FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 3473rd / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Tulane | 54 | ~11 (0–54) | 1 | 20% |
| Wk 3 · Stanford | 58 | ~5 (0–29) | 1 | 9% |
| Season | 112 | 16 (0–43) | 2 | 14% |
11 LBs on the Duke roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nick Morris Jr. | LB | SR | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Luke Mergott | LB | JR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 42 | Kendall Johnson | LB | JR | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Bradley Gompers | LB | SO | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 30 | Will Felder Jr. | LB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Elliott Schaper | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Derrick Brown Jr. | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Jon Morris | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Asher Wasserman | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Grimmer | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Colsen Gatten | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Duke depth chart →