2025 Sophomore

• 12 games played with two starts
• First-career starts in back-to-back games vs. #1 Ohio State (10/11/25) and at Washington (10/25/25)
• 18 tackles (six solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups on the season
• Tied for fourth on the team with 1.5 sacks
• Two pass breakups in home win vs. Maryland (11/15/25)
• Career-high four tackles (two solo) with a half tackle for loss at Washington (10/25/25)
• Career-high 1.5 sacks, along with three tackles, in rivalry win at Purdue (10/4/25)
• Three tackles and two QB hurries in win vs. #21 USC (9/27/25)

2024 Freshman

• Played in seven games as a true freshman 
• Two tackle (one solo), 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks on the season
• First tackle and a half sack vs. Central Michigan (9/14/24)

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
• Defensive lineman ranks: #86 (ESPN), #118 (247Sports), #118 (On3)
• State of Ohio ranks: #40 (247Sports), #41 (On3), #48 (Rivals), #59 (ESPN)
• Played for head coach Nate Hillerich at Pickerington North
• Four-year letterwinner
• OCC Ohio Defensive Player of the Year
• D1 Central Ohio District Defensive Player of the Year
• Pickerington Team MVP
• Also played basketball, wrestled, and threw shot put in high school
• First played varsity football at age 13 as a freshman
• Offers included Akron, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Indiana, James Madison, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Pittsburgh, Toledo, and Western Michigan

Personal

• Born September 5, 2006
• Son of Derrick McCullom and Shauna Hart
• Three brothers, Dom, Daylon, and Jaylen, and four sisters, Dez, Zyann, Jayla, and Alana
• Chose Illinois because, “I want to be a part of the positive movement the program is on. I believe Illinois is where I can get developed the best on and off the field.”
• Majoring in exploratory studies