Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#35
Andrew Pellicciotta
Sophomore safety on Duke's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Malvern, PA · Malvern Prep
CFB Index 30 · #441 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Duke for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1467 nationally · Signed with Duke
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety on Duke's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2025.
Andrew Pellicciotta
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Duke secondary. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles against Illinois, Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Malvern Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Duke
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Manny Diaz — 11-5 over that span.
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
2026Duke2-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
30 · #441 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #441 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #18 of 25 ACC Ss
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
11 TOT · 9 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Duke
Returning around him
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shawn Dourseau’s 2022 season.
Matches Shawn on
Tackle volume
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Omillio Agard's freshman season at Wisconsin (2025).
Matches Omillio on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Background
2026: Returning safety … in 14 career games, has compiled 26 tackles, 0.5 TFL, one INT and two PBUs ... credited with a 2+ tackles in nine games with a career-high three stops five times and two in four games ... booked a career-high 0.5 TFL at Tulane 2025 ... tallied an INT at California in 2025...
The secondary · Duke
- #8DaShawn Stone86 tackles · 2025
- #2Patrick Smith-Young70 tackles · 2025
- #3Landan Callahan42 tackles · 2025
- #5Kimari Robinson34 tackles · 2025
- #35Andrew Pellicciotta26 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology