Career Summary
Two-year letterwinner at California (2023-24) … played in 26 games over his three-year Golden Bear career … was mentored by new UCLA linebackers coach Vic So'oto … has totaled 38 tackles (19-19-38), 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery … as a sophomore in 2024, tallied career-highs in tackles (18), tackles for loss (4.5) and sacks (3.0) … listed as a consensus three-star recruit out of high school … earned Gold Coast League Defensive MVP, All-CIF-SS First Team and All-Gold Coast honors as a senior in 2022 … three-sport prep athlete, participating on Rio Hondo's basketball and baseball teams.
2025 (California)
Played in four games before missing the rest of the season due to injury … recorded 11 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, and 1.5 sacks … had a season-high four tackles, his most as a Golden Bear, against both Oregon State (Aug. 30) and Minnesota (Sept. 13).
2024 (California)
Played in 10 games as a true sophomore at Cal … recorded 18 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and one pass defended … made his first-career start at Auburn on Sept. 7 … registered season highs in tackles (3) and TFLs (2.0) at SMU on Nov. 30 … had a sack in three separate games, including the final two contests of the season.
2023 (California)
Entered 12 of games as a true freshman … posted nine tackles … made his collegiate debut in Cal’s season-opener at North Texas on Sept. 2, recording his first-career tackle … had a season-high three tackles, and a half-TFL, against Oregon on Nov. 4.
High School
Consensus three-star recruit out of Rio Hondo High School … was a two-way player over his final three seasons … posted combined totals of 171 tackles, 48.5 TFLs, 25.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and seven fumble recoveries on defense … on offense, compiled 167 carries for 1,342 yards and 18 touchdowns with 26 receptions for 439 yards and six touchdowns … earned Gold Coast League Defensive MVP honors as a senior in 2022 … also as a senior was tabbed First Team All-Southern Section and First Team All-Gold League … had 64 tackles, 19.0 TFLs, and 12.0 sacks on defense with 897 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on offense as a senior … also played basketball and baseball at Rio Hondo … averaged nearly a double-double (10.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg) as a junior and batted .456 with seven home runs and 46 RBIs as a sophomore.
Personal
Full name: Ryan Allen McCulloch … son of Jerry and Anita McCulloch … has four siblings: Markus, Johnathan, Chris, and Lauren … loves baseball and spending time with his friends and family … admires Shohei Ohtani because “he is very humble and kind, and is a master of everything” … chose to attend UCLA because of “the coaching staff and proximity to home” … planning on majoring in sociology … aspires to become a doctor … cites recording his first-career sack at Cal as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic highlight … if he wasn’t playing football, he’d be pursuing a career an MLB player or doctor … his why is “my family and the sacrifices they’ve made that have made it possible for me to live the life I have now.”