Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Odera Okaka
Senior linebacker for California. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Antioch, CA · Pittsburg HS
Returning to California for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Syracuse
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for California. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2025.
Odera Okaka
Two seasons at California, two different head coaches: Justin Wilcox and Tosh Lupoi. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Syracuse, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with California3-star out of College of San Mateo
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · California
Returning around him
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #33 · 2026 recruiting class #56
Background
Junior (2025) - Cal Appeared in nine games and recorded six tackles. Made two tackles against Louisville. Sophomore (2024) - College of San Mateo Nation's No. 1 JUCO edge player according to 247 JUCO composite Nation's No. 3 JUCO edge player according to On3 industry ranking. Played in 13 games....
The linebacker corps · California
- #21Aaron Hampton41 tackles · 2025
- #10Jayden Wayne26 tackles · 2025
- #15Joshua Pierce14 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Beadles12 tackles · 2025
- #19Odera Okaka6 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology