Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
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Ricky Fletcher
Redshirt senior defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Durant, MS · Holmes County HS
CFB Index 53 · #156 of 339 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Ole Miss → California for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2141 nationally · Signed with South Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2022.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to California in 2026.
Ricky Fletcher
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Ricky Fletcher has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against UCLA — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20223 games
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Holmes County
20258 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025Ole Miss
2026California
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022South Alabama10-3HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2023South Alabama7-6HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 2.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ole Miss | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 38 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 15 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cam Hart’s 2023 season.
84%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Cam on
PD rate
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Williams's junior season at Baylor (2022).
84%match
Matches Will on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Ricky Fletcher
Background
Accolades - Athletic Athlon Sports Fourth-Team All-ACC (2026) Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 (2026) Accolades - Academic 2025 Dean's Fall Honor Roll Redshirt Junior (2025) - Ole Miss Rated the No. 43 cornerback in the 2026 transfer portal by 247Sports. Played in 14 games and made three s...
The secondary · California
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- #23Isaiah Crosby24 tackles · 2025
- #1Ricky Fletcher11 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology