Virginia Tech · W 25-20
No tackles.
Sidney has tackles in 8 of California’s 9 games: none against Virginia Tech.
Cameron Sidney
Played for two head coaches in four seasons at California. One game to point at: 4 tackles against SMU — Week 8, 2026.
16 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | California | 47 | 28 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | California | 29 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | California | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 102 | 60 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Wagner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-39@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-41vs No. 21 Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-59@ No. 23 SMU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ NC State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 10-31 at NC State, play by play
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Second quarter, down 7-0.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How California’s defense played that day
NC State’s 13 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 10. His sack came with California down 7.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFL16 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
61.4%
386 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
69.9
9 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #194 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #23 of 75 ACC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
