Caleb McCullough: LB · Arizona State · #22.
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Caleb McCullough
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Arizona State. The first career honor came in 2024: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 12 tackles and 2 INT against Utah, Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona State | 76 | 41 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 52 | 26 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 136 | 71 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28@ Texas State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 22-30@ Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-31vs Kansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-19vs No. 16 Utah | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-21@ Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-31vs UCF | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-14@ No. 20 Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-23vs No. 14 BYU | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-7@ Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 45-19vs No. 16 Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-39vs No. 4 Texas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 41 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups76 tackles · 8 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
40.1%
382 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
68.0
14 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #156 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arizona State, 136 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Herm Edwards, Shaun Aguano, and Kenny Dillingham. Multi-era developmental context.
