D.J. McCullough: DB · New Mexico State · #7.
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D.J. McCullough
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at New Mexico State: Doug Martin and Jerry Kill. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Lamar — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 15 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 42 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 57 | 46 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-23vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 0-38@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-66@ Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-9vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-13@ Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 51-14vs Lamar | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 14-45@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-14@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 11 · 2022
W 51-14
vs Lamar
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 37-point win at home against Lamar.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%2 TFL15 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Kill
Pass share
40.8%
304 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
57.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
307 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico State, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doug Martin → Jerry Kill. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
