Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Billy Pullen
Senior linebacker for UL Monroe. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Kaufman, TX
CFB Index 36 · #412 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to UL Monroe 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
2
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, at UAB
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UL Monroe. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UL Monroe in 2024.
Billy Pullen
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at UL Monroe. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against UAB — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202411 games
- Signed with UL Monroe3-star out of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.
- All-Sun Beltthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UL Monroe
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
UL Monroe
Played his entire career under Bryant Vincent.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 8-18 over that span.
2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026UL Monroe0-2HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceFading
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 2 games: 1.0 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
Bryant Vincent
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
36 · #412 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #412 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #43 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
How the All-Sun Belt 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.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UL Monroe
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UL Monroe
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (20 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #127
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cody Simon’s 2022 season.
Matches Cody on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Cody on
Weight (higher)
Class year (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tabarious Peterson's sophomore season at Louisville (2021).
85%match
Matches Tabarious on
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Tabarious on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Billy Pullen
The linebacker corps · UL Monroe
- #3Noah Flemmings80 tackles · 2025
- #30Marcus Ross35 tackles · 2025
- #5Billy Pullen26 tackles · 2025
- #9Jaeden Calender25 tackles · 2025
- Kelbee Holmes21 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · UL Monroe team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology