USC safety Calen Bullock selected in the 2024 NFL Draft
USC safety Calen Bullock was selected by the Houston Texans with the 78th overall and the 14th pick in the 3rd round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
The 6-foot-2, 188-pound Bullock was a ballhawk in the Trojans’ secondary for his three seasons at USC. Bullock finished his college career with nine interceptions, returning two for touchdowns, to go along with 15 pass deflections and 151 total tackles.
In 2021, the former four-star prospect became the first true freshman to start at safety for USC since Su’a Cravens did so in 2013.
Bullock is the first USC safety taken in the NFL draft since Talanoa Hufanga went to the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2021 draft. A couple of notable Trojan defenders who went on to have successful careers with Houston throughout the years include Shaun Cody and Brian Cushing.
Calen Bullock NFL.com Draft Profile
“Long and athletic with a series of feast-or-famine plays all over the tape. Bullock can be scary good in coverage and scary bad as a run defender. He has the range to play single-high safety, the athleticism to line up over the slot and the ball skills to chalk up impressive on-ball production. As a run defender, Bullock’s poor recognition, missed run fits and bad angles to the football cost his team chunk plays and touchdowns. He won’t always see or process the game clearly, but the athleticism and playmaking talent are hard to overlook. He’s young and talented, and if he runs well enough, there might be a team more interested in his skill set as a cornerback than as a boom/bust safety.” — Lance Zierlein
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