Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jahleel Culbreath
Senior linebacker for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 222 lb · Virginia Beach, VA · Ocean Lakes
CFB Index 65 · #166 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Old Dominion → UCF 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
6
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Old Dominion in 2022.
- Transferred from Old Dominion to UCF in 2026.
Jahleel Culbreath
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and Scott Frost. The receipt: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20223 games
- Signed with Old Dominionout of Ocean Lakes
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
2025Old Dominion
2026UCF
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2023Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceSustained Ascent
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). 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: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
65 · #166 of 583 LBs
Unranked recruit. Now #166 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 71 | 27 | 9.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 62 | 29 | 7.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 155 | 63 | 18.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
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 Jahleel Culbreath’s 2024 season.
72%match
Matches Jahleel on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Jahleel on
Sack rate (higher)
Class year (higher)
Solo tackle rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kip Lewis's senior season at Oklahoma (2025).
62%match
Matches Kip on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Kip on
Height (higher)
Solo tackle rate (lower)
PD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jahleel Culbreath
The linebacker corps · UCF
- #20Lewis Carter95 tackles · 2025
- #43Cole Kozlowski81 tackles · 2025
- #34Jahleel Culbreath71 tackles · 2025
- #19Rashad Henry51 tackles · 2025
- #24Tackett Curtis25 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology