Alabama · L 10-48
No tackles.
Temple · W 17-9
No tackles.
Duncanson has tackles in 6 of East Carolina’s 8 games: none against Alabama and Temple.
Ayden Duncanson
Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Rice — Week 6, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 33 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-9vs North Carolina Central | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 28-12vs Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-30@ UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-41@ Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Oct. 22 · L 34-41 at Memphis, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 2 interceptions in the 6 games with play by play.
How East Carolina’s defense played that day
Memphis’s 14 drives: 7 stopped · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 8.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 20 yards for the score. 3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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Intercepted on 3rd and 7, returned 20 yards for the score. Second quarter, made it 42-3.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 67 yards for the score. 2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Intercepted on 3rd and 18, returned 67 yards for the score. Third quarter, made it 17-17.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Week 4 · 2026
W 42-9
1 interception · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against North Carolina Central.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
45.5%
245 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
277 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #352 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #20 of 28 American Athletic DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown, Mike Houston and Blake Harrell.
