Redshirt senior defensive lineman on California's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 275 lb · Atlanta, GA · Sandy Creek HS
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
tackles · 2025
1 TFL
Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Virginia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on California's 2025 roster.
Justin Beadles
Wins his gap play after play. Justin Beadles has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Kentucky — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (1st percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 20 | 10 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Houston | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 13 | 6.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-30vs Virginia | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-0vs Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jorden Starling’s 2022 season.
Matches Jorden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Sean McLaughlin's graduate season at Northwestern (2024).
Matches Sean on
Player DNA
Redshirt Senior (2025) - Louisville Made his Louisville debut against Eastern Kentucky, assisting on a pair of tackles. Recorded three tackles, including a TFL, against Virginia. Tallied a pair of tackles in a win at Virginia Tech. Recorded three tackles in a win over Kentucky. Redshirt Junior (2...
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