Calen Bullock

Former safety at USC. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 58 tackles.

S · USC · Jr. · #7

6′3″ · 190 lb · Pasadena, CA

CFB Index 66 · #128 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamHouston — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 14, #78 overall

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 186 nationally · Signed with USC

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at USC. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 58 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2021.
Drafted round 3 by the Houston in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at USC, 140 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #78 overall by Houston.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

202111 games

Signed with USC4-star out of John Muir

202212 games

All-Pac-12Second Team

202311 games

All-Pac-12First Team

2024

Drafted by Houstonround 3, pick 78

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#186 national

CFB

College

USC

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #78

Houston · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Pac-12 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021

Donte Williams

USC

2022–2023

Lincoln Riley

USC

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 3rd NFL season

#78Rd 3 · Pick 14

HoustonEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

2022USC11-3HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

66Quality starter #128 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (91st percentile). Strength: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#246 / 2842 · 91st pct

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Tackles#393 / 2842 · 86th pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
Road5g	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lincoln Riley

Pass share

46.0%

97 pass / 114 run

Plays / game

70.3

3 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

102 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

66 · #128 of 538 safeties

Former four-star. Now #128 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	USC	58	39	5	2	--
2022	USC	43	27	5	5	--
2021	USC	39	25	3	2	--
Career		140	91	13	9	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 43–41

vs Arizona

6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out Arizona at home in a shootout.

With C. Williams — 219 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.3 · 41 rush yds (12 car) · 3 TD · E. Czaplicki — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 55 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 56-28vs San José State	4	2	—	0
Wk 1	W 66-14vs Nevada	5	5	—	2
Wk 4	W 42-28@ Arizona State	7	4	1	0
Wk 5	W 48-41@ Colorado	5	4	—	0
Wk 6	W 43-41vs Arizona	6	5	—	1
Wk 7	L 20-48@ Notre Dame	6	4	—	0
Wk 8	L 32-34vs Utah	4	4	1	0
Wk 9	W 50-49@ California	7	1	—	1
Wk 10	L 42-52vs Washington	9	7	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 11	L 27-36@ Oregon	3	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 20-38vs UCLA	2	2	—	1
Total		58	39	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology