Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | Season-high 0 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | |
| Total | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
#10
Dan Mahan
Freshman quarterback on Duke's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Burlington, NC · Walter M. Williams
Returning to Duke for 2026
The numbers
0
passing yards · 2026
0 INT
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rush yds, vs Tulane
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 quarterback on Duke's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 18.7 points in belief.
18.7own fans
0national conversation
Dan Mahan
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
0 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 8 RUSH YDS
His career
2025
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Williams
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Duke
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Duke2-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 0.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/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
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | -- | 2 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | 2 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Duke
Returning around him
- 17% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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
Background
2026: Returning quarterback. 2025: Did not experience game action … enrolled at Duke in January 2025. PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four seasons at Walter M. Williams under head coach Patrick Stokes ... rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 9 dual t...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology