Dasan McCullough is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nebraska.
McCullough fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-17vs Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 68-0vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs No. 21 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-27vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21vs Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-21vs No. 23 USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-40vs Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
24%5 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups21 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
46.4%
378 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #364 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #46 of 72 Big Ten LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Tom Allen, Brent Venables and Matt Rhule.
