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Dasan McCullough

LB · Nebraska · Sr. · #22

Returning to Nebraska for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Dasan McCullough

LB · Nebraska · Sr · #22

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#75 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Mickey Joseph
Nebraska
2023
Matt Rhule
Nebraska
era →
2024
Matt Rhule
Nebraska
2025
Matt Rhule
Nebraska

Coaching transition mid-career: Mickey Joseph → Matt Rhule. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Nebraska21115.02.01----
2024Oklahoma17102.50.0------
2023Oklahoma30153.50.03----
2022Indiana48306.54.03----
Career1166617.56.07----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 28–21

vs Northwestern

1 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Nebraska

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Linebacker · Nebraska · editorial

Returning around him

  • 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Nebraska player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (17 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

  • Butkus
  • Nagurski
  • Walter Camp
  • Bednarik

Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #87

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Noah Taylor’s 2022 season.

Noah Taylor

73%match

North Carolina · 2022

#2

Jaren Handy

Charlotte · 2023

66%
#3

Amari Gainer

North Carolina · 2023

63%
#4

Jatius Geer

Syracuse · 2022

63%
#5

Ernest Cooper

Stanford · 2025

58%

Matches Noah on

TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate

Differs from Noah on

Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (lower)
Based on 9 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marvin Jones Jr.'s senior season at Oklahoma (2025).

Marvin Jones Jr.

81%match

Oklahoma · 2025

#2

Phillip Lee

Arkansas · 2025

73%
#3

Taijh Alston

Colorado · 2023

73%
#4

Joseph Zelinsky

Pittsburgh · 2025

72%
#5

George Gumbs

Florida · 2025

70%

Matches Marvin on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Marvin on

Weight (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #8324

Final rank
#8492
Avg #8483.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #8324 this season.