Datrone Young

Senior defensive back for Duke. 2022: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 40 tackles.

DB · Duke · Sr. · #5

5′9″ · 179 lb · Delray Beach, FL

CFB Index 48 · #172 of 322 cornersLow confidenceDuke 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1654 nationally · Signed with Iowa State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Duke. 2022: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 40 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2017.
Transferred from Iowa State to Duke in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Duke, 127 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Atlantic

202211 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1654 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018–2021

David Cutcliffe

Duke

2022

Mike Elko

Duke

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: David Cutcliffe → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Duke9-4HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #172 of 322?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (95th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#111 / 2755 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#697 / 2755 · 74th pct

Tackles#842 / 2755 · 69th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Tackles for loss#1784 / 2755 · 29th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road5g	3.4	0.2	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.9	0.1	0.0	0.6
Weeks 8+4g	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #172 of 322 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Duke	40	26	1.0	7	1	--
2021	Iowa State	31	22	2.0	2	1	--
2020	Iowa State	25	18	1.0	2	--	--
2019	Iowa State	19	12	1.0	1	--	1
2018	Iowa State	12	10	0.0	2	--	--
Career		127	88	5.0	14	2	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-0vs Temple	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 31-23@ Northwestern	2	1	0.0	—	3
Wk 3	W 49-20vs North Carolina A&T	4	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 27-35@ Kansas	5	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 38-17vs Virginia	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 20-23@ Georgia Tech	3	2	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 35-38vs North Carolina	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 38-31@ Boston College	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 24-7vs Virginia Tech	3	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 26-28@ Pittsburgh	5	4	0.0	1	1
Wk 13	W 34-31vs Wake Forest	10	4	0.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Total		40	26	1.0	1	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Datrone Young

2017

202211 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

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