No. 21 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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Born: | Pasadena, California, U.S. | April 30, 2003||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | John Muir (Pasadena) | ||||||||||
College: | USC (2021–2023) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 3 / pick: 78 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024 | |||||||||||
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Calen Bullock Jr. (born April 30, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.
Bullock was born on April 30, 2003, in Pasadena, California. He attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, playing defensive back and wide receiver. He committed to USC to play college football. [1] [2]
Bullock entered his true freshman season at USC in 2021 as a starter for the opening game due to starter Isaiah Pola-Mao testing positive for COVID-19. [3] [4] Overall he started six of 12 games recording 39 tackles and two interceptions. [5] [6] Bullock was named first-team All-Pac-12 in 2023 after recorded 42 tackles, seven pass deflections, and two interceptions. [7] [8] He declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the season. [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.48 s | 1.51 s | 2.62 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 8 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10] |
Bullock was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round, 78th overall, in the 2024 NFL draft. [11] Bullock recorded an interception in his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Colts. [12]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||||
2024 | HOU | 14 | 10 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0.0 | 5 | 96 | 18.6 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career | 14 | 10 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0.0 | 5 | 96 | 18.6 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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