Tristan Jernigan
California Golden Bears
66
Depth

Tristan Jernigan

California Golden BearsAverage
WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Texas A&M
2nd String / Backup

Is Tristan Jernigan starting?

Tristan Jernigan is listed 2nd string at WLB for California Golden Bears.

Tristan Jernigan is listed WLB #2 for California at 66 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · California Golden Bears

  1. 13366JD McKinleyStarter
  2. 23266Tristan JerniganYou
  3. 3953AJ Tuitele

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Tupelo, ranked #496 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #496 NatlTeam Share0%
Tupelo, MS
Jersey
#32
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
230 lbs
Transfer
Texas A&M

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—310

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8886
National Rank
#496
High School
Tupelo
Hometown
Tupelo, MS

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 38th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 66. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 38% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 15% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WSYRTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-18

Sep 6LUCLATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-24

Tristan Jernigan's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

3 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.