Senior defensive end on Duke's 2023 roster.
6′2″ · 258 lb · Tampa, FL
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
WDE recruit
No. 1296 nationally · Signed with Waukee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Duke's roster.
Anthony Nelson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons at Duke, two different head coaches: Mike Elko and Trooper Taylor. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Louisville — Week 9, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Duke — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Elko → Trooper Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (15th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #407 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-3vs NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-38@ Florida State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23@ Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 45-47@ North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-19vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 17-10vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to D'Andre Ragin’s 2022 season.
Matches D'Andre on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Devonta Bridges's sophomore season at Fresno State (2022).
Matches Devonta on
Player DNA