Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-30@ North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
Cameron Saffle
Cameron Saffle: OLB · California · #51.
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Cameron Saffle
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at California. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against North Carolina — Week 1, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
California in the news
- Cal lists WR, LB, RB injuries
Sports Illustrated Oct 29 - Cal finalizes Lupoi's $22.6M contract
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | California | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2016 | California | 57 | 32 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Career | 63 | 36 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4 |
Sacks without a box score
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
- 2015: 1 sack
How we counted this
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
W 35-30
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
Teams and coaches
2016California5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2017California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
53.6%
473 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
73.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
532 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
6 tackles in 1 game
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at California
- 2017 California WilcoxYear 3 · 1 game
- 2016 California DykesYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 California DykesYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school SkylineSammamish, WA · Class of 2015Three-star, No. 1,662 in the 2015 class. Signed with California.
How it ended
Two seasons at California, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
2015
- Signed with CaliforniaThree-star, out of Skyline
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coaches2015–2016
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Justin Wilcox. Worth noting in scheme + development context.