Illinois · W 31-27
No tackles.
Boston College · W 47-2
5 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 1 sack
The other 6 games average 2 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Gompers has tackles in 7 of Duke’s 8 games: none against Illinois.
Bradley Gompers
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Duke. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Boston College — Week 9, 2026.
20 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 5.5 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 47-2 vs Boston College, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 8th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 27-2.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Duke’s defense played that day
Boston College’s 12 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 0 scored.
2 tackles.
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.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 17-7.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 17-3.
Week 4 · 2026
W 62-7
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 55-point win at home against William & Mary.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
28%6 TFLSack rate
20%4 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups20 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Manny Diaz — 15-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
46.0%
243 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
66.0
8 games
Team sack rate
1.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #118 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
