Tristan Dunn
Tristan Dunn
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Tristan Dunn has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Virginia — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · California
Returning around him
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #56
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Aedan Seiuli’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Talich's sophomore season at Notre Dame (2024).
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