Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Tristan Dunn
Redshirt senior defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 210 lb · Sumner, WA · Sumner HS
CFB Index 5 · #537 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to California 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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 443 nationally · Signed with Washington
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington in 2022.
- Transferred from Washington to California in 2025.
Tristan Dunn
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Tristan Dunn has played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against UCLA — Week 1, 2026.
1 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 Washington3-star out of Sumner
20254 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2025
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
2022Washington11-2HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2024Washington6-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
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
Medium confidence
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 · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
5 · #537 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #537 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Aedan Seiuli’s 2023 season.
Matches Aedan on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Aedan on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Talich's sophomore season at Notre Dame (2024).
Matches Luke on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Tristan Dunn
Background
Accolades - Academic 2025 ACC All-Academic 2025 ACC Academic Honor Roll 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Redshirt Junior (2025) - Cal Made an appearance in all 13 games. Finished with four tackles. Recorded a tackle against Oregon State, Texas Southern, Virginia Tech and Virginia. Redshirt Sophomore (20...
The secondary · California
- #20Cameron Sidney47 tackles · 2025
- #14Aiden Manutai44 tackles · 2025
- #8Jasiah Wagoner28 tackles · 2025
- #23Isaiah Crosby24 tackles · 2025
- #22Tristan Dunn4 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology