#59

Jordan Kunaszyk

Senior linebacker for California. 2018: 124 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · California · Sr. · #59

6′3″ · 235 lb · Roseville, CA

California 2018 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for California. 2018: 124 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at California, 245 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

California

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

2 coaches

2016

Sonny Dykes

California

2017–2018

Justin Wilcox

California

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Justin Wilcox. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016California5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2017California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2018California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (100th percentile). Strength: tackles (99th percentile). Concern: interceptions (30th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#4 / 2662 · 100th pct

Tackles#15 / 2662 · 99th pct

124

Tackles for loss#151 / 2662 · 94th pct

10.0

Sacks#185 / 2662 · 92nd pct

4.0

QB hurries#450 / 2662 · 78th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2662 · 66th pct

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th pct

Interceptions#323 / 805 · 30th pct

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

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	11.4	1.1	0.4	0.2
Road6g	11.2	0.8	0.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	12.3	0.6	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	9.5	1.4	0.6	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tosh Lupoi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	California	124	85	10.0	4.0	2	1	--
2017	California	74	40	6.0	3.5	--	2	--
2016	California	47	16	1.0	0.0	--	1	--
Career		245	141	17.0	7.5	2	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2018

W 12–10

vs Washington

8 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

With S. Coutts — 41 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 50 LONG · C. Garbers — 153 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 2 rush yds (10 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-17vs North Carolina	7	7	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 21-18@ BYU	12	10	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 45-23vs Idaho State	9	2	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-42vs Oregon	11	9	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 17-24@ Arizona	11	10	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 7-37vs UCLA	22	14	2.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 22 tackles
Wk 8	W 49-7@ Oregon State	10	6	2.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 12-10vs Washington	8	2	1.0	0.5	—	1
Wk 10	L 13-19@ Washington State	9	7	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 15-14@ USC	11	8	1.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 7-10@ TCU	14	10	0.0	0.0	1	0
Total		124	85	10.0	4.0	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2018 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays