Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Cade Uluave
Senior linebacker for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · South Jordan, UT
CFB Index 78 · #67 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred California → BYU 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
9
tackles · 2026
2 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 19 tackles · 3 TFL · 2 sacks -- top 0.1% tackles game. -- Best game: 6 tackles, 1 INT, vs Arizona
Swing playSwung California from 43% to 71% to win.Washington State at California · 42-39
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4 linebacker for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2023.
- Transferred from California to BYU in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
45own fans
25rival fans
Business is picking up for Texas Football in the transfer portal. The Longhorns are hosting a NUMBER of top-ranked portal targets this weekend. Former NC State RB Hollywood Smothers, former Pitt LB Rasheem Biles, and former Cal LB Cade…
In Their Words
100 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Cade Uluave is gonna thrive in BYU’s defense”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Cade Uluave
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-ACC. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1 INT against Arizona — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20238 games
- Signed with California3-star out of Mountain Ridge
202512 games
- All-ACCfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to BYU
2025California
2026BYU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). 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: 4.5 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BYU | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | California | 97 | 42 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | California | 68 | 28 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | California | 67 | 38 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 241 | 115 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 9 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–17
vs Arizona
6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 INT
With B. Bachmeier — 217 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 37 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Shurtz — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zack Woodard’s 2021 season.
82%match
Matches Zack on
Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Taye Brown's junior season at Arizona (2025).
81%match
Matches Taye on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Cade Uluave
The linebacker corps · BYU
- #4Cade Uluave97 tackles · 2025
- #16Isaiah Glasker63 tackles · 2025
- #54Siale Esera44 tackles · 2025
- #21Miles Hall18 tackles · 2025
- #18Ace Kaufusi16 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology