Linebacker, California (from Eastern Kentucky), 2020–24
Cheikh Fall
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Middletown, OH
Cheikh Fall played linebacker at Eastern Kentucky (2020–23) and California (2024).
Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Eastern Kentucky | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | California | 17 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 32 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Kentucky | 17 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky | 17 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Kentucky | 17 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | California | 17 | LB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 255 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 California 9 games, 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UC Davis | W 31–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Miami | L 38–39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 15–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. NC State | L 23–24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Oregon State | W 44–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Syracuse | L 25–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Stanford | W 24–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at SMU | L 6–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. UNLV | L 13–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Cincinnati | L 13–66 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Kentucky | L 17–28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 at Gardner-Webb, so that game is not listed.
2022 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Eastern Michigan | L 34–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Bowling Green | W 59–57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Louisville | L 3–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 4 at Western Carolina, so that game is not listed.
2020 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | at Troy | L 29–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 26 at The Citadel; Oct 3 vs. Houston Christian; Oct 24 vs. Central Arkansas; Nov 7 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Nov 14 at Central Arkansas; Nov 21 vs. Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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