Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2022New Mexico State
D.J. McCullough
DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. McCullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Lamar
Player Story
D.J. McCullough built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of D.J. McCullough's career was his defensive...
Read the storyD.J. McCullough, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State. D.J. McCullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
D.J. McCullough quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Lamar
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DB 475th (top 52%) · FBS Independents 124th (top 39%) · National 2,251st (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 28.3 |
Related Context
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D.J. McCullough played DB for New Mexico State. Across 2 tracked seasons, D.J. McCullough recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 8 primary output with 21.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
21.3
Usage
5.4
Consistency
54.9
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 0. UTEP: 1. New Mexico: 1. South Carolina State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. San José State: 1. Nevada: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Utah State: 1. Alabama: 0. Kentucky: 0. Massachusetts: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 4 by 16.7. UTEP: 1 by 14.2. New Mexico: 4 by 26.7. South Carolina State: 4 by 26.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 14.2. San José State: 6 by 35. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Hawai'i: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 3 by 22.5. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Kentucky: 8 by 33.3. Massachusetts: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 10 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
35 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 44-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Kentucky | L 16-56 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Alabama | L 3-59 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Utah State | L 13-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/24 | @ Hawai'i | L 34-48 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | @ Nevada | L 28-55 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | @ San José State | L 31-37 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Hawai'i | L 21-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | vs South Carolina State | W 43-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ New Mexico | L 25-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ San Diego State | L 10-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/29 | vs UTEP | L 3-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. McCullough story
D.J. McCullough built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of D.J. McCullough's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with New Mexico State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but D.J. McCullough's production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.
The arc is straightforward: D.J. McCullough moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2021-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 8 | 21.3 | 5.4 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 5 | 14.1 | 3.4 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Lamar
Week 11 · W 51-14
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#2
@ San José State
Week 5 · L 31-37
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah State
Week 10 · L 13-35
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico
Week 2 · L 25-34
1
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 3 · L 7-66
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Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
8 primary output · 21.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
55.4
#2
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State
28.3
5 primary · 14.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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