Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#29
Nick Cull
Senior safety for Ole Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Donalsonville, GA · Seminole County
CFB Index 25 · #477 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Ole Miss 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
1
interception · 2026
3 tackles · 1 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, vs Charlotte
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for Ole Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2022.
Nick Cull
Erases the deep middle of the field. Nick Cull has been at Ole Miss through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Charlotte — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Seminole County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Ole Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Ole Miss2-0HC: Pete Golding · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Pete Golding
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #477 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #477 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #25 of 28 SEC Ss
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ole Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Ole Miss
Returning around him
- 2 Ole Miss players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (28 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #22
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to J.J. Roberts’s 2021 season.
Matches J.J. on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aman Greenwood's senior season at Akron (2024).
84%match
Matches Aman on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Background
2025 (SENIOR): Appeared in 14 games with four starts in the secondary ... Totaled 19 tackles on the season ... Added three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry... vs. Georgia State (08/30/25): Made first career start as the nickelback, notched one pass breakup in 48 snaps ... at Kentucky (09/0...
The secondary · Ole Miss
- #7Sharif Denson52 tackles · 2025
- #14Edwin Joseph37 tackles · 2025
- #6Joenel Aguero36 tackles · 2025
- #8Antonio Kite33 tackles · 2025
- #29Nick Cull19 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology