Josh Drayden: CB · California · #20.
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Josh Drayden
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. The six seasons at California span two head coaches: Sonny Dykes and Justin Wilcox. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Washington State — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | California | 48 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2020 | California | 14 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | California | 9 | 9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | California | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | California | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | California | 28 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 126 | 82 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 16 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-22vs Nevada | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 32-34@ TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-30vs Sacramento State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-21vs Washington State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ No. 9 Oregon | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-3vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 39-25vs Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-10@ Arizona | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-11@ Stanford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-14vs USC | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this season48 tackles · 3 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
49.1%
379 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
64.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at California, 126 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Justin Wilcox. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
