Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 32-24vs LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#29
Nick Cull
Senior safety for Ole Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Donalsonville, GA · Seminole County
CFB Index 25 · #477 of 544 safetiesMedium confidence
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
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, vs Charlotte
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety for Ole Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2022.
Nick Cull
Erases the deep middle of the field. Nick Cull has been at Ole Miss through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against LSU — Week 3, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Seminole County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Ole Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 32–24
vs LSU
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
With T. Chambliss — 363 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.8 · 2 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · O. Bird — 42 yards per punt · 2 punts · 49 long
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Ole Miss3-0HC: Pete Golding · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Pass share
57.6%
118 pass / 87 run
Plays / game
68.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
127 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #477 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #477 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #25 of 28 SEC Ss
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to J.J. Roberts’s 2021 season.
Matches J.J. on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aman Greenwood's senior season at Akron (2024).
84%match
Matches Aman on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Background
2025 (SENIOR): Appeared in 14 games with four starts in the secondary ... Totaled 19 tackles on the season ... Added three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry... vs. Georgia State (08/30/25): Made first career start as the nickelback, notched one pass breakup in 48 snaps ... at Kentucky…
The secondary · Ole Miss
- #7Sharif Denson52 tackles · 2025
- #14Edwin Joseph37 tackles · 2025
- #6Joenel Aguero36 tackles · 2025
- #8Antonio Kite33 tackles · 2025
- #29Nick Cull19 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology