Dasan McCullough

HISTORY — From College Profile

2023 (OKLAHOMA)

Played in 10 games and made seven starts at “Cheetah” position … totaled 30 tackles (15 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and three QB hurries … starts came at Cincinnati (9/23), vs. Iowa State (9/30), vs. Texas (10/7), vs. UCF (10/21), at Oklahoma State (11/4), at BYU (11/18) and vs. Arizona in Alamo Bowl (12/28) … logged three tackles vs. Arizona ... recorded a QB hurry at BYU … notched a tackle and a pass breakup at Oklahoma State … served as a captain at Kansas and logged six tackles (1.0 TFL) and a QB hurry (10/28) … recorded six tackles (1.0 TFL) and a pass breakup vs. UCF (10/21) … tallied five tackles (1.0 TFL) vs. Texas (10/7) … registered two stops and a QB hurry vs. Iowa State (9/30) … totaled seven tackles (0.5 TFL) at Cincinnati (9/23) … recorded a pass breakup vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

2022 (INDIANA)

Appeared in all 12 games and made four starts ... earned freshman All-America honors from ESPN, The Athletic (second team) and College Football News (second team) … an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by conference media panel … named an On3 Midseason True Freshman All-American and to The Athletic Midseason Freshman All-American Team … ranked seventh on team with 49 tackles (32 solo) … ranked second on squad with 6.5 tackles for loss (38 yards) and tied for team lead with 4.0 sacks (33 yards) … registered three pass breakups and tied for second on team with three QB hurries … starts came vs. Idaho (9/10), Maryland (10/15), at Rutgers (10/22) and vs. Penn State (11/5) … logged five tackles (four solo) and QB hurry in win at Michigan State (11/19) … recorded four tackles (all solo) and 1.0 TFL at Ohio State (11/12) … notched two tackles (both solo) and a PBU vs. Penn State … tallied season-high eight tackles (four solo) and 0.5 TFL at Rutgers … finished with three tackles (two solo) and season-high two PBUs vs. Maryland … notched six tackles (0.5 TFL) vs. Michigan (10/8) … logged five tackles (four solo) and a sack for 13 yards at Nebraska (10/1) … registered three solo tackles and a sack for nine yards vs. Western Kentucky (9/17) … tallied five tackles (all went for loss or no gain), two sacks for 11 yards and a QB hurry in first career start vs. Idaho (graded by PFF as nation’s highest-rated pass rusher among true freshmen for the week) … credited with six tackles (0.5 TFL) in collegiate debut in win against Illinois (9/2).

HIGH SCHOOL

Played linebacker at Bloomington (Ind.) South High School in 2021 and at Blue Valley North High School in Kansas from 2018-20 ... the highest-ranked prospect to ever sign with Indiana … consensus four-star prospect ... rated as the No. 43 prospect nationally by ESPN, No. 61 by Rivals and No. 131 by 247Sports … ranked as country’s No. 5 outside linebacker by ESPN and Rivals and No. 12 edge player by 247Sports … regarded as No. 1 player in state of Indiana by ESPN and Rivals and No. 2 by 247Sports … an Under Armour and MaxPreps All-American … a first-team all-conference selection as a senior when he totaled 55 tackles (45 solo), six tackles for loss, three sacks and two interceptions … named the 2020 MaxPreps Kansas High School Player of the Year. 

PERSONAL

Enrolled at OU in January 2023 ... father (Deland) is Notre Dame running backs coach ... younger brother (Daeh) was an OU defensive back during 2023 season and is now at Louisville … older brother (Deland II) was an Indiana defensive back (2021) ... grandfather Sherman Smith played quarterback at Miami (Ohio) from 1972-75 ... major is sociology.