Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#19
Ryan McCulloch
Junior linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 258 lb · Arcadia, CA · Rio Hondo Preparatory School / California
CFB Index 42 · #358 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred California → UCLA 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.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs San Diego State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2023.
- Transferred from California to UCLA in 2026.
Ryan McCulloch
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Ryan McCulloch has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against San Diego State — Week 2, 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.
20237 games
- Signed with California3-star out of Rio Hondo Preparatory School
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
2025California
2026UCLA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | California | 18 | 9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | California | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 19 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026UCLA3-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
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, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #358 of 571 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #358 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,245 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Chris Braswell’s 2022 season.
51%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 25
Matches Chris on
Sack rate
Differs from Chris on
PD rate (higher)
Hurry rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Braswell's sophomore season at Alabama (2022).
67%match
All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 25
Matches Chris on
TFL rate
Differs from Chris on
Hurry rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
PD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ryan McCulloch
The linebacker corps · UCLA
- #5Trent Hendrick96 tackles · 2025
- #56Drew Spinogatti51 tackles · 2025
- #10Samuel Omosigho50 tackles · 2025
- #9Jalen Woods47 tackles · 2025
- #19Ryan McCulloch11 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology