Boston College · W 47-2
6 tackles
The other 7 games average 5 tackles. This one was 1 above.
DaShawn Stone
The four seasons at Duke span two head coaches: Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. The first one came in 2025: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. On tape: 9 tackles against Virginia, Week 8, 2026.
39 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 47-2 vs Boston College, play by play
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Duke’s defense played that day
Boston College’s 12 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 0 scored.
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 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.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Week 8 · 2026
W 19-16
at Virginia
9 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL39 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
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
39 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #312 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #5 of 25 ACC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Elko → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
