FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 2437th / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Syracuse | 86 | ~5 (0–29) | 1 | 6% |
| Wk 3 · Wagner | 59 | ~25 (3–45) | 2 | 42% |
| Season | 145 | 30 (10–44) | 3 | 21% |
16 LBs on the California roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | AJ Tuitele | LB | FR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Tristan Jernigan | LB | SO | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Kamar Mothudi | LB | SO | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 21 | Aaron Hampton | LB | JR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 33 | JD McKinley | LB | FR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Odera Okaka | LB | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Joshua Pierce | LB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jayden Wayne | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | ||
| Solomon Williams | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 36 | Jude McLellan | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 45 | Beckham Barney | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Justin Beadles | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Emmanuel Okoye | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Serigne Tounkara | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Jaxon Pyatt | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | BJ Jones | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. California depth chart →