Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Brian Dukes
Senior safety on San José State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Spring Valley, CA
Returning to San José State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1261 nationally · Signed with Cal Poly
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on San José State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cal Poly in 2022.
Brian Dukes
The receipt: 4 tackles against Cal Poly — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Cal Poly3-star out of Mater Dei Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San José State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026San José State2-1HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (10th 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.0%
106 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Game log
Game by game
Brian Dukes's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · San José State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #129
The secondary · San José State
- Isaiah Buxton11 tackles · 2025
- #32Caleb Womack7 tackles · 2025
- #21Charles Cox III4 tackles · 2025
- #39Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa3 tackles · 2025
- #1Brian Dukes3 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · San José State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology