Junior defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 312 lb · Philadelphia, PA · La Salle College HS / Rutgers
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs San Diego State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
Darold Dengohe
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Darold Dengohe has played for two head coaches across three seasons and three programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against San Diego State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Rutgers | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 28 | 11 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 14 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–24
at California
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against California.
With C. Gerrand — 43 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · W. Knight — 71 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.0%
76 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Unranked recruit. Now #234 at the position.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Gabe Summers’s 2020 season.
Matches Gabe on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Decarius Hawthorne's freshman season at Florida Atlantic (2021).
Matches Decarius on
Differs from Decarius on
Player DNA
Career Summary Has spent the last three college football seasons on the rosters at Rutgers (2025) and James Madison (2023-24) … over 18 career games, has totaled 35 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, and one sack. 2025 (Rutgers) Played in four games during his lone season with the Scarlet Knights ……
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