostseasonArizona State1334.410.54.5
2024 Regular SeasonArizona State1334.410.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Utah

Week 7 · W 27-19 · Conference game

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Havoc Plays

95 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.

#2

@ California

Week 5 · L 21-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#3

@ Washington

Week 8 · L 7-15 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

69.4 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Arizona

Week 15 · W 70-7 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Iowa State

Week 15 · W 45-19 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

66 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Arizona State

13 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 10.5 usage

69.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Arizona State

69.2

13 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 10.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Arizona State

41.1

8.5 primary · 27.4 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

5

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games