2025 Football Roster

43 Ryan McCulloch

  • Position Outside Linebacker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 255
  • Class Junior
  • Experience 3rd
  • Hometown Arcadia, CA
  • High School Rio Hondo Prep

Biography

Sophomore (2024)
  • Appeared in 10 games. Tallied 18 tackles, 4.5 TFL, three sacks and a pass defended.
  • Registered a pair of QB hurries and three tackles in home opener against UC Davis.
  • Made first career start at Auburn and had one pass breakup.
  • Logged two tackles, including 0.5 TFL (-1 yd), and a pair of QB hurries against SDSU.
  • Named Jonathan & Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 30, 2024.
  • Credited with career-first sack (-3 yds) and one QB hurry at Wake Forest.
  • Logged two tackles vs. Syracuse.
  • Had two tackles and one QB hurry against Stanford.
  • Credited with three tackles (2.0 TFL, -6 yds), including 1.0 sack for a loss of four yards at SMU and a pair of QB hurries.
Freshman (2023)
  • Played 12 games all off the bench with the only contest he missed game two against Auburn
  • Contributed nine tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards), one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry.
  • Made his Cal debut against North Texas and collected his first collegiate tackle.
  • Recorded his first quarterback hurry against Idaho.
  • Had three tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards) against Oregon.
  • Had one tackle in the Big Game at Stanford.
  • Recorded two tackles and a PBU in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
Prep
  • Played at Rio Hondo Prep -- Class of 2023.
  • Was listed as a consensus 3-star by recruiting websites: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), On3 (3), On3 Consensus (3), Rivals (3).
  • A two-way player who had participated in 30 games over his final three seasons and posted combined totals of 171 tackles, 48.5 tackles for loss, 25.5 sacks (-165 yards), four pass deflections, three forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, 40 quarterback hurries and one safety on defense while adding 167 carries for 1342 yards and 18 touchdowns along with 26 receptions for 439 yards and six touchdowns, and one kickoff return for 10 yards to total 1781 all-purpose yards, while also completing 1-of-2 passes for nine yards and one touchdown on offense.
  • Earned Gold Coast League Defensive MVP as well as first-team All-Southern Section and All-Gold Coast honors as a 2022 senior.
  • As a senior, he had team-highs of 64 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks (-66 yards), a career-high two forced fumbles and 15 quarterback hurries on defense, while also leading the team with career highs of 93 carries, 897 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns on the ground, as well as 19 receptions for 247 yards and three touchdowns for a career-high 1144 all-purpose yards while also completing 1-of-2 passes for nine yards and one touchdown in nine games for a team finished 8-2 overall and reached the opening round of the Southern Section Division 10 playoffs.
  • Named to Southern California’s Elite Cannon List for defensive linemen prior to his 2022 senior campaign along with fellow Cal 2023 recruiting class member Tiumalu Afalava.
  • Picked up first-team All-Area, All-Southern Section and All-Gold Coast League recognition with career highs of 76 tackles, 23.0 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks (-99 yards) and 25 quarterback hurries, as well as two fumble recoveries on defense, while adding 67 carries for 408 yards and six touchdowns as well as seven receptions for 192 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdown receptions as well as his lone kick return for 10 yards for 610 all-purpose yards in 11 games as a 2021 junior for a team finished 10-2 overall and reached the second round of the Southern Section Division 7 playoffs.
  • A three-sport standout who has also played prep baseball and basketball, nearly averaging a double-double (10.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg) in 11 games of hoops as a 2021-22 junior and hitting .456 with seven home runs and 46 RBI in 21 contests as a 2021 sophomore on the diamond.
 

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Outside Linebacker
    6'3" 240 lbs
  • 43

    2023Freshman

    Outside Linebacker
    6'3" 240 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2024Sophomore

    Outside Linebacker
    6'3" 245 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2025Junior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'3" 255 lbs
    43