The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Jeffrey McCulloch
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Davis
- Major:
- Sport Management
A four-year linebacker who played in 46 career games with 10 starts … named 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … was an all-state and two-time all-district honoree … selected to participate in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game … also participated in Nike’s 2015 The Opening … named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie team in 2016-17 … three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2017, spring 2018, spring 2019) … named 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … A fourth team preseason All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele in 2019.
SENIOR (2019)
Played in 10 games and made four starts … missed Texas’ games versus Kansas and TCU due to injury … totaled 28 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack … made eight tackles, including six solo tackles, in the season opener versus Louisiana Tech … finished with six tackles against No. 6 LSU … logged six solo tackles in Texas’ Big 12 opener versus Oklahoma State… tallied one solo stop and one quarterback hurry against the Cyclones… registered one tackle against the Bears.
JUNIOR (2018)
Played in 14 games and made six starts (Kansas State, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma) … registered 33 tackles (16 solo) … had 4.5 sacks, one sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and two pass breakups … totaled eight tackles (two solo, six assisted) in the season opener at Maryland … played in the 28-21 victory over Tulsa … had one solo tackle for a loss of six yards in a win over USC … had three tackles and a tackle for loss in UT’s 31-16 victory over No. 17 TCU … made his first career start in the road victory at Kansas State, totaling three tackles with a tackle for loss … contributed to a win over No. 7 Oklahoma … played in the 23-17 victory over Baylor … played in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State … totaled four tackles (three solo) in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … had five tackles (one solo) in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech … started at linebacker and had two tackles, a pass breakup and a QB hurry in the Longhorns victory over Iowa State … had three solo tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and an interception with a 65 yard return in the 24-17 road win over Kansas … had three tackles with one-half tackle for loss in the Big 12 Championship Game … registered a tackle in UT’s 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … played in 10 games, playing in the season’s first nine games before missing the final three of the regular season due to injury, but came back for the bowl game … made 10 tackles, with 1.5 sacks, and two QB hurries on the season … made one solo tackle in the season opener against Maryland … also played in a week two 56-0 win over San Jose State … had two tackles and one-half sack on the road in a double-overtime loss to No. 4/4 USC … had one tackle and one quarterback hurry as the Longhorns sacked Iowa State QB Jacob Park four times in holding him to less than 50% passing in a 17-7 win … had two solo tackles in the Longhorns’ 40-34 double-overtime win … played in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … made a solo tackle to force a three-and-out against Oklahoma State … had one sack for a loss of eight yards in Texas’ 38-7 victory at Baylor … recorded two solo tackles, one TFL and a quarterback hurry … made one tackle at No. 10/12 TCU before leaving the field due to an injury … returned from injury to help the Longhorns to a 33-16 victory in the Texas Bowl against Missouri.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in all 12 games on defense and special teams … registered 23 tackles (17 solo) with two tackles for loss and one sack … had one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … made his collegiate debut in a 50-47 double-overtime win over No. 10 Notre Dame … made his first career tackle on special teams in a week two win over UTEP … had five tackles, including a team-high three on special teams, in a week three contest at California … recorded three total tackles against Oklahoma State with one for a loss of four yards … had four solo tackles against Iowa State … also had one sack for a loss of five yards … had four total tackles against Texas Tech, three solo and one assist … also had one fumble recovery … had two tackles against West Virginia, one solo and one assist … had four solo tackles against Kansas … also had one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry … played just the second half against TCU and did not record any tackles.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by James Showers at Davis … was an all-state and two-time all-district honoree … selected to participate in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game … invited to participate in Nike’s 2015 The Opening … semifinalist for the 2015 Greater Houston High School Rotary Lombardi Award … chosen to the All-USA Texas Second Team by USA Today in 2015 … tabbed one of the top three linebackers in Texas, honorable mention Super Team and to “2016 Texas’ Best” by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … named All-District 18-6A … selected second-team Academic All-State and first-team academic all-district … ranked in the Greater Houston Top 100 and named one of the Top 10 area defensive players by the Houston Chronicle … placed No. 16 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 … picked a Top 30 prospect in Texas by the Waco Tribune … ranked No. 26 nationally (No. 2 OLB) and No. 3 overall in Texas by ESPN … rated No. 43 nationally (No. 3 OLB) and No. 1 OLB in Texas … rated No. 87 nationally (No. 8 OLB) and No. 14 overall in Texas by 247Sports … ranked No. 169 nationally (No. 6 ILB) and No. 22 overall in Texas by Rivals … amassed 19 sacks as a senior … part of a defense that allowed just 14.5 points per game, including five games of 10 points or less and two shutouts … helped Davis to a 6-5 overall record, including a 5-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division II bidistrict playoffs … named 2015 preseason first-team Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … named honorable mention 6A All-State by the Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association in 2014 … tabbed first-team All-District 18-6A … collected 60 tackles, 18.5 tackles for a loss, 9.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 11 quarterback pressures as a junior … part of a defense that allowed just 18.5 points per game, including three shutouts against Pasadena Memorial, Aldine and Northbrook … helped Davis to a 6-5 overall record, including a 5-1 district mark and a co-district championship, and an appearance in the 6A Division II bidistrict playoffs in 2014 … also played basketball in high school.
PERSONAL
Son of Deborah and Jeffrey McCulloch Sr. … has one brother, Joshua … cousin Mia King graduated from UT … cousin of UT women’s basketball player Ariel Atkins … cousin Brianna McCulloch plays volleyball at UTSA … another cousin, Aerial Starks, plays basketball at UMass … was born in Houston … volunteers during breaks back home at the Houston Food Bank … can play guitar … graduated with a degree in sport management with a minor in business … named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2017).
