Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 0-34@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Serigne Tounkara
Redshirt sophomore linebacker for California. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Houston, TX · Clear Springs HS / Clear Falls HS
Returning to California for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at San Diego State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for California. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri in 2023.
- Transferred from Missouri to California in 2024.
Serigne Tounkara
Serigne Tounkara arrived at California from Missouri. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against San Diego State, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Missouri3-star out of Clear Springs
20245 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 13-13 over that span.
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · 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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | California | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
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
Redshirt Sophomore (2025) - Cal Played in three games and made one tackle. Redshirt Freshman (2024) - Cal Played in 12 games. Made five tackles and added 1.5 TFL and sacks. Freshman (2023) - Missouri Did not appear in his first season with the Tigers, receiving a redshirt. Prep Ranked by 247Sport...
The linebacker corps · California
- #21Aaron Hampton41 tackles · 2025
- #10Jayden Wayne26 tackles · 2025
- #15Joshua Pierce14 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Beadles12 tackles · 2025
- #18Serigne Tounkara1 tackle · 2025
11 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology