Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21@ Rice | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#14
Daeh McCullough
Junior safety on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 180 lb · Cincinnati, OH
Transferred Louisville → Western Michigan for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 418 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2023.
- Transferred from Louisville to Western Michigan in 2026.
Daeh McCullough
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 7 tackles against Rice — Week 3, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of St. Joseph
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Western Michigan
Played his entire career under Lance Taylor.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Western Michigan
2025Louisville
2026Western Michigan
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakups
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 56 long
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +7 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Western Michigan2-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (21st percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
30.1%
66 pass / 153 run
Plays / game
73.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · Western Michigan
- #3Tate Hallock67 tackles · 2025
- #8Jarvarius Sims61 tackles · 2025
- #18Micah Davis60 tackles · 2025
- #1Joshua Franklin53 tackles · 2025
- #14Daeh McCullough1 tackle · 2025
24 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology