Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Bryce Davis
Sophomore defensive end for Duke. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 265 lb · Greensboro, NC · Grimsley
Returning to Duke for 2026
How he plays
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack.
Sacks: 97th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
2
sacks · 2026
3 TFL · 11 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 6 tackles, vs Tulane
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end for Duke. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Duke in 2025.
Bryce Davis
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Duke. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Illinois, Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Duke4-star out of Grimsley
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
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Concern: tackles (27th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 1.0 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 · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
5 TOT · 4 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
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · 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
Power Rusher
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Solomon Thomas’s 2016 season.
93%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 3
Matches Solomon on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Kinsler's sophomore season at Memphis (2026).
Matches Elijah on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Background
2026: Returning defensive end … 2025 Academic All-ACC selection ... in 12 career games, has compiled 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one PBU and two QB pressures ... credited with a career-high two tackles against California and Virginia in 2025 ... booked a career-high 1.0 TFL versus the Bears and Cavalier...
The defensive line · Duke
- #10Tyshon Reed3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Preston Watson3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #12Bryce Davis2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Kevin O'Connor1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #44David Anderson0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology